Donations totalling $2 million from the Co-op Community Spaces Program will support 27 community-based recreation, conservation and urban agriculture projects across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. “With increased fun... Read more
On Canada Day, Saturday July 1st, Colemans and five partner stores will team up with Coca-Cola to sponsor the largest Bike Rodeo in Canada. Sixty bikes will be given away to 30 national, provincial, city and private parks across Newfoundland. Wi... Read more
Save-On-Foods Ironwood is the latest grocery store in the province to add B.C. VQA wine to its shelves, giving customers the convenience of picking up a locally-made, high-quality bottle of wine under the same roof as the ingredients for their m... Read more
The Town of Ladysmith, B.C., along with retailers 49th Parallel Grocery & Paradise Island Foods took on a Guinness World Record attempt on Sunday for the largest street hockey tournament in single day on June 4, 2017. Closing down main stree... Read more
Check out some of the outstanding displays this month from different Master Merchandiser categories! CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED Read more
DCI and CFIG’s Charity Golf Classic event at Crosswinds Golf Course in Burlington, Ontario held on Tuesday June 6, brought many out in support of Variety Village. With DCI’s $5,000 donation and $1,675 from the Prize Auction, a total... Read more
Federated Co-operatives Limited made it into the top 50 in Corporate Knights magazine’s annual Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada. The annual ranking evaluates corporate Canada’s sustainability performance. Corporate Knights evaluates co... Read more
Consumers with debit cards issued by participating financial institutions can pay with Android Pay starting on Monday TORONTO, May 31, 2017 – Interac Association/Acxsys Corporation (“Interac”) announced today the launch of Interac Debit on Andro... Read more
(June 5, 2017 – Langley, B.C.) Together with their supplier partners, the team at Save-On-Foods helped to raise $581,546 at last week’s 22nd annual Save-On-Foods Charity Golf Tournament at Northview Golf and Country Club in Surrey, B.C. The sold... Read more
Ontario has announced a plan to reduce the regulatory fees paid by small, independent grocers to sell alcohol by $2,000 per year, representing 66 per cent in savings. The province is calling it a “first step” in a plan to reduce a ra... Read more
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