News Vancouver Island pre-school co-op could be closing A rent increase from the local school district could force one of Western Canada’s oldest school houses — and a pre-school co-op — to close its doors. The Strawberry Vale Co-op Preschool currently pays $230 a month for its working space in Saanich, outside of Victoria. But [...]
News Mountain Equipment Co-op gets involved with scientific expeditions Canadian outdoor retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op, or MEC, is working with The Royal Canadian Geographical Society to kit out a series of important explorations. The expeditions will include journeys to remote cave systems, rivers and mountains, will be clothed and equipped by MEC, which was founded [...]
News Credit union steps up to help B.C. town The B.C. town of Grand Forks is in crisis—and the local credit union is helping out. Since early May, Grand Forks and region has been facing an extreme crisis with the overland flooding of two different rivers. Thousands of people have been evacuated, leaving their entire [...]
News Cannabis Co-op in Kootenays offers to buy grow site Cannabis plants could be replacing flowers and trees in the greenhouses of Georama Growers near Nelson, B.C., by next year. Kootenay Outdoor Producer Co-op hopes to sell local cannabis once it is legalized this summer. It has made a conditional offer to purchase the 20.5-acre [...]
News Co-op Housing Federation welcomes B.C. investment in community housing The Co-op Housing Federation of BC is praising the provincial government’s historic investment in the community housing sector. Last week, the government announced it will build 14,000 new affordable rental housing units over the next 10 years. This will be done through partnerships with non-profit [...]
ZooShare, a unique project that will soon be helping convert animal manure, or poo, from the Toronto Zoo and food waste from grocery stores into fertilizer and renewable power for the Ontario grid. We spoke with Daniel Bida, the executive director of ZooShare, to get the full poop, pun intended, on the project.
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Renewable energy projects have been going on here in Vancouver for a number of years, thanks to the Vancouver Renewable Energy Co-operative, VREC. Vancouver Renewable Energy sells, installs and provides consulting services for renewable energy systems.
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News Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Shauna Sylvester has co-op connections Shauna Sylvester, who is running in the election this fall to be the new mayor of Vancouver, has some solid co-op connections. Sylvester is the Executive Director of Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue. She is also a current board member of Mountain Equipment Co-op and [...]
News Co-op Congress coming up in Victoria Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada’s fifth Co-operative Congress will be taking place in Victoria, June 19 – 21. Congress 2018 will explore the theme "Co-operation in a Changing World", with content on economic and social change and how the co-operative model can become more relevant. This year’s program also includes [...]
News Vancity selected as a top family friendly employer Vancity has been recognized as a leader in helping employees balance their family commitments outside of work. The credit union has been selected as one of Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers for 2018. This special designation recognizes employers across the country that offer progressive and forward-thinking programs [...]
