The Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers has named current acting general manager, Morgan Moore, to the role permanently. The board of CCWG contracted Salopek & Associates, a human resources company, to conduct a hiring search for suitable candidates and to guide the interview and decision-making process. Moore is a graduate of the University of Guelph, holding… Read More

Members of the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers are still waiting for the co-op’s financials as it approaches the end of another fiscal year-end, even though a forensic audit has been completed. The Wool Growers held its annual general meeting in October 2023, where only a verbal account of financial disclosures was given. At the time,… Read More

The Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers (CCWG or Wool Growers) held its 105th annual general meeting October 14, 2023 near Carleton Place, Ont. The meeting was tense, given the months-long uncertainty after long-time general manager Eric Bjergso was placed on paid leave in March 2023, following what the Wool Growers’ board calls “undisclosed liabilities” and “corporate… Read More

The Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited (CCWG), headquartered at Carleton Place, Ont., is being led by an interim general manager after Eric Bjergso was suspended with pay, beginning March 15, 2023. In a letter sent late last week to share holders, CCWG advises that the executive committee, supported by the board, “initiated a temporary suspension-with-pay… Read More