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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...