The Canadian CED Network, Coast Capital Savings and the Vancity Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Bursary award winners for Simon Fraser University’s Certificate Program for CED Professionals. All of the applicants have our sincere thanks and respect for the work they continue to do relocalizing and democratizing BC’s economies. The 2009 Bursary Award Winners are:

• Camilo Cortes will be engaging new immigrants in Canada in exploring the viability of childcare co-operatives and health brokering co-operatives.
• Joy Emmanuel, currently a director at the Victoria Community Health Cooperative, will design a member engagement strategy for the co-operative.
• Katherine Gee will be studying the feasibility of various social enterprise opportunities for O.U. R. Ecovillage.
• Fran Haughian will facilitate a community process with the Katzie First Nation to develop a long term economic development strategy.
• Jenny van Hemmert, business manager of the Victoria Community Health Care Co-operative, will be developing a business plan for the co-operative.
• Joanne MacKinnon, an active member of Slow Food Vancouver, will be developing ways to enhance food sustainability and security in the Fraser Valley.
• Natasha Marshall will be developing a sustainable economic development strategy for the Tseshaht First Nation.
• Emily Menzies is exploring the feasibility of social enterprise opportunities which match the assets of the Galliano Land Conservancy with community needs.
• Jia Hui Thong, business development officer with Hastings North Business Improvement Association, will be developing the Hastings Sunrise Summer Kickoff project.

Please join us in congratulating the 2009 bursary recipients. Each year, ten community leaders are awarded $1000 bursaries to pursue specialization in community economic development with Simon Fraser University’s Certificate Program for Community Economic Development.

Upcoming Courses in SFU's CED Program

Local Development and the Global Economy with Melanie Conn October 23 - 24, 2009 (Victoria)

Developing CED Ventures with Victor Cumming, November 27 - 28, 2009 (Vancouver)

Spring Courses:

Co-operative Models for CED with Melanie Conn and Marty Frost, January 22-23, 2009 (Victoria)