November 2008

La Siembra Wins Worldwide Award for Democracy in the Workplace

Ottawa-Gatineau’s La Siembra Co-operative is thrilled to announce that it is one of four Canadian companies to win WorldBlu’s “Worldwide Award for the Most Democratic Workplaces”.

Investors-Aid Co-operative of Canada: a first for Canadian consumers

With the world’s highest investment costs, advisory conflicts of interest, low average returns, and now a brutal bear market, the old way just doesn’t cut it any more. Investors-Aid is the first Co-operative to bring investors together. We help cut costs by up to 90%, get value from advisors, reduce capital loss, access consumer-friendly products and strategies, and to negotiate discounts from industry firms.

A visit by a delegation from the Federation of Funeral Cooperatives (two elected members (Réjean Laflamme and Steve Bourassa) and two employees(Alain Leclerc and Annie Normandin)) to England to view the facilities and meet with the directors of some English funeral cooperatives has proven to be a valuable learning experience.

Mountain Equipment Co-op(TM), Canada's largest retail co-operative with over 2.9 million members, today disclosed the names of factories that make clothing and gear under the outdoor retailer's MEC-brand label. With the move, MEC becomes the first Canadian company to disclose its factory base.