Vol. 14, No. 9   May 9, 2013

In this issue…

• CREDIT UNIONS LAUNCH TAX FAIRNESS CAMPAIGN
• NSCC WINS INNOVATION AWARDS
• COAST CAPITAL MEMBERS TO HAVE SAY ON DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
• MORE ‘GREEN’ ACCOLADES FOR THE CO-OPERATORS, VANCITY, ISLAND SAVINGS
• CO-OP LIQUOR STORE SLATED FOR SASKATOON
• CU CEOs OFF TO CAMBODIA FOR CDF STUDY TOUR
• FEDERAL SOCIAL FINANCE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS DESJARDINS, VANCITY
• CONCENTRA AWARDS GRANTS TO COMMUNITY PROJECTS
• ARCTIC CO-OPS IMPROVES AIR CARGO SERVICES
• NL CO-OP SET TO CELEBRATE 100th BIRTHDAY
• FORESTRY CO-OP FEDERATION TO RECEIVE $700,000 FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
• NEW…REPORT ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS HIGHLIGHTS CO-OPS
• ONFC TAKES STAND AGAINST GMOs IN FOOD
• VANCITY LAUNCHES MORTGAGE REBATE TO HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
• ONTARIO CU INVOLVED IN FAITH-BASED FINANCIAL LITERACY PROJECT
• TORONTO TO BE DESIGNATED “FAIR TRADE TOWN”
• ICA LAUNCHES WEBSITE FOR CAPE TOWN CONFERENCE
• BE PART OF THE WORLD CO-OPERATIVE MONITOR!
• COOPZONE ANNOUNCES 2013-14 ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM
• ON CO-OP ‘HOW-TO” SERIES NOW ONLINE
• dotCOOP AWARDS NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES
• CCA/CCCM CONGRESS: EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
• EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• CO-OP CONNECTIONS
• THE MEETING PLACE

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Credit Union CEOs visit Cambodia for CDF Ottawa, May 9, 2013

Six credit union CEOs are en route to Cambodia today to see for themselves how the support that Canadian co-operatives and credit unions provide to the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF) is changing lives. Dubbed the “Journey Out of Poverty”, the six participants will examine efforts to create savings and credit co-operatives for poor rural people, and will share their experience with Cambodian partners, from May 10 to 18, 2013.

Read more at the CDF website http://cdfcanada.coop/

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On Co-op News
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2  April 26, 2013

In this issue…

• Introducing The On Co-op Speaker Series
• New Print and Online Resources
• CMC Program – Graduate Feedback
• CYL Is Fast Approaching
• Launching the All 4 Each Financial Literacy Unit
• Intern Profile: Stephen Bell
• Pocket Principles: Voluntary and Open Membership
• Join the On Co-op Membership
• Registration Open For On Co-op AGM

Read a copy at the Ontario Co-operative website http://www.ontario.coop/

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On Co-op News
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2  April 26, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE…

• Introducing The On Co-op Speaker Series
• New Print and Online Resources
• CMC Program – Graduate Feedback
• CYL Is Fast Approaching
• Launching the All 4 Each Financial Literacy Unit
• Intern Profile: Stephen Bell
• Pocket Principles: Voluntary and Open Membership
• Join the On Co-op Membership
• Registration Open For On Co-op AGM

Read a copy at the Ontario Co-operative Association website http://www.ontario.coop/

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CCA to help farmers preserve Ethiopia’s breadbasket for future generations

Ottawa, April 22, 2013 — The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) is partnering with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to help small landholder farmers in Ethiopia better cope with climate change.

The Amhara region of northern Ethiopia provides much of the nation’s food needs. Deforestation, declining rainfall and unsustainable farming practices are contributing to environmental degradation in this sensitive region.

CCA will work with two local natural resource associations, Ethio-Wetlands Natural Resources Association (EWNRA) and Self Help Africa (SHA) to help 12,000 farmers learn environmentally friendly techniques to increase their economic, social and ecological resilience to climate change.

“Climate change is a critical issue in Ethiopia,” says CCA Senior Director, International Development Jo-Anne Ferguson. “Farmer co-operatives are natural avenues for introducing important new knowledge and practices that help these and other vulnerable rural communities adapt to climate changes and protect and improve their livelihoods.”

