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Skookum’s Celebratory Social

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Gianni

The members of Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative gathered at Trinity Hall in Powell River on January 31  to celebrate our first public gathering for 2012, the United Nations International Year of the Cooperative. The salad/dessert pot-luck event attracted over 30 of … Continue reading →

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Skookum co-presents the film “To Make A Farm”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Gianni

Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative is happy to co-sponsor (with Transition Town Powell River) the feature documentary, To Make a Farm (Canada, 2011) On Saturday February 18, 2012 at the Powell River Film Festival. See below for details, and a clip … Continue reading →

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November 2011 letter from President Pete Tebbutt

Posted on November 10, 2011 by David Parkinson

Hello everyone, Our days are growing increasingly darker and the weather cycling into cooler temperatures. The world’s systems are straining from our (collective) disregard for the limits of our ecosystem to meet the demands made by our adherence to growth as a model … Continue reading →

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Update from the Chair

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Gianni

Hello members, Here we are at the end of August already with the harvest upon us.  I thought it high time to share what has been happening over the last months at our fledgling co-operative. The new board has met … Continue reading →

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Skookum’s New(ish) Board of Directors

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Gianni

Well, it’s been several weeks since Skookum’s most recent Annual General Meeting and it’s time we announce the directors of the of the Society for this year! First, though, Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative owes a big thank-you to out-going directors Nola … Continue reading →

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