Barrie Fair Trade Working Group received the YMCA 2009 Peace Medallion Award
The BFTWG was very fortunate to receive the YMCA 2009 Peace Medallion Award this past November.
The award was given in recognition of the work done by the BFTWG to promote an awareness of Fair Trade in the Barrie area.
We are very grateful for this recognition and in addition are particularly grateful for the new elevated attention to Fair Trade, that
this award provides.
 The award was presented Tuesday Nov. 24th, at the Barrie YMCA by General Manager Michael O'Callaghan and assisted by Cat O'Conner and Stephanie Carstairs.
Upcoming Events
- Jan. 10th, Green Party Annual General Meeting, 2 - 4 pm at the Barrie Public Library.
Fair Trade coffee will be served.
- Feb. 6th, Winterfest Pancake Breakfast at Central United Church.
Fair Trade coffee and hot chocolate will be served.
- Sunday Feb. 7th, Huronia Symphony Concert, Central United Church 3:30 pm.
Fair Trade coffee sponsored by Hamley's Tea and Coffee of Minets Point.
Barrie Fair Trade Suppliers
Cafes:
12 — Serve more than one Fair Trade product.
Retailers:
26 — Offer more than one Fair Trade product.
Download PDF for details.
If you would like to participate, please contact us
Bob Jowett: 705-792-4430, email: cr_jowett@
rogers.com
Bruce Morton: 705-722-0141, email: bmorton@icpcanada.com
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What's New in 2009
- Cadbury Dairy Milk Goes Fair Trade — On Aug. 25, 2009 Cadbury announced that by summer 2010 all Dairy Milk bars in Canada, Australia and New Zealand will display the Fair Trade Certification logo. Cadbury's commitment to Fair Trade became evident earlier this year with the introduction of Fair Trade certified Dairy Milk bars in the UK and Ireland. Their Canadian sales of 22 million bars sold annually, will significantly improve the lives of 40,000 farmers in Ghana.
For more information visit www.canada.cadbury.com.
- Starbucks goes 100% Fair Trade with Espresso, Cappuccino and Lattes in UK.
All Starbucks stores in England, Ireland and Scotland now use only Fair Trade coffee in their Espresso machines.
- Hamley's Tea and Coffee have introduced Fair Trade coffee to the Barrie Farmer's Market for the summer months
- The LCBO has introduced Fair Trade wine to their stores. Two brands listed are Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 from South Africa and Las Lomas Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 from Chile.
- In the USA, Wal-Mart has introduced several blends of Starbucks Fair Trade coffee to allow Starbucks to achieve their commitment of doubling their volume of Fair Trade sales in 2009
- Neighbours outlets in the south and north of
Barrie are now offering a Fair Trade coffee and soft drinks containing
Fair Trade tea.
- Second Cup has introduced a certified Fair Trade
coffee.
- Cineplex Theatres in Barrie's south end, now
serves Chaqwa Fair Trade Coffee.
- President's Choice has introduced three new blends
of Fair Trade coffee. African, Indonesian, and Latin American.
- Zehr's now stocks Equita Fair Trade rice.
- The Barrie Children's Aid Society has switched
to Fair Trade coffee for their office use.
- The City of San Francisco has been declared a
Fair Trade Town
- Starbucks (the largest Fair Trade purchaser in
the world) has committed to double it's Fair Trade purchase volume
in 2009.
- A new Café called The Karma Market Place has opened in Penetang. They will promote Fair Trade coffee and
tea. For more information contact Erin at 705-549-5999.
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