Health

9 Mar 2010

$1000 community economic development bursary
Deadline to apply: December 14, 2009

The Canadian CED Network, Coast Capital Savings and the Vancity Community Foundation are pleased to announce applications are being accepted for $1000 bursaries to enroll in Simon Fraser University's Certificate Program for Community Economic Development.

Category: Agriculture, Arts & Entertainment, Business, Community, Environment, Health, Science & Tech, Youth

16 Nov 2009

What could $50,000 of creative services do for your social enterprise?

Category: Agriculture, Arts & Entertainment, Business, Community, Environment, Health, Science & Tech, Youth

27 Oct 2009

Excerpt from the CCA's Co-operative News Briefs, August 27, 2009

Category: Health

24 Aug 2009

The Co-operators Announces Grants to Community-Based Organizations in Ontario, Manitoba and B.C.

Community-Based Organizations Benefit from $213,000 from The Co-operators

Category: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Health, Youth

Daniel Drolet, Ottawa Citizen — 12 Dec 2008

Co-ops have never been big in central Canada, particularly in urban areas.

Sure, there are credit unions and caisses populaires all over town, and sure, Mountain Equipment Co-op is a popular place for people looking to buy outdoor gear.

But MEC excepted, retail co-ops aren't among the big retail players in town, even though co-ops can offer shoppers a number of advantages with regard to sourcing, pricing and ethical behaviour.

Category: Agriculture, Business, Community, Government, Health, Youth

Canadian Cooperative Association, Canadian Cooperative Association — 12 Dec 2008

Canada’s national co-op associations are asking co-ops and their members across the country to join the campaign to renew the Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI), a federal program that helps promote and develop new and emerging co-ops.

Category: Agriculture, Business, Community, Government, Health, Youth

Federation of Funeral Cooperatives, Canadian Funeral Cooperatives Network — 8 Nov 2008

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.

Category: Health