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Season 11 · February 7, 2017 · 60 min

Housing, Co-op & Finance Sector Check-Ins – February 7, 2017

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.

This show was recording on Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO FM 100.5 on Tuesday February 7, 2017.

Show Notes:

00:00 – CCEC Inman Award Public Radio Announcement (PRA)

04:10 – Co-op News & Events

09:10 – Patrice Pratt, BCCA, Co-op Sector

22:25 – Thom Armstrong, CHFBC, Housing Sector

41:20 – Ross Gentleman, CCEC, Finance Sector

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