The new Whistler Food Buying Club offers locals a chance to buy bulk and case-lot products ranging from dry and canned goods to personal hygiene products and cleaning supplies.
Whistler s new Food Buying Club finally made its first delivery last week, after many unforeseen problems with the website and an injury sustained by the main organizer, Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS) program manager Kari Mancer.
The club, which was originally supposed to launch early last year, is an online system where customers can place orders for organic, bulk products then pick them up in Whistler in order to save money and avoid making the trek to warehouse stores Vancouver.
After 10 years helping to shape social services in Whistler, Greg McDonnell is officially resigning as executive director of Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS).
McDonnell has been on parental leave since mid-January, but his decision not to return to the organization that runs the Re-Use-It Centre, Whistler Food Bank and many other programs was announced this week. article continues below
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Lorna VanStraaten, who has served as administrator of WCSS since 2007 and has been covering the executive director responsibilities in McDonnell s absence, will officially take over the organization s head role, the WCSS board announced in a Monday (June 27) press release.
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