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Jun 20

CFIG’s Tom Shurrie and Vince’s Market’s Giancarlo Trimarchi, on the current indie landscape

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Although some would say the grocery business has always been tough, these past few years seem especially fraught. From natural disasters and blockades to wave after wave of COVID-19 disruptions…

Jun 20

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How consumers are being milked by Canada’s opaque dairy supply management system

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Read the Opinion piece in the Toronto Star by Gary Sands How-consumers-are-being-milked-by-Canada-Toronto-Star-June18-22Download

Jun 14

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BC Retailers: 2023 Rate Consultation Sessions

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You are invited to attend one of our virtual rate consultation sessions or share this with your stakeholders Join us, and other B.C. employers, to learn more about WorkSafeBC’s preliminary…

Jun 09

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Celebration of Life for Merlen Kropf

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The Kropf Family invites you to the Celebration of Life for Merlen Kropf on June 18, 2022, 1:00pm - 4:00pm, at the Fergus Arena - 350 Belsyde Ave E., Fergus,…

Jun 03

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Businesses urged to claim their share of multi-million class-action settlement with Visa, Mastercard

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Globe and Mail reported business groups are urging merchants to sign up for a multimillion-dollar class-action settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit-card processing fees. Businesses urged to claim their…

May 25

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Delays to Ottawa’s pledge to lower credit card transaction fees has small businesses worried: Globe and Mail

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Read: Delays to Ottawa’s pledge to lower credit card transaction fees has small businesses worried: Globe and Mail - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/small-business/article-credit-card-transaction-fees-federal-government-small-business/ Delays-to-Ottawas-pledge-to-lower-credit-card-fees-Globe-and-Mail-May-23-2022Download

May 25

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No budget relief for Canadian small business as Big Banks keep ‘swiping’ inflated credit card fees: Toronto Star

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Read: No budget relief for Canadian small business as Big Banks keep ‘swiping’ inflated credit card fees: Toronto Star No-budget-relief-for-Canadian-small-business-Toronto-Star-May-14-2022Download Why should small business shoulder a larger credit card ‘swipe…

May 25

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Update: Interim Policy for Infant Formula, HMF, and Metabolic Products

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We would like to inform you that to mitigate shortages of specialized infant formula, Health Canada’s interim policy on the importation and sale of infant formulas, human milk fortifiers and…

May 09

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Blue Box Simplified Fee Setting Approved

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The Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) has provided final approvals for Blue Box simplified fee setting. Stewardship Ontario can confirm that most stewards will no longer need to report…

Apr 29

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2021 Independent Grocer of the Year Awards

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VANCOUVER—April 25, 2022… The 59th Annual Canadian Independent Grocer of the Year Awards Ceremony was presented tonight in Vancouver after the event was postponed due to covid last fall. The…

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CFIG’s Tom Shurrie and Vince’s Market’s Giancarlo Trimarchi, on the current indie landscape

How consumers are being milked by Canada’s opaque dairy supply management system

BC Retailers: 2023 Rate Consultation Sessions

Celebration of Life for Merlen Kropf

Businesses urged to claim their share of multi-million class-action settlement with Visa, Mastercard

Delays to Ottawa’s pledge to lower credit card transaction fees has small businesses worried: Globe and Mail

No budget relief for Canadian small business as Big Banks keep ‘swiping’ inflated credit card fees: Toronto Star

Update: Interim Policy for Infant Formula, HMF, and Metabolic Products

Blue Box Simplified Fee Setting Approved

2021 Independent Grocer of the Year Awards

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