FCNQ wins provincial award

La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec won the coveted co-op of the year award in Montréal on Feb. 27.

The award honours a Quebec co-op that has significantly helped develop the province’s co-op movement.

Paulussie Kasadluak, FCNQ president, accepted the award on behalf of the organization.

In a speech that brought the over 700 delegates at the award ceremony to their feet, Kasadluak credited Nunavimmiut with the co-op’s success.

“The co-op movement of Nunavik has grown steadily over the last 36 years, through the support of our members and from investing their savings in their co-ops to become stronger financially,” he said.

He also said the award was a true honour because it came from the organization’s peers.

“We are so proud to take our place among the family of people in co-operatives in our communities, in Nunavik, in Québec, in Canada and around the world, who are working in the same way of thinking and for the same ultimate purpose,” he said.

The FCNQ says it is the largest aboriginal business and the largest employer in Nunavik. In 2002, it contributed over $10 million in personal income to Inuit. Its assets now exceed $100 million.La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec won the coveted co-op of the year award in Montréal on Feb. 27.

The award honours a Quebec co-op that has significantly helped develop the province’s co-op movement.

Paulussie Kasadluak, FCNQ president, accepted the award on behalf of the organization.

In a speech that brought the over 700 delegates at the award ceremony to their feet, Kasadluak credited Nunavimmiut with the co-op’s success.

“The co-op movement of Nunavik has grown steadily over the last 36 years, through the support of our members and from investing their savings in their co-ops to become stronger financially,” he said.

He also said the award was a true honour because it came from the organization’s peers.

“We are so proud to take our place among the family of people in co-operatives in our communities, in Nunavik, in Québec, in Canada and around the world, who are working in the same way of thinking and for the same ultimate purpose,” he said.

The FCNQ says it is the largest aboriginal business and the largest employer in Nunavik. In 2002, it contributed over $10 million in personal income to Inuit. Its assets now exceed $100 million.