Welcome to our new summer student, Dori Sutherland!
Originally from Calgary, Dori studies at the University of Saskatchewan. She just finished her third year of Regional and Urban Planning, and is a dedicated student athlete, competing as a midfielder for the Huskie Women’s Soccer team.
Outside of school, playing soccer, and working, she volunteers as a youth soccer coach and as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters. She enjoys reading, camping, and hiking, and is getting into doing yoga 🧘
Dori will be the host of this year's Backroad Diaries series, traveling to co-ops in Western Canada to tell their stories. We're glad to have her aboard!
To succeed, a co-op needs good governance. In this webinar, you'll learn from the mistakes of notable co-ops that failed, so your co-op can build better processes, plan for the future, and ensure it's meeting the needs of its members.
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The Hinterland Nature Co-op creates "unique spaces where people are inspired to experience nature in new and exciting ways and build relationships with each other and the natural world.”
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What IS a co-op, anyway?
It's a business or organization:
✅ that is owned by a group of people, called "members"
✅ whose members have equal say in key decisions
Want to know more? Check out Part 2!
This Red Dress Day, a National Day of Awareness and remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S), we honour those who are missing, and stand alongside Indigenous communities in their calls for justice.
Thank you to Paul, Randy, and Sarah at the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) for the beautiful pins given to Audra and Trista to commemorate this important day.
Our annual report is out! Read it to find out why 2025 was a year of communities using co-ops to invest in themselves, and how we helped them do it.
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This Economic Development Week, we’re celebrating the hard work Economic Development Officers, Community Futures, and ec dev committees do to help their regions grow and thrive. Here are three great examples of how EDOs have supported the co-operatives their communities needed:
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This month, check out our 2025 annual report! It was a year of people creating co-ops to make significant investments in their communities.
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Buying a house is hard, but renting can be unstable. Is there another option?
Yes! It's housing co-ops — and we think there should be more of them. Reach out to us to find out how to get one started 🏘️
You've welcomed some new members to your co-op's board, and you want to get them up to speed.
Check out the replay of our latest webinar, where Kyle provides the details of what you should include in your director orientation plan and where to find the resources you need.
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Got an idea for a co-op? The Co-op Creator is the best place to start! It's chock-full of guides, templates, and advice for every step of the process.
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