Tomorrow is World Fair Trade Day. What does that mean for us in the Bow Valley?
In my quest for fair trade suppliers in the Bow Valley, I stumbled upon an article that reminded me that Canmore was actually designated a Fair Trade
Community in July 2010. How did I not remember this? And did you know about it?
Wolfville, Nova Scotia was the first town in Canada to go fair trade in 2007. Heres a list of those that followed suit:
2. La Pêche, QC in November 2007
3. Port Colborne, ON in April 2009
4. Nakusp, BC in April 2009
5. Golden, BC in June 2009
6. Gimli, MB in July 2009
7. Olds, AB in November 2009
8. Revelstoke, BC in December 2009
9. Neuville, QC in March 2010
10. Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, QC in April 2010
11. Vancouver, BC in May 2010
12. Barrie, ON in May 2010
13. Sainte Anne de Bellevue, QC in May 2010
14. Canmore, AB in July 2010
15. Sherbrooke, QC in February 2011
The Town of Canmore does have a modest write up of participating businesses but it lacks depth. When I asked around to my mountain-lovin friends, they too were a bit stumped as to what it means to be a Fair Trade community, or where we could purchase these products in the Valley. Let’s change that!
Vancouver has a fantastic and thorough website about the places to buy fair teas, cotton or sportsballs, which inspires me to think we can build something like this for the Bow Valley.
Highliners, lets help each other out. Where do you like to shop for fair trade chocolate, coffee, cotton, gold, handicrafts, flowers and bananas?
Leave a comment here or on our Facebook page and well compile a list for you.
Originally born and raised in Calgary, it didnt take much arm-twisting to get Camara to relocate to the Bow Valley in 2009. As a producer with the station formally known as Park Radio, she was first introduced to Highline Magazine and it was love at first flip-through. While working as a journalist, shes freelanced a bit with the magazine and is stoked to focus her energy on the events calendar. Camara is deeply interested in the culture and environment of the Rockies, as well as art, traveling and anything that makes her laugh.
