Creative Rural Cooperatives: Exploring the Possibilities

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Date: 
14 April, 2014

Monday, April 14, 2014
1894 Art Centre | 402 South Railway 
Boissevain, MB
11:00 am-2:00pm 

Includes a tour of the Rural Roots Food Cooperative

Speakers:

Vera Goussaert is the Executive Director of the Manitoba Cooperative Association, and has worked as a Co-op Development Advisor with the Province of Manitoba, and as a Youth Program Officer – CIDA Intern with the Canadian Co-operative Association & the Credit Union Association of Ghana. She is currently a Board member for SEED Winnipeg and the Assiniboine Credit Union. 
 
Cheryl Krostewitz is a Cooperative Development Advisor and Fund Administrator at Manitoba Cooperative Association. Prior to that, Cheryl worked as a Property Manager for cooperatives at a non-profit social housing management corporation in Winnipeg. 
 
Dr. Megan McKenzie is currently the President of Rural Roots Food Cooperative in Boissevain, MB. She was involved in conflict resolution and democracy work in Colombia, the Middle East, Ireland, DR Congo and the inner-city of Winnipeg before returning to rural Manitoba to raise her young family and work as a conflict specialist. She holds a PhD from Trinity College, Dublin.
 
For more information or to register contact:
Melissa Allen, bdc@cfwestman.ca 
Tel: 204 726 1513 or 1 888 303 2232
*RSVP by March 31, 2014
Soup and Sandwich lunch will be provided

This event is being hosted as part of an educational series:

Using Cooperatives and Social Enterprises to Create Resilient Rural Communities

Cooperative and social enterprises are responding to issues rural Canadian communities face, such as declining populations and the loss of services associated with it. Three events examine how cooperatives and other social enterprises are being used to help create resilient small towns and rural communities. 
 
Case studies and examples will be explored; participants will have the opportunity to share experiences and concerns from their own rural community. Discussions will include how they assess cooperatives and social enterprises, and will address related concerns and resources needed to start up and sustain co-operatives. 
 
Other Events:
Audience:
  • Community Economic Development Practitioners
  • Local and Regional Leaders
  • NGOs
  • Business and Community Development Agencies
  • Community Organizations
  • Business Owners and Employees
  • Financial Advisors
  • All interested residents!

 

Region: 
Manitoba
Host: 
Brandon University | Canadian CED Network | Community Futures | Rural Development Institute
Boissevain  Manitoba
Canada