Vancouver SOUP

News

• Co-op & Mutuals Make Best Employer List
  Seven co-ops and mutuals are on the 2017 Aon Best Employers list. They are Libro Credit Union, Mouvement Desjardin, The Co-operators, Blueshore Financial, NorWest Co-op Community Health, Cornerstone Credit Union, and Kindred Credit Union. Desjardin, The Co-operators, and Kindred Credit Union have been on the list for more than five years.
  http://www.aon.com/canada/products-services/human-capital-consulting/consulting/best_employers/Winners.html
• Ontario Co-op Gets $150,000 in Federal Funding
  The Government of Canada is giving the Ontario Natural Food Co-operative $150,000. The money will be used to provide training and help the expansion of co-ops in the area. This is part of a $638,000 package to support the development of enterprises in the Sudbury region. The funding is provided through the Northern Ontario Development Program.
  http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=index&crtr.page=1&nid=1150729

Events

• Vancouver SOUP
  Wednesday November 15, 2016
  Soup is a community support event that brings people together over a meal. Four groups pitch, you meet interesting people, you vote, you eat, and the winning group takes the proceeds from the door.
  https://www.facebook.com/events/1706961369625565/
• Wood Shop Workers Co-op / Vancouver East Side Culture Crawl
  Thursday November 17 - Sun Nov 20
  Tour their workshop and meet the staff.
  Workshop tour Shop Tour and Deconstruction Demo at 2 pm on Saturday November 19th.
  http://culturecrawl.ca/artists/woodshop
• Media Democracy Days
  Saturday November 19, 2016
  Media Democracy Days brings together media makers, activists, and educators, to celebrate independent media and social change.
  http://2016.mediademocracydays.ca/
• Vancouver Co-op Radio AGM
  Sunday November 20, 2016 @ 1pm
  Registration starts at 12:30.
• CHFBC AGM
  Sunday November 20, 2016
  This session is open to the public, by donation. RSVP is required.
  http://www.chf.bc.ca/event/annual-general-meeting-5
• Co-op Cafe
  Wednesday November 23, 2016 @ 8am
  Join fellow co-operators for morning coffee and conversation. Location is yet to be announced.

Send your news and events to media@eachforall.coop.