With 218 employees and 7,800 members, Borderland Co-op has locations in Moosomin, Rocanville, Maryfield and Whitewood. Hometown Co-op has 86 employees and 5,200 members, and serves the communities of Kipling, Grenfell, Sintaluta and Broadview. Jason Schenn, CEO of Borderland and GM of Hometown shares his views about the merger. “Borderland has always focused on being a strong and stable rural cooperative which has been extended to Hometown through the management agreement. The pandemic has proven that when communities support their local businesses, they can be sustainable for the long term. Our continuing mission is to strive to earn our members support so that rural communities we serve can continue to provide essential services long into the future. A shared future between Borderland and Hometown adds to that strength and creates more opportunities to contribute to what makes rural communities so special.”