CWCF News

Learning from Failure Leads to Success with Russ Christianson – March 29 2017

Co-operatives have twice the success rate of conventional businesses: 40 percent versus 20 percent.  Nonetheless, that still means that three out of five co-ops fail.  During this interactive webinar, Russ discussed the reasons for co-operative enterprise failure and what can be learned from these hard lessons. Learning from failure


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Hazel Corcoran receives the William J. Nelson ACE Award.

May 24, 2016 —An energetic leader within the Canadian and American co-operative movement will be the first recipient of the William J. Nelson Contribution to ACE Award recognizing those who add significant value to the Association of Cooperative Educators (ACE). Hazel Corcoran of Calgary, the executive director of the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation, new board Hazel Corcoran receives the William J. Nelson ACE Award.


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RRSP Changes Guide Part 2, January 2013

January 24, 2013 Important Proposed Changes to Co-op RRSP Rules, by Hazel Corcoran If individuals in your co-op hold co-op shares in a self-directed RRSP, there are two important updates which CWCF wants to bring to your attention.  These updates are relevant in cases where individuals (or individuals along with related parties) held 10% or RRSP Changes Guide Part 2, January 2013


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Hazel’s Speech at CCCM Awards

Hazel recently won a merit award from the CCCM. Attached you will find a short speech which she delivered at the event. In the photograph you can see Hazel along with Marc Tremblay (Alberta Director, CCCM), Brigitte Gagné (Executive Director, CCCM), and Marthe Hamelin (President, CCCM). Good evening v3_fnl


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