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Title | Canadian economic development plan for OLMCs |
Contracting Authority | Jean Léger, RDÉE Canada |
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Join us on Thursday, December 5, 2013 from 1-2 pm ET (noon-1 pm CT) for a webinar featuring a case study of Ecotrust Canada, a charitable society whose mission is to build the conservation economy - a model of reliable prosperity in which sustainable financial returns enhance environmental resilience and champion social equity. In this webinar, you'll learn more about their innovative economic model at the intersection of conservation, community economic development, and community service.
Deb Markley
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
919-932-7762
deb@e2mail.org
http://ruralwealth.org/
Growing evidence shows that agroecology WILL feed the world.
"Business as usual" will NOT!
On November 19th, Miguel Altieri (University of California, Berkeley) - a world leading authority on agroecology - will speak on ecological agriculture as a key solution to food insecurity, hunger, and climate change. He'll be joined by panelists:
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 12-2 pm EST
Across Canada via webcast
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To register for the webcast or to organize a private or public screening, go to: usc-canada.org/feedingtheworld.
For more information, please contact genevieve@usc-canada.org.
This event is organized by USC Canada, Inter Pares, Food Secure Canada, School of International Development and Global Studies, Sierra Youth Coalition, Meal Exchange, ETC Group, CBAN, Ram's Horn,National Farmers Union, and Development and Peace.
This is a free event, but space is limited.
Book Early!
CFTN is proud to be holding the second annual fair trade National Conference
The event will take place from
Canada’s 2014 fair trade conference will be a meeting of leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs from across the fair trade movement and ethical trade sector. It will strengthen existing ties and increase collaboration in working towards a shared vision for fair trade.
Delegates of the conference will include business representatives, certifiers, non-profit partners, government institutions, Fairtrade Towns and Campus representatives, and advocacy campaigners from across the country.
Follow this link for a detailed conference schedule.
The CFTN conference and AGM (9-11 January) is being held alongside EWB National Conference 2014 which will run from 10-12 January 2014. On the 10-11 (Friday and Saturday) there will be integrated activities between the CFTN and EWB National Conference. Follow these links to find out more about: Engineers Without Borders Canada | EWB National Conference 2014
This Presentation will identify some of the main trends affecting Canadian Rural Communities. Seven strategies prepare communities for the challenges and opportunities created by those trends. Examples from over 30 years of research on rural issues will be used to illustrate the strategies. This webinar/presentation will be of interest to community leaders, analysts, and policy-makers. It will include opportunities to ask questions and discuss issues from your own experiences.
Bill Reimer is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University in Montréal. From 1997 to 2008 he directed a Canadian national research project on the New Rural Economy which included 13 universities, 35 partners, and 32 rural communities from all parts of Canada (http://nre.concordia.ca). His publications deal with community capacity-building, social support networks, social capital, social cohesion, municipal finances, the economy and the household, rural immigration, and the informal economy. His current research examines changes in rural communities, rural-urban interdependence, comparative regional policy, rural immigration, and the impacts of wildfires on communities. Details: http://billreimer.ca.
Join us Nov 13th at 1PM Eastern for the third section of Food Secure Canada's Bootcamp Series: Business Structure
Join us for the next Business Bootcamp webinar, Business Structure, with Julie Hamel of FDEM (in english).
The Business Structure webinar on November 13th will explore the different legal structures possible for food entreprises. Topics covered will include:
The session will run 1.5 hours. Julie's presentation will be followed by an opportunity for questions, answers and discussions.
Complete instructions for joining the webinar can be found here.
**The webinars are available to all who are interested. Please share this with your networks, as you see fit.
Julie is a senior business advisor with over 20 years of experience. She began her career as an entrepreneur, before becoming a social economy business advisor in 2006. She successfully managed 3 Subway stores of her own through the 90’s, along with 2 stores owned by the franchisor. She later spent 3 years as the general manager of a private golf club, before moving into a business advisory role. Julie’s range of expertise includes marketing, finance and business development.
For the past seven years, her social pre-occupation has led her to invest most of her time and energy in the field of local economic development, including dozens of not-for-profit organisations. Julie earned her BA in economics, as well as her MBA, from the Western Business School at the University of Western Ontario, now known as the Richard Ivey School of Business.
This webinar will be delivered in english.
Listen to earlier Bootcamp webinars and download the documents here (scroll down).