Farmers will be introduced to drought resistant seeds, people powered irrigation pumps, tree planting, minimum tillage practices and other conservation farming techniques that restore forests and grasslands by conserving water resources, preserving soil fertility and preventing soil erosion.

The fifteen-month project will also strengthen the capacity of farmer owned co-operative enterprises to stabilize and improve farmer livelihoods by improving the production, storage and marketing of vegetables, ground nut, linseed, and garlic that they grow and by linking farmers to sources of needed credit.

“It is appropriate to launch this climate change initiative on Earth Day,” said Ms. Ferguson. “People in Canada and around the world are using the co-operative model to sustainably manage and preserve the earth’s resources for future generations.”

The project has a budget of $2.128 million. Of that, $1.8 million will come from CIDA. Nearly $320,000 will be raised for the project by the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada.

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Request for Participation: Global Brand Survey http://calverts.polldaddy.com/s/co-operative-global-identity-survey

Dear Co-operator

Your views count: Global Co-operative Image

We’d like your help in realising the ICA’s Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade by participating in a short survey on key messages and a visual identity for the global co-operative movement. The ICA Board has decided that there was such strong acceptance of the logo for the International Year of Co-operatives that we should develop a subsequent image for co-operatives around the world to use at least through the Co-operative Decade.

Our survey has been designed to capture the thoughts and feelings of co-operators all over the world about the most important attributes of co-operation. Your answers will help to test our ideas about the best way to unite co-operatives around common messages and a new global logo, a ‘co-operative marque’.

The survey should take no more than 10 minutes of your time. You can give us your valuable input here.

We’re keen to get the widest possible participation by engaging co-operators from all around the world, representing every economic sector from grass roots members to co-operative leaders. Please feel free to send this questionnaire on to your colleagues.

The survey will close on 9th May 2013.

Thank you for participating!

Charles Gould
Director-General, ICA

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On Co-op News
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1  April 12, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE…

• The Co-operators Ranked As World’s Most Sustainable Co-op
• Co-ops: A Solution To Outsourcing?
• Independence or Partnership?
• Co-ops Taking Part in Planning Canada’s 150th Anniversary
• Co-ops Have a New Home
• Aboriginal Co-op Development
• Alterna’s Micro-lending Draws Coverage
• OSEA Hosts Delegation to World Wind Energy Conference
• Member Profile: Community CarShare Co-operative

Read a copy at the Ontario Co-operative website http://www.ontario.coop/

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Vol. 14, No. 7    April 11, 2013

In this issue…

• RESPONSIBILITY FOR CO-OP SECTOR MOVED TO INDUSTRY CANADA
• FCL DONATES $1 MILLION TO RED CROSS FOR DISASTER RELIEF
• THE CO-OPERATORS RANKED AS WORLD’S MOST SUSTAINABLE CO-OP
• ICA DEVELOPING NEW GLOBAL IMAGE FOR CO-OPS
• BCCA TO HIGHLIGHT CO-OPS DURING PROVINCIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN
• DESJARDINS, COAST CAPITAL TO SHARE EXPERTISE IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
• ACU RECOGNIZED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
• TRACY REDIES APPOINTED TO NEW FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO PROMOTE WOMEN ON BOARDS
• JUST US! CO-OP TARGET OF PROTESTS OVER FIRINGS
• SEVEN ABORIGINAL CO-OP PROJECTS TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR 2013-14
• THE CO-OPERATORS CREATING NEW AGENCY CENTRE IN MONCTON
• ADVANTAGE/SPECTRA/AFFINITY CU MERGER APPROVED
• NEW GAY LEA EMPLOYEE REALIZES DREAM OF COMING TO CANADA
• CCA SUPPORTS PREPARATIONS FOR CANADA’S 150TH
• ARTICLE HEADLINE
• CO-OP CONNECTIONS
• THE MEETING PLACE

You can read a copy at the Canadian Co-operative Association website http://www.coopscanada.coop/

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March 2013

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On Co-op News
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 25  March 28, 2013
IN THIS ISSUE…

• Fresh e-Newsletter Format Starts Today
• On Co-op Updates: Programs
• ICA Blueprint To Guide On Co-op’s New Directions
• Co-operative Management Program Returns
• Registration Open For June 18th AGM
• Co-op Networks Are Sprouting This Spring
• Pocket Principles
• CMC Profiles
• Member Profile: Ag Energy Co-operative

Read a copy at the Ontario Co-operative Association website http://www.ontario.coop/

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