It’s AGM time again! Looking forward to connecting with our membership at the upcoming virtual annual general meeting – AGM 2021 – set for June 4th. To provide some greater insight, we have prepared an impact report for your review – see below. Please note this meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. You will … Continued
Co-operate Now: Co-op Development Bootcamp is for entrepreneurs or community members interested in building a co-operative enterprise next training session will begin on May 7. For a nominal fee, participants receive valuable information, guidance, support and gain access to the BCCA’s network of co-op leaders Plus, the Co-operate Now: Co-op Development Bootcamp sessions are now … Continued
BC Co-op Meetups are an opportunity and platform for co-ops to come together and share their knowledge and insight, spark new ideas, and help each other grow and flourish. Our members are a diverse group. Subsequently, each sector they represent, at times, is faced with unique challenges that would benefit from a connection with like-minded … Continued
BCCA and ACCA were honored to host co-operators across the country at last Thursday’s panel, entitled “Racial Equity in Co-ops: Where do we go from here?” – the first event in our online Co-op Innovation Series of 2021. Special thanks to Michelle Cooper-Iversen, Chief Operating Officer at CHFBC and BCCA Board member, for facilitating an … Continued
We are rebuilding the BCCA website! Imagery is an important part of our rebuild! The BCCA team would appreciate the opportunity to showcase our members in action. Our team invites authors to submit high-quality photos that share a glimpse of their day in action, a member’s best smile or product-production in action. We are looking … Continued
The world of energy efficiency is dynamic and varied. There are more than 436 000 Canadians working in energy efficiency – from HVAC to window installers, policy analysis to programming, energy advisors, engineers, and managers and so much more. The ‘Becoming’ series gives you a chance to get to know some of the people that … Continued
Looking for gifts your clients and customers will love to kick off 2021? Need a few more items for all those corporate Christmas baskets that need filling? Or for the hard-to-buy-for on your list? Here are unique corporate gift ideas that will knock their holiday socks off … BC Co-op branded items – priced to … Continued
During our MEC Townhall on October 15th, we all watched this video about the story of La Siembra, a co-op that came very close to losing their co-operative identity to a sale, much like MEC. This video tells the story of how instead, the La Siembra community leaned into the co-operative principles and values and … Continued
As part of our Annual General Meeting on October 15th, BCCA hosted a public townhall dialogue around the sale of MEC and what BCCA and the co-operative community as a whole can do moving forward. We were joined by organizers Kevin Harding and Yuill Herbert from SaveMEC to speak about the valiant organizing work that … Continued
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the BC Co-operative Association (BCCA), you are invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place Thursday, October 15, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please note this meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. You will receive the Zoom details upon your registration … Continued