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Hub City Cycles is “the Little Co-op That Could”
By Kenzie Love From its modest origins as a bike repair shop in founder Jawn Lafratta’s basement to the multifaceted operations it now carries out in Nanaimo’s downtown core, Hub City Cycles has come a long way. Established as a multi-stakeholder co-op in 2012, Hub City grew out of the desire of Lafratta and his … Hub City Cycles is “the Little Co-op That Could”
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Solidarity Shopping
CWCF launched its Solidarity Shopping program to encourage members and supporters to find and shop from worker co-operatives across Canada. You can link here to see our list. Members are encouraged to sign-up here if they wish to be included in the list.
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Board Member Profile: Sandra Allen
CWCF is pleased to welcome Sandra Allen of Shift Delivery Co-op as its director for the BC/Yukon region. Sandra replaces Jessica Valentine, whom she’d been assisting with her director’s duties since 2019. A member of Shift Delivery for the past two years, and one of its board members for the past year and a half, … Board Member Profile: Sandra Allen
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Board Member Profile: Jared Blustein
CWCF is pleased to welcome Jared Blustein, a member of The Allium Restaurant in Calgary, to its board as a Director-at-Large. Jared and the other members of The Allium, which operates both the restaurant and a marketplace to sell unused foodstuffs, strongly believe in allyship and support of other worker co-ops as a part of … Board Member Profile: Jared Blustein
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Report from the Executive Director, February 2021
By Hazel Corcoran As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, I hope that CWCF members and our other readers are doing okay or at least finding ways to cope with the challenges. With public health, economic, and other concerns, there is a lot to deal with. Having to be isolated from … Report from the Executive Director, February 2021
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No Easy Answers to Problem of Precarious Employment
By Kenzie Love Although there’s no single accepted definition of “precarious employment”, it is perhaps most most commonly and succinctly defined as offering workers many of the responsibilities that come with being an employee with few or none of the benefits. That precarious employment has been on the upswing in recent years is well documented, … No Easy Answers to Problem of Precarious Employment
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Covid-19 Pandemic Offers Chance for a Brighter Future
The Covid-19 pandemic has obviously made 2020 a challenging year on many fronts. But amidst the ongoing crisis, there is also a sense of opportunity, and the realization that the pandemic may have given us a rare chance to create a brighter future. While recognizing the enormous toll Covid has taken, now can also be … Covid-19 Pandemic Offers Chance for a Brighter Future
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Executive Director’s Report – on CWCF’s Virtual AGM
By Hazel Corcoran CWCF held its first-ever virtual AGM on November 13th, joined by over 60 participants including many of our members as well as those who came to hear our special guest speaker, Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard. She gave a brief but revealing presentation on how systemic racism persists in the worker co-op sector and … Executive Director’s Report – on CWCF’s Virtual AGM
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Executive Director’s Report – September 2020
By Hazel Corcoran Parcours training program/Covid-19 support/AGM/Call for board candidates /Ongoing lobby work/Webinars CWCF is working actively with le Réseau COOP in Quebec to adapt their worker co-op training program to English Canada, and we expect to launch it in January. It’s called le Parcours COOP, loosely translated as “Co-op Journey.” This program offers entrepreneurs … Executive Director’s Report – September 2020
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