The Ten Thousand Villages store in Cobourg will remain open.
This comes in spite of an announcement made yesterday (Jan 21) that many of their stores will be closing across Canada as of June.
The closure will affect the corporate operations of Ten Thousand Villages Canada, which includes the head office, distribution centre in New Hamburg, Ontario as well as the Ten Thousand Villages Canada web store, wholesale operations and 10 company stores.
In 1946, Edna Ruth Byler had a dream; she believed that all people deserved to earn a fair and stable income, through the dignity of work.
From her dream, MCC launched a movement that would become known worldwide as fair trade, but they say they could have never imagined that one woman’s desire to provide a market for handcrafted products made in developing countries around the world would turn into the impactful movement it is today.
Now, in their 74th year, they say they are proud to say that they have empowered over 100,000 makers around the world to earn a fair and stable income, share their craft with a global market, gain access to education and medical services, better working conditions, equal opportunities for women and so much more.
The company says none of this would have been possible without the passion and dedication of their staff, volunteers and most importantly, you, the loyal customers.
For more information about the closure, visit https://www.tenthousandvillages.ca/Closure-Information.
