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Product/Service Name: Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. Company: Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. ; 1645 Inkster Boulevard ; Ph: (204) 697-1625 ; Fax:(204) 697-1880 Arctic Co-operatives Limited is a service federation that is owned and controlled by 31 community-based Co-operative business enterprises that are located in Nunavut and Northwest Territories. Arctic Co-operatives Limited coordinates the resources, consolidates the purchasing power and provides operational and technical support to the community based Co-operatives to enable them to provide a wide range of services to their local member owners in an economical manner. Arctic Co-operatives Limited was incorporated in 1972. The 31 Co-ops are independently owned and controlled Inuit and Dene businesses. They operate retail facilities, hotels, cable operations, construction, outfitting, arts and crafts production and property rentals. Provides support to a Co-op network with combined revenues of approximately $164 million in 2008. The Member Co-op Patronage Refund in 2008 was $8.1 million. Over 800 people are employed in our Co-op network. The Co-op system in the north is a great example of Aboriginal community economic development in Canada |
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