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March 14, 2003
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 provinces 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-ops 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 organizations 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.
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