When you’re a Co-op member, you’re already doing your part for a more livable world. You are choosing to make your purchases count – through savings for your family, and all the positive impacts of your choice to live differently. So what is that Co-op difference? It’s not about getting ahead of others. It’s not about far-off investors looking to maximize their profit off your purchases. It’s about friends, neighbours, co-workers... looking after local needs. People like you deciding for yourselves how to make their lives and communities better. It’s about creating a better place. Across Atlantic Canada and the world, Co-ops successfully compete in the marketplace without abandoning the values and principles that set them apart from the other businesses. Whether it’s a commitment to local food, sharing real benefits through your membership and ownership investment, or influencing your Co-op to find solutions to community challenges, being a Co-op member is a simple way to make a better life for your family and your world.