In This Issue:

• Lead Story: Small Cheques Add Up to Big Impact

• CCEDNet 2009 National Conference: Online Registration Now Open!

• Resources

• Announcements

• Cooperative News Briefs

• Local Government Headlines

• Funding Opportunities

• Events

In this issue:

Features and Headlines

• Feature: Why I continue to invest in the Montreal Community Loan Association even though I live in Vancouver, By Carol Madsen
• Upcoming Event: Remaking the Economy through People's Eyes: A Forum Exploring Economic Models for Today and Tomorrow
• The Canadian CED Network National Conference: June 3 -5, 2009, Winnipeg, Manitoba

In this Issue:

• Editorial: Canada Needs a Genuine Stimulus Budget

• Help Renew the Co-operative Development Initiative!

• 2009 National CED Conferenc, June 3 -5

• Announcements

• Good Ideas

• New Knowledge and Resources

• Events

In this issue:

• Feature: What if they threw a recession and nobody showed up? by Nicole Chaland and Nathan Hunter
• Announcements
• Good Ideas
• New Knowledge and Resources
• Events
• Funding and Contract Opportunities
• Jobs

In this issue:

• "Time to Choose: community economic development or more ‘have' and ‘have not' neighbourhoods?" by Nicloe Chaland. Within a community economic development (CED) approach, housing initiatives can strengthen neighbourhoods by rehabilitating or adding to housing stock, while also contributing to relationship building and social cohesion, employment opportunities, access to services and an improved quality of life for all residents. Click here to read more>>