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INFORMATION ON ICP PROJECT FUNDING FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA

Cedar Opportunities Co-operative

Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia

Funding: $30,000

Description: The co-operative's mandate is to provide employment for persons with

disabilities at a local café. The goals of the project are to strengthen the mission and role

of members of the board of directors, develop a business plan, and set out fundraising

policies and procedures. In addition, the organization would like to develop a training

manual for members with disabilities.

Kinnikinnik Developments. Inc. (GGroup)

Location: Kelowna, British Columbia

Funding: $30,000

Description: This project aims to create a co-operative in the rapidly expanding field of

technological innovation. Small and medium enterprises in this field are facing high costs

to acquire the technological infrastructure necessary for start-up. The co-operative will

serve as a hub for sharing infrastructure and other resources necessary for setting up a

business.

Kettle Valley Food Co-op

Location: Grand Forks, British Columbia

Funding: $17,700

Description: The goal of this project is to study the feasibility of setting up a co-operative

of agricultural producers whose product would target niche markets. The co-operative

hopes that this initiative will benefit producers, owners and members by allowing them to

share among themselves a larger portion of the production value paid by the consumer.

Haida Gwaii Local Foods Processing Co-operative

Location: Charlotte, British Columbia

Funding: $15,000

Description: Founded in 2005, this co-operative specializes in harvesting and processing

wild mushrooms (mainly Chanterelle and Boleta). The co-operative's goal is to create

local jobs by processing wild foods cultivated locally.

Harrop-Procter Community Co-operative

Location: Nelson, British Columbia

Funding: $33,600

Description: This co-operative practices ecosystem-based forestry by increasing the

value of the wood products that come from the community forest. It involves community

members in managing the community forest so as to limit the impact of logging on their

quality of life while developing job-creating economic activities.

Neighbours Food Co-operative (NOWBC Co-op)

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Funding: $15,000

Description: This co-operative, which manages an online farmers' market that sells

organic products, hopes to increase its number of producers and diversify its array of

services by adding environmentally friendly household products. Joint efforts will also be

made to increase the number of families that benefit from its distribution service.

Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op

Location: Duncan, British Columbia

Funding: $40,000

Description: This co-operative, which is responsible for distributing biodiesel made from

cooking oil collected from restaurants, hopes to develop a market for biodiesel

production by-products as agricultural fertilizer. The co-operative would also like to study the feasibility of setting up a rewards system for carbon credits generated by biodiesel production.

Keating Community Farm Co-operative

Location: Victoria, British Columbia

Funding: $15,000

Description: This co-operative was founded to manage the use of agricultural fees from

a 27-acre site that it rents out in plots to small farmers who are members in order to

produce organic produce. The goal of this project is to establish systems for planning,

decision making, and operations that are clear, innovative, pragmatic and conducive to

an open and interactive management style.

Greenheart Herbal Society

Location: Creston, British Columbia

Funding: $21,775

Description: The goal of this project is to conduct a feasibility study and market study to

create a medicinal and culinary herbs co-operative in the Creston Valley region. The

co-operative created following the completion of this project will contribute to the

development of organic fine herb production for culinary and medicinal uses. It will bring

together farmers and help them to sell their production.