Co-op sales continue at record level
For the second year in a row, Delmas Coop has had record sales, according to its latest financial statement. The member-owned cooperative, with branches in Masset and Skidegate, sold $11,816,038 worth of merchandise in the fiscal year ending last September 30, up $215,032 from the year before. Costs were up as well, to $8,804,016, from $8,658,693. Higher standby costs, staff costs and interest expense contributed to the higher costs.

Different wind project near Kincardine
When it's up and running it will be the first of its kind in North America but for now the Lakewind Community Power Co-Op Project planned for the Bervie area is still in the early stages. The general manager of Countryside Energy Co-op, Doug Fyfe says they have received a grant from the provincial government for over $370,000 to help with expenses. Fyfe says the project is a community effort and they're looking for investors to buy into the co-op, much like they do in Europe. He says it will be a 10-megawatt farm which translates into five or six wind turbines.