The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) is inviting prospective students to the annual Internationally Educated Professionals Conference where they will have a chance to speak to a CCNM representative to find out more about the ND program and about becoming a naturopathic doctor.
The conference will take place at Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Friday, February 26. No registration required.
The Third International Congress on Naturopathic Medicine (ICNM) 2016 will take place in Barcelona, Spain, July 1-3, 2016, at the Barcelona Plaza Hotel.
This Global Annual Conference will focus on the future of natural health care in the wake of increase consumer demand for access to natural medicine.
Participants will have the opportunity to network with practitioners from over 50 countries and update their knowledge and skills from more than 40 internationally recognized keynote speakers & lectures.
“We believe it is a good thing for Natural Healthcare professionals from around the world to connect and share ideas on the healthcare challenges from a different perspective,” says Anne Marie Narboni, B.A.Com, ND, Executive Congress Chair. “The Congress is endorsed by more than 160 Organizations & Universities Worldwide.”
Stone Tree Naturopathic Clinic, located in Collingwood, ON, has moved to a new location at 27 Third Street, which is one block away from the old location. Some of services provided at the clinic include treating issues related to women’s health; weight loss and lifestyle counseling, cancer care, colon hydrotherapy, intravenous treatments and immune boosting.
Stone Tree Naturopathic Clinic has wheelchair accessibility through the back door and an accessible washroom inside.
Walmart Canada is bringing “click and collect” to its 12 Toronto stores. According to walmart.ca, this online grocery service lets customers place their orders online, choose a two-hour pickup window that suits them and pick up their orders from store staff at dedicated parking spots of selected Walmart stores.
The system was implemented in Ottawa last summer. The pick-up fee is $3.
More information here.
Planet Organic Market is moving their central Edmonton store to a new location—right across the street.
The new 17,000 square foot space is three times larger than its older 5,000-square-root store. The new store has a fresher look complete with a full deli as well as an in-store coffee and juice bar, together with a broader choice of vitamins and supplements. The new store, located on Jasper Avenue in Edmonton, is designed to be grocery store and a complement to a conventional supermarket.
Ann Payne’s Caveman Foods Ltd, a company that sells water kefir, is celebrating six years in business. The company moved to Ontario in 2011, two years after opening its doors in the United States in 2009.
“We sell our products in natural food retailers in the Toronto area,” says John Ednie, marketing manager for Ann Payne’s Caveman Foods.
Ann Payne’s Caveman Foods Ltd used to sell across their products across Canada, but their reach in 2015 so that the company could continue making a profit.
“When we were selling nationally, the price point became too high,” says Ednie. “Our product wasn’t selling because people didn’t want to pay $5 for a 10-ounce bottle of water kefir.”
Besides reducing the product’s national availability, Ann Payne’s Caveman Foods has found a new label and bottle supplier to reduce costs on products. “We have our 12-ounce bottle down to $2.95.”
The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled unanimously in favour of the College of Pharmacists of BC, overturning the BC Supreme Court decision made in July 2015. This makes the College’s bylaws prohibiting the provision of incentives for prescriptions or pharmacy services come into force.
According to the College Registrar Bob Nakagawa, “a patient’s motivation to collect redeemable points may inappropriately encourage drug use and can put their health at risk.”
By incentives, the College means cash, points, gifts and other loyalty benefits when a customer fills a prescription or receives other pharmacy services.
On February 1, Purica, Canadian owned and operated natural supplements brand, has introduced its new user-friendly and content-rich website as part of Heart Month Feb.
“From the beginning, our website has reflected the going concerns and interests of our customers; active living people predisposed to natural health foods and supplements,” says Tawnya Ritco, Purica’s Director of Education & Content. “The new purica.com takes that interest to the next level with video, audio and blogs, including tips from ambassadors such as fitness trainer Melissa Tucker of Toronto and triathlete Adam O’Meara of Victoria. An example of the proactive approach we’re taking to content is in what we’re doing to mark Heart Month: It’s our #IHeartMyHeart campaign featuring Inspirations from the Heart (motivational quotes and imagery), Heart Tips and The Heart Facts.”
According to Ritco, the company believes that the best way to maintain connections with their existing customers and reach new people is through education and content.
“We believe it’s an approach that’s reflective of the industry and something that can benefit both retailers and our end users,” continues Ritco. “The more all of us know about the benefits of whole foods, natural supplements and lifestyles, the better.”
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc., is recalling various pre-packaged chopped salads, salad blends and kits, and leafy green products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall applies to the products from the Dole facility in Springfield, OH.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency advises “consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products” described here.
According to the report called “Natural and Organic Food Market: 2015-2019”, published by Research and Markets, the U.S. now dominates the global organic market, contributing almost 50 per cent to the global market share. It is expected that the natural food segment will dominate the natural and organic food market in the U.S. during 2015-2019—mainly due to the number of private labels and a rising number of natural food retail outlets.
Natural and organic food stores in the U.S. include not only vendors, but also mass-market stores and retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Costco that now offer a vast choice of organic products.
