Visit the Customer Service Desk in the main Store. Fill out an application and pay using cash, debit, Visa or Mastercard.
To become a member, you purchase shares in the Co-op for a one-time payment of $110. The entire $110 goes into your equity.
Applications are always pending approval by the Board but you can use your new membership # and a 10% day voucher at the tills right away.
The money raised from shares allows us to develop as a business and give back, in many ways, to the community.
Invest Locally: Support a wholly locally owned and controlled business where opportunities and savings stay in the community.
Shop Locally: Purchase groceries, hardware, petroleum, building supplies, garden supplies and more, right here on the island.
Engagement: Contribute ideas and comments by talking to staff, managers and members of the board of directors, or by using the comment forms available at the Customer Service Desk. Have a voice in the future. Vote at general meetings, and elect representatives to the Board of Directors – or run for the Board.
Patronage Dividends: Each year profits are shared among members. Receive cash and grow equity when our operation realizes a net saving. Allocation is based on how much you spend at the Co‑op (patronage). Watch your investment grow with each purchase.
Community Investment: Support a socially responsible organization, dedicated to the well-being of the community for over 60 years.
Save Money: Members are entitled to one 10% day each month and are eligible to participate in special sales, draws and events.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Hornby Island Co-operative Association will be held (in person) on Sunday, June 22nd , 2025, at 1:00pm.
Please join us for the 70th AGM of the Hornby Island Co-op. The Business Meeting will include the auditor’s report and review of financial statements for the 2025 fiscal year, reports from Senior Management and our Board Chair, voting on ordinary resolutions, and the election of board directors. We have 5 candidates for 3 positions, so your vote matters! We also will be proposing a special resolution (bylaw change) to reduce the membership cost from $110 to $70. For the full text of the resolution please visit our website: www.hornbycoop.com.
Members in good standing as of May 22 nd , 2025. One vote per member, and only the person whose name is on the registered membership may vote. Non-members are welcome but may not vote, move, or speak to resolutions.
Please RSVP to board@hornbycoop.com by June 15th . A reports package will be sent by email in reply to all RSVPs, and printed packages will be available on the day of. Non-RSVP members will be accepted to the meeting.
There will be a Q & A portion after the Business Meeting.
One of the defining characteristics of Co-ops is democratic member participation and our AGM is the perfect time to exercise your member benefits!
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Your Co-op Board of Directors and Management Team
Background
The Hornby Island Co-op has the second-most-expensive membership of Co-ops in the Federated Co-operative System. This made sense when the Co-op was raising capital in its early stages. We are now at a point where we would like to be more accessible. The Board of Directors believes reducing the membership fees will allow more families and individuals to obtain a membership, and passed a motion in March 2025 to reduce the cost from $110 to $70.
The net cost is now $70, with the difference coming from a $40 gift card provided to new members. We are now asking the membership to approve a bylaw change reducing the number of $10 shares to 7 from 11.
Rule 8 reads:
Minimum share requirement
1. Each member must purchase, as a condition of membership, at least 11 membership shares.
Resolved
That Rule 8 be changed to read:
Minimum share requirement
1. Each member must purchase, as a condition of membership, at least 7 membership shares.