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Author Archives: David Parkinson
Another year, another AGM
On June 22, 2011, Skookum held its second Annual General Meeting to report on the accomplishments of the past year, let members know where we st financially,elect a new board of directors. Thank you to everyone who came out on … Continue reading
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Skookum Gleaners uprunning for 2011… join us!
Skookum Gleaners (formerly known as The Powell River Fruit Tree Project) is ramping up the planning cycle as the fruit is visibly forming on the trees. Who knows whether 2011 will be a stellar fruit year (like two years ago) … Continue reading
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Opportunities available
Hey there Skookum members ( other interested folks)! We want to let you know about some opportunities to get involved with a few projects that we will be working on this summer. If any one of these projects looks interesting … Continue reading
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Members’ meeting on April 13, 2011
Calling all membersfriends of Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative! We’ll be holding a public meeting on Wednesday April 13 at 7:00 PM at the Community Resource Centre on Powell River to talk about our plans for 2011: Projects: What do our … Continue reading
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Fun with Fungus
(Workshop is now full!) Want to wer into your yard to gather your own juicy oystershiitake mushrooms? You can! Mushrooms add a delicious earthy taste to your dishes, they don’t take up a lot of spacedon’t require a lot of … Continue reading
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Our “Growing a Co-op” event was a big hit!
On Wednesday February 9, 2011, Skookum brought Carol Murray up to Powell River to spread the word about cooperatives, what they can do,how to get them going. Carol is the Director of Co-op Development at the BC Co-operative Association,is one … Continue reading
Skookum’s first event of 2011: Growing a Co-op
Hellowelcome to 2011! Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative is proud to present our first event of the new year: we’re bringing in Carol Murray, Director of Co-op Development for the BC Co-operative Association. There is a lot of interest around the region … Continue reading
Members-Only Tomato Canning Bash Sept 19, 2010
Calling all Skookum members! As I mentioned a while ago, we’re planning a day to get some folks together in the Four Square Gospel Church’s kitchen to can tomatoes. The wonderful Nicole NarbonneWill Langls are going to be the chefs de … Continue reading
Our Values and Principles
At the board meeting of May 28, 2010, the directors of Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative passed a resolution to adopt the following statement of values and principles as an official document of the cooperative. You can download this statement in PDF form … Continue reading
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative is holding its first Annual General Meeting on Wednesday June 23, starting at 7:00 PM. The meeting will take place in room 150 of Vancouver Isl University, located at 3960 Selkirk Avenue, Powell River, BC. … Continue reading
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