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Beryl Bauer
FCL’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS - MEMBER BIOGRAPHY JANUARY 2015
Beryl Bauer
Beryl Bauer of Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan, was first elected to the FCL Board in 2003.
He represents the 22 retail co-operatives in FCL’s district 11, which covers northwest
Saskatchewan.
As an FCL Director, Beryl participates on the Board’s Social Responsibility Committee. In
addition, he is the FCL Board’s representative to the Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada and
the Saskatchewan Co-operative Association (acting as Chair since 2008).
Beryl has been a member of the Lake Lenore Agro Co-op Board of Directors since 1995.
He is also a founding member of the Lake Lenore Auditorium Co-op and the Lake Lenore
Grocery and Greenhouse Co-op. He served as President of the Auditorium Co-op for 25
years and has been President of the Grocery Co-op since its foundation in 1997. Beryl has
always been a very active promoter of co-op development, primarily in Saskatchewan, but
also nationally and internationally through his participation as a Board member of the Cooperative Development Foundation. In 1999, he was a recipient of the Saskatchewan Cooperative Enterprise Award. He received the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of
Saskatchewan in 2005.
Beryl served as Vice-Chair of the Board of FCL for four years and represented FCL and the
CRS on the Canadian Co-operative Association for four years, serving as CCA’s Vice-Chair
for three of those years. Beryl was also the Vice-Chair of the Saskatchewan Co-operative
Issues Council which advised the Ministry of the Economy on provincial issues affecting coops and credit unions.
Over the years, Beryl’s other co-operative involvements have included being a member and
director of his local credit union and wheat pool. He is a longtime member of a local white
fishing co-op.
Beryl’s volunteer activities are centered on his community. He has volunteered as a coach
and official for various community sports, and has served in many executive positions for
numerous community organizations.
Beryl was a high school teacher for 27 years, and retired in 1997. He and his wife currently
operate a farm with their son in the Lake Lenore area, and have three grown children and
four grandsons.
Federated Co-operatives Limited along with approximately 210 co-operative retail members form a team called
the Co-operative Retailing System. We are here to serve our members and our communities with products and
services that help build, feed, and fuel individuals and communities across Western Canada. We are a different
kind of business; being member-owned means that any profits are returned to our members and stay in the local
economy. We live where you live, work where you work and we are helping grow the economy right here. We are
your neighbors and we make sustainable investments in the communities we share.
VISION:
Federated Co-operatives Limited will set the world standard
in consumer co-operative excellence.
MISSION:
To provide responsible, innovative leadership and support to the
Co-operative Retailing System for the benefit of members,
employees and Canadian communities.
INTEGRITY | EXCELLENCE | RESPONSIBILITY FCL

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