The late Mark Goldblatt, the Desjardins Group, and Fran\u00e7ois Hastir were honoured at the CMC Co-operative Congress in a ceremony held Thursday, June 18 at the Delta Bessborough in Saskatoon. The CMC Awards committee awarded the prizes after considering all the candidates nominated by member cooperatives.<\/p>\n
Linda Goldblatt, wife of Mark Goldblatt was in Saskatoon to accept the CMC Award of Excellence<\/strong>. Mr. Goldblatt\u2019s brother and sister also attended the ceremony. Ms. Goldblatt was keen to stress the importance of co-operative engagement in her husband life and work by sharing some highlights of his career and emphasizing his passion for co\u2011operation. It was an emotional moment when the co-operative leaders in attendance showed their respect for Mr. Goldblatt.<\/p>\n Francois Hastir, former president of the COOPSCO and now regional manager for the Conseil de la coop\u00e9ration de l\u2019Ontario<\/a> (CCO), won the prize for Emerging Co-operator of the Year<\/strong>. In accepting the prize, Mr. Hastir shared his vision for the future of co-operation and the role of youth in that vision. Mr. Hastir stressed the role of mentors and sharing of experience between experienced and emerging co-operative colleagues. He also affirmed his faith in co-operation, which empowers us to consider a better and more just future.<\/p>\n