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Season 17 · July 4, 2023 · 34 min

Muskoka North Good Food Co-op

"Good Food & Community" is what the Muskoka North Good Food Co-op is all about. This multi-stakeholder co-op is located in Huntsville, Ontario and boasts more than 1,700 proud member-owners with more people joining every day. It's a one-stop shop for fresh, local and healthy…

Season 17 · June 27, 2023 · 36 min

Nova Scotia Co-operative Council Creating Affordable Housing

Stone building purchased by NSCC for affordable housing in Pictou. Over the past 18 months, the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council (NSCC) has purchased 86 units of affordable housing, now owned by the community rather than someone interested only in the bottom line. Many of these…

Season 17 · May 9, 2023 · 31 min

The Make House: Stitching a Co-operative Future in Victoria, BC

In the heart of Victoria, British Columbia, a remarkable transformation story has been threaded by The Make House. What started as a 10-year-old sole proprietorship blossomed into a worker co-operative in December 2022. Host Robin Puga had an enlightening conversation with Tanya King, Studio Manager…

Season 17 · May 9, 2023 · 31 min

Gulf Islands Food Co-op

The Gulf Islands Food Co-op was created in 2018 to foster inter-island co-operation and develop new resources and practical supports for food producers and consumers on Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna islands. (the Southern Gulf Islands SGI) The co-op's main goals are to help sustainably…

Season 17 · May 2, 2023 · 32 min

Kincardine Ladies Fitness Co-op

What do you do when you live in a small town, rely on a particular fitness facility for its "women-only" exercise program, the place keeps changing hands, and the final owner realizes she can't make a go of it and closes everything down? Well, if…

Season 17 · February 21, 2023 · 31 min

You Don’t Know What War Is – The Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine

Yeva Skalietska with her book – You Don't Know What War Is At 5:10 am on February 24, 2022, Yeva Skalietska, then 12, woke up to the sound of explosions which her Granny said were missiles being fired at Ukraine by Russia. "I'd grown up…

Season 17 · February 7, 2023 · 60 min

Affordable housing news w/ Thom Armstrong and Pac Rim Housing Development Co-op

Finally some good news in the affordable housing sector! Thom Armstrong, CEO of CFHBC Thom Armstrong CEO of Cooperative Housing Federation of BC joins us in studio at Vancouver Co-op Radio to discuss the latest developments in BC's ongoing urgent concern for affordable housing. The…

Season 17 · January 10, 2023 · 27 min

Allied Community and Co-operative Shared Services (ACCESS)

Robin, Corinne and Danielle during the Each For All interview Allied Community and Co-operative Shared Services (ACCESS) is "a shared service nonprofit co-operative specifically formed to provide professional administrative back-office support for social purpose organizations". The newly started nonprofit co-operative provides professional administrative back-office support…

Season 17 · January 3, 2023 · 60 min

Each For All 2022 Year End Retrospective

The Each For All team sat down for our annual retrospective on the past year. It was another full year over current events coverage through a co-operative lens. Summer festivities with the 2022 Each For All team (Robin, Joshua, Dale, Sandy and Blue) Listen in…

Season 16 · November 29, 2022 · 60 min

CWCF 2022 – Worker Co-op Ignite Presentations

The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation annual conference was held in Vancouver, BC. This year’s theme was Collective Power. In this podcast we bring you recordings of the Ignite Presentations from a few of the worker co-operative participants of the conference. Chris Nichols from Wood Shop…

Season 16 · November 22, 2022 · 60 min

CWCF Keynote Forum – What does the Solidarity Economy offer equity seeking communities?

Why is the Solidarity Economy important to BIPOC communities? What does the Solidarity Economy have to offer BIPOC communities & other equity-seeking communities? This was the question posed as part of the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation's keynote forum at the annual conference. This was recorded…

Season 16 · November 3, 2022 · 32 min

Atlantic Edge Credit Union Supports Hurricane Fiona recovery

On September 25, 2022, Hurricane Fiona tore through Atlantic Canada leaving a path of destruction in its wake. It was the costliest and most intense post-tropical cyclone to hit Canada on record. Parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador faced torrential…

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