The Co-operators reports its 2007 profits are up
The Co-operators Group Ltd. announced a net income of Cdn$154.8 million in 2007, up from Cdn$133.4 million the previous year. "The strong financial performance allowed the organization to make an unprecedented contribution of more than [Cdn]$1 million to The Co-operators Foundation, through which it reinvests in Canadian communities," the company announced in a press release.

Homeless farm plan sparks $6-million race
Residents want to buy Woodwynn land in Central Saanich to halt proposed therapeutic institution
A controversial proposal to house homeless people on Woodwynn Farm in Central Saanich has ignited a race to raise $6 million to buy the historic property.

CLD du Bas-Saint-Laurent : plus de 12 000 emplois ont été créés ou consolidés en 10 ans Les huit centres locaux de développement du Bas-Saint-Laurent (CLD) ont contribué à créer et à consolider 12 500 emplois depuis leur fondation il y a 10 ans.

Engaging youth to buy, eat locally
A forum aimed at engaging youth in developing sustainable food projects will take place on May 21 at the downtown Market Square. From 4 to 6 p.m., Foodshed Project will host the Youth Forum on Sustainability and is encouraging people to attend to voice their ideas and solutions on food system issues and how to get youth involved.

Regina's Core of the future: Action plan looks at ways to enhance Regina's inner city
The proposed future of Regina's Core neighbourhood is mapped out in a recently released document. The Core Neighbourhood Sustainability Action Plan is a 93-page document that breaks down the positive and negative aspects of the community and presents strategies for remedying problems and building on strengths.

Les télévisions communautaires répondent à un besoin d’information locale L’annonce de la fermeture éventuelle des salles de nouvelles de TQS a fait déplacer nos élus et fait couler beaucoup d’encre. C’est tout à fait souhaitable qu’il en soit ainsi!

Un nouveau moyen de prendre rendez-vous avec le développement durable C'est avec fierté que les partenaires du GAGE (Groupe d'achat gestion écologique) de la Corporation de développement économique communautaire (CDEC) Rosemont-Petite-Patrie ont aujourd'hui mis en marché le Gagenda 2009.

Awards celebrate excellence in credit union system
Credit Union Central of Canada presented its annual National Credit Union Awards for outstanding achievement during a ceremony Wednesday night that concluded its annual conference. Because of the quality of this year's entries, the judges selected two winners for the 2008 Community Economic Development Award - Coast Capital Savings of Surrey, B.C. and Vancity Credit Union of Vancouver.

«Le social dans l’économie : un incontournable dans Lanaudière» La Table régionale d’économie sociale de Lanaudière (TRESL), en collaboration avec la Conférence régionale des élus(es) Lanaudière vous invite à participer à un événement régional d’envergure, soit «Le social dans l’économie : un incontournable dans Lanaudi&egrav

Aboriginal Women face challenges in the Canadian Economy
Women's work as producers and caregivers of life is not often recognized in our money-based economy. But certain groups of women have an especially difficult time fitting into a market model of economics in which the exchange of money is the only recognized economic activity. Aboriginal women face economic discrimination on the basis of gender as well as race and culture.