News
- Well know cooperator Lucie Moncion is named to the senate. Moncion is president and CEO of Alliance des caisses populaires de l’Ontario, and president and chair of the board of Cooperatives and Mutuals Canada.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/new-senators-from-ontario-include-police-leader-prisoner-advocate-1.3138296 - CHF Canada has submitted a Budget brief to the Federal Government on behalf of housing co-ops.
http://www.chfcanada.coop/eng/pages2007/news.asp?id=1239
CHF-Canada-Federal Budget Brief 2017 (PDF) - Ontario’s Co-Auto Co-op is going national.
http://www.canadianautoworld.ca/dealer-news/co-auto-goes-nationwide-rebrands-as-consolidated-dealers-co-op - The first Fairtrade gold co-operative was certified in Africa.
http://www.thenews.coop/110417/news/business/sama-becomes-first-fairtrade-certified-gold-co-operative-africa/
Events
- November 2 -5, 2016 is the Canadian Worker Coop Federation Conference, Solidarity Works
http://canadianworker.coop - Fri November 4th at 11am Leap Manifesto & Worker Co-op Movement
https://www.facebook.com/events/1602443716717305/ - Wednesday November 9 to Sunday November 13 Circle Craft Market
http://circlecraftmarket.net/ - Tuesday November 15th @ 5:30 Media Storytelling Workshop with Vancouver Co-op Radio http://2016.mediademocracydays.ca/
- Saturday November 19, 2016 Media Democracy Days
http://2016.mediademocracydays.ca/ - Sunday November 20, 2016 Vancouver Co-op Radio AGM
- Sunday November 20, 2016 CHFBC AGM
http://www.chf.bc.ca/event/annual-general-meeting-5
The session is open to the public, by donation but RSVP is required - Wednesday November 23, 2016 Co-op Cafe
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