Kenzie Love
Co-op Helps Communities to Flourish
By Kenzie Love Flourish Community Development Co-operative comes by its name for a reason. It seeks to create caring, just, sustainable and resilient communities. Communities that will, as its name suggests, “flourish”. The Co-op was founded in 2019, arising from an earlier event called Linking Arms which had brought together progressive consultancies from Nova Scotia … Co-op Helps Communities to Flourish
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October 2023 newsletter
Worker Co-op Tours Are a Highlight of Conference 2023
CWCF’s Conferences can always be counted on to deliver great presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities. This year, however, features an additional draw, courtesy of the Conference’s location in Quebec City: tours of the city’s dynamic worker co-op scene, which will visit four local enterprises. It’s one of the many parts of this year’s Conference you … Worker Co-op Tours Are a Highlight of Conference 2023
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Transform Practice Works Towards Change One Organization At a Time
By Kenzie Love Transform Practice, a not-for-profit consulting group, is a worker co-op that specializes in design, facilitation, reflective practice, evaluative learning, and strategy, working with community, non-profit, philanthropic, government and private sectors. As its name would suggest, however, the members of Transform Practice seek to go beyond merely tinkering with the framework of the … Transform Practice Works Towards Change One Organization At a Time
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Sun Certified Builders Coop is hiring Journeyperson Framing Carpenters
September 21, 2023 Sun Certified Builders Co-op (SCBC) is looking for a Journeyperson carpenter. Are you interested in a career opportunity in high-performance new construction and renovations? Would you like to participate in a democratic business structure as a co-op member? SCBC is an employee-owned worker co-op offering competitive wages ($29.43-$36.42/hr depending on experience), training … Sun Certified Builders Coop is hiring Journeyperson Framing Carpenters
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September 2023 newsletter
CWCF Welcomes New Intern
CWCF is pleased to announce Aniqah Rahman as our new JEDDI Business Conversions project intern, supported by the CreateAction youth employment program. Based in Toronto, Aniqah is an artist, program facilitator, and researcher. The common thread that connects these endeavours are a curiosity and appreciation for the ways in which people shape and communicate their experiences; … CWCF Welcomes New Intern
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CWCF Welcomes New Atlantic Region Director
CWCF is pleased to announce the recent addition of Leslie Brown to its board of directors, representing the Atlantic region. Leslie is Professor Emerita in the Sociology Department , Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, where her work has involved teaching, research, policy analysis, and knowledge dissemination. She credits her doctoral thesis on “New Wave” retail … CWCF Welcomes New Atlantic Region Director
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CWCF Welcomes New Executive Assistant
CWCF is pleased to announce the hiring of Chloë Williams as our Executive Assistant. Based in Montreal, Chloë first got involved with the co-operative sector as a worker-member and co-founder of the Hive Cafe Solidarity Co-operative at a student-run multi stakeholder co-op at Concordia University, where she is currently an active board member. She recently … CWCF Welcomes New Executive Assistant
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