In 1998, some folks in BC's social services sector sought a new way of doing things. So they formed a collective called The United Social Services Co-op. Now, with the name changed to Realize Strategies Coop a new team is collaborating with coops, non-profits and social enterprises to improve life in our communities.
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Each For All host Dale McGladdery explores the world of Platform Cooperativism with Nathan Schneider, one of the organizers on the first conference on Platform Co-ops, and Stephanie Guico, a freelancer and board member of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada.
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Each For All host Robin Puga gets the latest Agriculture, Worker, and Health sector news with guests Heather Pritchard, Foodland Trust Developer, FarmFolk CityFolk; Chris Nichols, Operations Coordinator and Co-Founder, Wood Shop Worker Co-op; and Vanessa Hammond, Chair, Health Co-ops Canada.
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Each For All: The Cooperative Connection is a recipient of the CCEC Credit Union 2017 Roger Inman Memorial Award!
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Each For All host Robin Puga gets the latest Housing, Co-op, and Financial sector news with guests Thom Armstrong, Executive Director, Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC); Patrice Pratt, Managing Director BC Cooperative Association; and Ross Gentleman, Former General Manager of CCEC Credit Union.
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Each For All host Robin Puga gets the latest Housing, Co-op, and Financial sector news with guests Thom Armstrong, Executive Director, Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC); Patrice Pratt, Managing Director BC Cooperative Association; and Ross Gentleman, Former General Manager of CCEC Credit Union.
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Bernice Cyr and Judith Harris, co-operative researchers and community development leaders, from the University of Winnipeg. Their paper "Social Services and the Co-op Option for Indigenous Communities" outlines a strategy for the effective delivery of social services through the use of social and solidarity co-operatives.
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On tonight’s show we hosted the entire class from BCIT’s post-secondary course Co-operatives and Community Development at Vancouver Co-op Radio. The course is part of BCIT’s Advanced Sustainable Business Leadership Program and we learned all about this program from the students, found out about what is driving them to study sustainability, and how co-ops can provide a unique role in sustainable businesses.
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We're pleased to bring you a series of interviews from the 25th Anniversary AGM of the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation. Each For All producers Josh Peterman and I attended the conference and asked three questions: - Who are you? - What is your co-op? - What advice would you have for someone wanting to start a co-op like yours?
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This year our co-op joined the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation and attended the 25th Anniversary AGM. It was an immense amount of fun and so interesting to meet people from across the country who are following their passions.
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