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From wildfires, to atmospheric rivers, to drought and habitat loss, climate change is affecting people right across British Columbia. Youth, in particular, are reporting surging rates of climate anxiety. Enter, the Youth Climate Corps of BC, (YCCBC), a province-wide network of youth-led climate action initiatives that create meaningful employment, pay a living wage and help […]

Have you ever wondered why mainstream news so rarely talks about the economic engines quietly transforming our communities from the ground up? For this year’s Co-op Week, hosts Sandy Goldman and Robin Puga sat down with two of Canada’s leading co-operative visionaries: John Kay, President of the Board of Directors of Canada Co-ops, and Thom […]

In 2002, a group of local folks in Dawson Creek, British Columbia began talking about the idea of a renewable energy co-operative powered by the abundant wind and sunshine in the region. Research into a European model lead to the creation of a for-profit community investment co-op (CIC) with capital raised from members for the [...] The post Peace Energy Co-operative appeared first on Each...

In Port Rexton, Newfoundland, the beloved Two Whales Coffee Shop is more than just a place to grab something to eat and drink. Founded by Sue Asquith and David Ellis in 2009, this community hub in the town of 300, has always been a sustainable social enterprise caring for its environmental footprint, training young people [...] The post Table 8 Co-operative/Two Whales Coffee Shop appeared...

Once upon at time in Saskatoon, there were five very accomplished hairstylists who had been collaborating for years at a local hair salon. But they were restless and wanted to create a new path where they had more autonomy and agency. So with the help of Co-operatives First, the team created an employment co-operative where [...] The post Stardust Studio Co-operative appeared first on Each...

The only province in Canada without a dedicated glass recycling program is Newfoundland and Labrador. Household glass that is not re-used goes to the landfill creating glass waste, a huge environmental challenge. Enter the NewfoundSand Glass Recycling Co-operative created by community members who know there's a valuable resource in every bottle and jar that can [...] The post NewfoundSAND...

The British Columbia Co-operative Association calls The Cleaning Co-op "a fresh alternative offering ethical and professional cleaning services." It also describes The Vancouver Empowerment Cleaning Co-op (the Association) as a worker co-op that aims: To disrupt the cleaning industry through providing high quality professional cleaning services, fair income distribution, and ethical employment, To...

  Improving awareness about the relevance of co-operative model with the general public, youth and government is the most important issue for co-ops in the annual survey by The Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives. And the job of raising awareness is up to the co-ops themselves and their provincial and national associations. Corinne [...] The post Business NOT As Usual appea...

The Monashee Community Co-operative is a market located in Lumby, B.C. It began in 2013 when some local residents collaborated to organize bulk buying of organic foods at a lower price than nearby Vernon. Since then, it's grown to become a vital hub for folks to purchase local, safe, organic, vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO food and [...] The post Monashee Community Co-op – Nourishing th...

  In 2009, co-operative scholar and educator Ian MacPherson urged researchers to continue studying and learning from the Northern Co-operative experience. Now, the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives (CCSC) is heeding MacPherson's advice with a series of projects it hopes will be beneficial to northern communities and co-ops across the country. This new [...] The post What...

This co-op has a long and rich history in the South Cariboo region of British Columbia and was incorporated in 2006 to protect the agricultural and ecological integrity of a vital lakeshore acreage. Its goal has been to develop local farming capacity and agricultural resources, together with cultivating an ethical and high quality organic food [...] The post Horse Lake Community Farm Co-op...

  This very new and passionate co-op is comprised of a small group of African immigrants who share a love of agriculture and working the land as their ancestors have for generations. Despite arriving in BC's urban Lower Mainland and all having full-time work, they found their way to each other and created the African-Canadian Agricultural [...] The post African-Canadian Agricultural P...

When the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Co-operatives created the Co-op Incubator Program in 2024, a group of residents from Pouch Cove got on board with a specific idea in mind; to create a co-operative that would support area seniors to age well at home, overcome loneliness and isolation and build a sense of community. [...] The post Killick Coast North Seniors Co-operative appe...