CWCF News

Worker Co-op 101 webinar series

The Worker Co-op 101 series is targeted for members of CWCF’s worker co-ops. More information about the webinars in the series is available here.


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Report from the Executive Director, January 2024, by Hazel Corcoran

2023 Conference Evaluation JEDDI Business Conversion Project Update Worker Co-op Academy CEBA Loans Repayment CWCF is embarking on a new year with memories of our successful November 2023 Conference still fresh in our minds. Conference attendees gave the event an overall impression rating of 4.7 out of 5, offering positive feedback on the venue, workshops, Report from the Executive Director, January 2024, by Hazel Corcoran


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2023 AGM And Conference Documents

AGM KIT & DOCUMENTS 2023 Annual Report 2023 AGM agenda 2022 AGM minutes Audited Financial Statements  Strategic plan 2022-2026 2023-24 CWCF Budget CWCF Proposed Bylaw Amendments_10-2023 Memo on proposed bylaw amendments_10-2023 Resolutions Process Late Resolutions Form Anti-harassment Code BOARD CANDIDATE STATEMENTS  Leslie Brown Board Candidate Statement Tara Williams board Candidate Statement Kelly Storie Board Candidate Statement  2023 AGM And Conference Documents


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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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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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Report from the Executive Director, September 2023

By Hazel Corcoran CWCF Conference/Staff Retreat and Transitions/JEDDI Project/New Director/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation As we enter into the fall, CWCF staff and board are hard at work preparing for our 2023 Conference, “Stronger Together”. While there’s more information about this event in the separate article in this newsletter, it will contain a great Report from the Executive Director, September 2023


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CWCF Hosts Co-op Mixers

CWCF hosted a series of mixers over the spring and summer this year, informal social events with the purpose of building stronger relationships with CWCF’s co-op membership, and stronger regional networks in the co-op sector generally. Kaye Grant, CWCF’s Communications and Member Services Manager, attended the events in Ottawa, Victoria, and Winnipeg, and found they CWCF Hosts Co-op Mixers


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