Fair trade under the mask
Although most of the Ten Thousand Villages (TTV) stores closed in Canada in the spring of 2020 when the TTV Canada entity ceased to exist, seven stores decided to stay open and continue to offer fair-trade products. Four of these stores—in Abbotsford, B.C.; Cobourg, Ont.; and Brandon and Steinbach in Manitoba—continued to operate with the…
Fair-trade store emulates Ten Thousand Villages
The Ten Thousand Villages (TTV) store in Vancouver has closed, but the idea of fair-trade products continues to inspire a new generation to shop both ethically and globally. Kasandy/Locally Global occupies the space that TTV formerly had on Granville Island. “We are a fair-trade shop in exactly the same ethos, values and beliefs as TTV,”…
TTV stores to close in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec
In early February 2018, Ten Thousand Villages (TTV) began the process of permanently closing nine stores in four provinces. They include: • Calgary (Heritage) • Saskatoon (2nd Ave.) • St. Jacobs, Ont. • Stratford, Ont. • Montreal, Que. (both Monkland and St. Denis outlets) • Independently operated stores in Red Deer, Alta., and Windsor, Ont.,…
