By Kenzie Love CWCF held our 2022 AGM on November 18, and as always it was an important exercise in fulfilling our commitment to the second co-operative principle of democratic member control. Evan Proven was acclaimed to a second term as director for the Prairies/NWT/Nunavut region, while the seat for the Atlantic region remains vacant. … CWCF AGM News
By Kenzie Love Note that the available Conference presentations can be found at this link. CWCF was excited to hold our first in-person Conference since 2019 from November 17-19 in Vancouver, BC. We were fortunate to have a beautiful setting, great weather, and most importantly, the chance to connect after so long apart. Although the … Conference 2022 Overview
By Joy Emmanuel Once again, CWCF’s annual conference was a source of inspiration and renewal, bringing co-operators together from across the country to focus on the multiple ways we can work in our co-ops and our communities to support the growth and health of the worker co-op sector. From east to west there was representation … Reflections on CWCF’s Annual Conference
CWCF’s Worker Co-op Best Practices Award is presented by the board to to a worker co-operative which has demonstrated best practices in governance and/or operations, including in upholding the values and principles of the co-operative movement within their co-operative, and has shared, or is willing to share their experience and learnings with other … Wood Shop Workers’ Co-op Receives Worker Co-op Best Practices Award
Annual Report 2022 Report on Strategic Plan 2019-2022 AGM 2022 Agenda AGM 2022 Slides AGM 2021 Minutes Audited Financial Statements 2021-22 Current year budget 2022-23 Candidate statement for Evan Proven – Prairies By-law Amendments-resolutions for discussion only Form and process for late resolutions
By Hazel Corcoran CWCF had planned to hold a fully hybrid Conference in Vancouver next month, with something at nearly every time slot to be available virtually as well as in-person. We regret to announce that we have realized that a hybrid Conference to the degree we’d planned is beyond our capacity, at least this year. We … Change to Hybrid Nature of CWCF Conference
We’re offering an early-bird Conference registration rate of just $175 for our members until September 29, so don’t delay – reserve your spot now! The past two years have been challenging ones for Canada’s worker co-op sector. But they’ve also demonstrated the courage, resilience and innovation our members possess. With these assets in hand, … Register Now for CWCF’s 2022 Conference!
The Worker Co-op Best Practices Award goes to a worker co-operative which has demonstrated best practices in governance and/or operations, including in upholding the values and principles of the co-operative movement within their co-operative, and has shared, or is willing to share their experience and learnings with other worker co-operatives in Canada. This year’s award … London Brewing Receives Worker Co-op Best Practices Award
The Mark Goldblatt Worker Co-op Merit Award For those who did not have the pleasure of knowing the late Mark Goldblatt (for whom this Award is named), we shall explain who he was. Mark was an iconic figure in the Canadian co-operative movement generally and the worker co-op movement in particular. He was CWCF’s board … Eric Tusz-King Receives Mark Goldblatt Worker Co-op Merit Award
By Elias Crim, Ownership Matters (Chicago, IL) With about 70 others (total Conference registration of 165), we attended the Nov. 16 sessions of the Conference hosted by the Canadian Worker Coop Federation and came away energized, impressed, and better informed. Here are some highlights of what we saw and heard. The Keynote Panel was comprised … Report: Among the Canadian Co-operators (November 26, 2021)