AGM: 10:00am to 11:30am
IGNITE LOCAL CED Forum: 11:30am to 3:30pm
Dieppe Farmers Market, 232 Gauvin Road
Join the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick's AGM this year on June 20th from 10:00 – 11:30 am at the Dieppe Farmers Market. The AGM will be followed by a special luncheon and event, IGNITE LOCAL, with guest speakers including John Steinman, well-known television and radio host of Deconstructing Dinner and the President of the Kootenay Co-op, who will share how this small local food co-op became Canada’s largest and most successful. Other presenters and discussions will explore:
- How NS wind energy companies are using CEDIF tax credits to develop renewable energy projects
- How New Dawn Enterprises used the CEDIF to create 175 jobs in everything from micro breweries to health care, housing & technology
- How NB’s new CEDC can help ignite opportunities for community economic development that, until now, we could only dream about
Register for CECNB's AGM and IGNITE LOCAL
Please note CECNB’s annual general meeting will be held at 10:00 am and everyone is welcome. Those interested in attending the Community Economic Development Forum only should arrive for 11:30 am.
COST: $30/person ($20 for members) includes lunch
Contact: info at cecnb.ca or 506-227-9607
Guest Speakers
Jon Steinman, President, Kootenay Co-operative, Nelson, BC
Austen Hughes, President & Director, the Wind4All family
Erika Shea, Director of Communications, New Dawn, Cape Breton
Jeff Harriman, Capital Markets Specialist, NB Financial and Consumer Service Commission
