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Our Organization
OUR Organization
Our organization - Embrun Co-op - is a co-operative located in the heart of Eastern Ontario which serves its clients in both official languages. It offers products and services through its eight divisions. It is owned by its members who have chosen to join in order to share in the benefits of co-operation.
OUR DIVISIONS
Though we operate seven different divisions, synergy is a concept we take very seriously. Our team members are encouraged to seek and share skills and knowledge among each other. This synergy helps to ensure continued growth and sustainability across the whole of Embrun Co-op.
OUR IMAGE
When the new branding was designed, it was important to us that the image supported the past, present, and future of our organization - Embrun Co-op.
The shape of the logo is a shield symbolizing strength and co-operation. The top of the shield represents the roof under which it is possible to come together, as a family does, for important events.
In the center of the shield is an image of a cob of corn and/or a stem of barley representing the heart of the Co-op. It also acts as a hyphen for the English version of the word « Co-op » thus representing the bilingualism of our region.
The silhouettes represent those who are most important to Embrun Co-op: its members, customers, employees, and partners while the leaves represent agriculture, an important part of the Embrun Co-op.
In short, our new logo was designed to evoke the strength of co-operation as well as its rich history and the importance of its members, customers, employees, and partners for Embrun Co-op.
The colours selected play a significant role in supporting the meaning as a whole. The blue is symbol of truth, like crystal clear water that hides nothing. This colour is generally pleasing to all generations and it brings to mind the loyalty of its members and employees.
The yellow, a colour of openness and social contact, is often associated with friendship and fraternity as well as knowledge. It brings to mind the importance of Embrun Co-op for the community.
Our History
1943
November 8, 1943
Some fifty farmers meet for the first time and La Coopérative agricole d’Embrun is born.
1944
April 17, 1944
The Coopérative agricole d’Embrun Ltée. is registered under the Ontario Business Corporations Act.
1951
April 2nd, 1951
For the first time, women attend the member’s annual general assembly. They encourage the improvement of the co-op’s grocery services.
1953
1953
Oil and gas services commence, including farm delivery. This marks the beginning of our ever-growing Energy Division.
1960
1960
Marks the official opening and modernisation of the feed mill and the beginning of the Feed Division.
1968
February 29, 1968
In honor of its 25th anniversary, the co-operative receives an on-site visit from CBC television’s “Sur le vif”.
1969
1969
The bulk fertilizer blending plant with rotary blenders is built.
1972
September 24, 1972
Date of the official opening of the Grain Elevators and the birth of the division.
1976
1976
The Crops Division purchases a bulk silo for soya.
Community involvement
Our members value the support that Embrun Co-op provides within the community and the agricultural industry. One only has to look as far as our vision, mission, and values to understand the importance that the community holds for Embrun Co-op.
Embrun Co-op favours the involvement of its team members in the community. Many participate in associations and in community meetings. Others are part of the Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Community Watch program, while some participate in sports teams or other clubs.
Our directors are involved in local and regional organizations either as directors or as active members. Embrun Co-op is represented at the Knights of Columbus, the Optimist Club, the Volunteer Firefighters Association, Club Richelieu, the Prescott-Russell Chamber of Commerce, the Ontario Feed and Seed Dealers Association, as well as the Fertilizer Institute of Ontario.
Embrun Co-op has played, is playing, and will always play a major role in the community.
Vision, mission and values
OUR VISION:
Our Co-op, the community’s top sustainable choice.
OUR MISSION:
Innovate to proudly keep offering the best.
OUR VALUES:
Sustainability, social responsibility, transparency, creativity.