With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we find ourselves in the midst of difficult times and a rapidly changing situation. We have set up a post on our website that already contains many valuable resources, and we will be adding to it as more become available. But in the meantime, we wanted to let … A Message from CWCF
By Hazel Corcoran CWCF Conference/new logo and website/North American Worker Co-op Summit II/GM Oshawa plant conversion/Investment Readiness Program proposal/ICA World Co-op Congress bid/Edmonton meet-and-greet. Plans for the CWCF 2020 Conference in Vancouver (Nov 12-14, at the YWCA Hotel and another venue for the keynote) are proceeding apace. We are thrilled to have confirmed the keynote: Nathan Schneider, … Report from the Executive Director, February 2020
A Director-at-Large for CWCF, Frank has been with Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op for over 16 years, and a member of its board of directors for much of that time. He has also served on the board of the Wolfville Farmers Market, a nonprofit co-op, for much of that time, currently serving as its vice … Board Member Profile: Frank Bezanson Harris
December 18, 2019 New CWCF Look and Website Coming in 2020 / Connecting with Members / Vancouver Region WC Business Succession Project / WC Start-up Training Program – Parcours COOP (Toronto) / Reconfirming Fall 2020 Conference Dates, & more! CWCF is excited to be working with the Montreal-based, bilingual team of social justice-focused LOKI Design … Executive Director’s Report, December 2019
As a response to the human rights situation in Chile and encouraged by TRASOL – the Chilean Federation of Worker Co-operatives – CWCF has written a letter which will go to the Chilean Embassy in Ottawa, the Canadian government and to TRASOL. CWCF also encourages members to write their own letters expressing solidarity with the … Expressing Solidarity With the Chilean People
A co-founder and longtime board member of Sun Certified, Evan Proven has worked in the construction field for his entire career starting in concrete and moving on to wood framing, cabinet making, and super-insulated renovation and new home construction. Evan achieved his Red Seal Endorsement in Carpentry in June of 2017, and is currently a … Board Member Profile: Evan Proven, by Kenzie Love
The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) offers grants to assist worker co-ops that are, or agree to become, members of CWCF to hire a co-op developer or other professional to help with a challenge that the co-op is facing. Assistance can be sought in any area needed such as marketing, financial administration, governance, conflict resolution, … Technical Assistance Program Accepting Applications
CWCF is pleased to welcome three new members. Congratulations to Eyemole, Drivers Coalition, and Hypha! Eyemole Arts and Technology Co-operative, Vancouver: Eyemole is a worker co-op that produces digital media and provides consulting services to values-aligned clients. Services include app development, web design and development, augmented and virtual reality, graphic design, and more. Drivers Coalition Worker Co-op, … Welcome New Members!
CWCF hired Laura Ross to work in our Kentville, Nova Scotia office as RRSP Program Assistant. She works mostly part-time on various RRSP transactions for this growing program, including data entry, account statement mail-outs, etc. The role is much busier, and closer to full-time during RRSP season when CWCF handles a high volume of RRSP … Bio of Laura Ross
By Hazel Corcoran In this report, I’ll focus on CWCF’s upcoming Conference and our technical assistance grant program. The report also includes a brief update about our video with Noam Chomsky, CWCF’s upcoming website overhaul, our recent staff meeting, and GM Oshawa. Plans are well underway for CWCF’s annual Conference, with the theme of Building … August, 2019 Executive Director Report