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Title:

Dawson City Food Cooperative Start-up

Agreement Number:

2021-CN-000705

Agreement Value:

$12,490.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022

Description:

A feasibility study, legal framework and marketing strategy for a food cooperative that will be located in Dawson City, Yukon. The goal is to create a multi stakeholder, democratically-run cooperative that will operate a retail grocery store in Dawson City, Yukon. The cooperative’s objective will be to provide people in the Klondike region the opportunity to make healthy, environmentally and socially responsible spending choices by providing access to high quality foods that are priced fairly and which are chosen with commitment to local production and sustainable agriculture. The cooperative will ultimately foster connections between the community, food producers and consumers through a business model based upon cooperative principles.

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

This project is expected to result in CKS having the necessary information to decide whether to proceed with establishing a food cooperative in Dawson City, Yukon.

Location:

DAWSON CITY, Yukon, CA Y0B1G0

Reference Number:

0780-2020-2021-Qrt4-0000090

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

CONSERVATION KLONDIKE SOCIETY

Federal Riding Name:

Yukon

Federal Riding Number:

60001

Program:

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)

Program Purpose:

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth) makes foundational investments in economic infrastructure, sector development and capacity building to help position Northerners in the territories to take advantage of Canada's innovation economy. The IDEANorth program focuses on four priority areas: economic growth and sector development; business scale-up, productivity and innovation; small-scale economic infrastructure development; and foundational economic infrastructure.