The Northern Star Worker Coop.

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www.northernstar.coop

Manitoba

Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Corporation

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Operating name: Northern Star Originals



Northern Star Worker Cooperative is owned and operated by a multi-cultural blend of artisans, including First Nations and Metis women who sew traditional and contemporary Star Blankets of exceptional craftsmanship and remarkable beauty within the heart of Canada's largest urban Aboriginal community.
In the early ninties, a group of women began sewing together at a local resource center. After honing their craft and developing their collaborative work culture, the reality of a commercially viable opportunity began to emerge. Incorporating in 2000, these women began what is now know as Northern Star Worker Co-op. The Co-op is located inthe heart of Winnipeg's Core area, a neighbourhood with a rich history, but wrestling with a number of social and economic challenges. Contrasted against these challenges is Northern Star Worker Co-op - a proud example of hope and opportunity, where Aboriginal culture is preserved and promoted.
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 2000
Exporting: No
Primary Industry (NAICS): 314120 - Curtain and Linen Mills
Primary Business Activity: Manufacturer / Processor / Producer
Total Sales ($CDN): $1 to $99,999
Number of Employees: 3

Products:
Traditional and contemporary aboriginal star blankets

Sector:
Key / Major Clients: Governors General, ADRIENNE CLARKSON and MICHAELLE JEAN, actress RENEE ZELLWEGER, and many others have been presented with Northern Star Originals. Our customers include the RCMP, the provincial government, numerous government, Aboriginal and local agencies, corporate clients, tourists and countless walk-in customers.
Success Stories: Assiniboine Credit Union provide our products as a gracious gift to many of their corporate guests and to some of their employees to mark significant achievements and milestones.
Local Investment Toward Employment (LITE) make an annual purchase of Northern Star Originals to grant to the agencies they work with to spur local employment. LITEs purchase of Northern Star Originals supports our business, while at the same time promotes LITE's mandate, and supports the capacity and self-sufficiency of LITE's recipient organization by incenting them to engage their support network and utilize the Star Blanket in fund-raising opportunities.
Our recently developed web-site, www.northernstar.coop, also engages our customers with an easy way to access our products.

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