Photo: Quebec Co-op group honoured with awards

Chhoan Sokchevineath, senior manger at the Fédération des Coopératives du Nouveau-Quebec, the FCNQ’s general manager Heng Kun, in the middle, and Monique Leroux, chairperson, president and CEO of Desjardins Group, the leading cooperative financial group in Canada, pose with one of two awards received by the FCNQ at a recent gala of the Conseil Québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité to honour those who have contributed to social and economic development through the co-operative movement in Quebec. The late Eli Elijassiapik and Kun received the “third order of merit,” for their years of service to the co-op movement in Nunavik. Annie Elijassiapik accepted the award on her father’s behalf. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FCNQ)