This is your Co-op. Every Heritage Co-op Member is an owner, and as an owner, you can and should have a say in your business.

Elections

Heritage Co-op values all of its members and encourages all interested members to seek nomination for a position on Heritage Co-op's Board of Directors.

There are three (3) Director positions available for election, each for a three (3) year term.

All potential candidates must meet the qualifications specified in the by-laws, as listed below.

For more details, please contact:

Randy Brown r.brown@heritagecoop.ca

Lorrinda McMillan l.mcmillan@heritagecoop.ca

For nomination forms, please contact:

Jordan Jacobsen j.jacobsen@heritagecoop.ca

Dates to remember

Call for Nominations begins Sunday, December 1, 2024.

Close of Nominations is Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Voting Period, Director Nominee biographies and AGM date will be made available here once announced.

Director Qualifications

1.01 Personal Qualifications [Section 184]

No person shall be a director if that person:

(a) is not an individual;

(b) is less than 18 years of age;

(c) is of unsound mind and has been so found by a court in Canada or elsewhere;

(d) is bankrupt;

(e) is an employee of the Cooperative or a commission operator under contract with the Cooperative; or

(f) has an account with the Cooperative that is more than 120 days in arrears.

(g) Is an individual who is related to an employee of the Cooperative in any of the following ways:

(i) Spouse;

(ii) Person living in an arrangement equivalent to spouse;

(h) Has been an employee, tenant or contractor for the Cooperative within the past 24 months;

(i) has brought court action against the Cooperative or is an individual who is related to anyone that has brought court action against the Cooperative, in any of the ways listed in (g); or

(j) is an owner or employee of any business offering products or services in significant competition with Heritage Co-op.

1.02 Further Qualifications [Section 184]

No person shall be a director unless that person or an entity of which that person is an officer, director, or member:

(a) as a member purchased goods or services, or a combination of both, from the Cooperative during the last financial year of the Cooperative, worth the collective amount of at least $2,500.00; and

(b) supports the affairs of the Cooperative and complies with the by-laws, code of conduct and policies of the Cooperative, as may be amended by the board from time to time.