Co-op News April 9
Feds Get Feedback on Coops The federal government has released What We Heard: Motion 100 consultations which contains the consultations and submissions made by co-operators and stakeholders from April –…
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Feds Get Feedback on Coops The federal government has released What We Heard: Motion 100 consultations which contains the consultations and submissions made by co-operators and stakeholders from April –…
Another Award for Co-ops! The Co-operators has been awarded the highest ranking of the J.D. Power 2019 Canada Home Insurance Study for overall customer satisfaction in the Atlantic/Ontario region and ranked…
Federal Budget Highlights. The 2019 Federal Budget was presented March 19/2019. Highlights include: * $1.25 billion over three years for a First Time Home Buyer Incentive, along with other measures…

Nunavut Co-op Pays Million Dollar Dividends The Naujat Co-op in Nunavut gave members dividend payments of over a million dollars. The co-op is the largest employer in the community of…

City of Vancouver calls for non-profit housing boost The City of Vancouver is encouraging the B.C. government to explore options for transitioning private rental homes into non-profit or co-op ownership,…

Arctic Co-op reassures residents following fire The Arctic Co-op is providing reassurance to the community of Iqualuit following a fire that hit that a major grocery store in the town,…

B.C government moves ahead with 4,900 new rental homes The B.C. government today said help is on the way for people in 42 communities as the province moves forward with…

Coast Capital becomes B.C.’s first federal credit union Coast Capital Savings has been given approval by the federal Minister of Finance to become a federal credit union, effective November 1,…

Community Land Trust and City of Vancouver break ground on 140 units of co-op housing Last week, Thom Armstrong of the Community Land Trust and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson announced…

Columbia Valley Credit Union votes for a strike Following bargaining between B.C.’s Columbia Valley Credit Union and the USW union local, the two parties have reached an impasse. After meeting…

It’s co-op week! This week is co-op week, and it’s a great opportunity to get together and celebrate the diversity and potential of co-ops and credit unions across British Columbia.…

Time running out for housing co-ops, says Vancouver mayoral candidate Independent Vancouver mayoral candidate Shauna Sylvester has delivered a petition to Mayor Gregor Robertson’s office, calling for the city of…