your dollar
Every dollar you spend supports a community-owned grocery store and keeps your money close to home.
a documentary short
For fifty years, your Co-op has been built by you – your choices, your care, your community. What started as a small group searching for access to better food and a healthier future has grown into a shared legacy of resilience. Your Co-op is more than a grocery store because you are part of something bigger.
To honour the milestone, you can explore a documentary short that carries the spirit of the Kootenay Co-op across generations. With thoughtful conversations from Abra Brynne, Jon Steinman and Amanda Verigin, the film weaves archival footage with the stories that shaped the past fifty years.
Directed by Jonathan Ramos with Executive Producer Amanda Verigin.
Featuring conversations with Abra Bryne, Gary Diers, Jon Steinman, and Amanda Verigin.
Abra Bryne
Jon Steinman
Amanda Verigin.
every dollar spent is an investment in community
When you shop at your Co-op, your money doesn’t leave the community — it stays here, working for the people and places that make the Kootenays home.
Here’s how we reinvest our profits back to our community, and back to you.
invested locally
Those dollars are reinvested in living wages, strong benefits and the long-term health of the Co-op you own.
thriving community
The impact continues through local farms, food security programs and community initiatives across the Kootenays.
Mission, Vision, Values
Welcome to the world of Co-op grocery shopping, where unity and community thrive! What sets us apart is our commitment to collaboration and shared values.
Your dollar goes further at your Co-op. It supports local farmers and makers, strengthening the long-term sustainability of this community. More than a transaction, it’s an investment in our home.
Shop local and your community thrives! Shopping local builds food security and keeps your dollars where you live. Our True Local program features products made or grown within 160km of your Co-op.
Learn how your dollar strengthens local food systems, supports living wages and helps community programs grow, creating real impact close to home. You are already investing in your community.