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Updates from the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association
Thursday, May 16, 2013

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'Learning labs,' advancing co-op movement highlight 2013 CCA congress
"Learning labs," a new addition to the traditional co-op tours at the Canadian Co-operative Association's (CCA's) annual congress and general meeting coming up in June in Edmonton, is a major change to this year's agenda, and one the organization's manager of member engagement says was born out of feedback from past events.

Tanya Gracie says members attending past congresses noted in their feedback from co-op tours that these components of the events "only touched the surface."
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Calgary co-housing co-op celebrates decade of community spirit
Members of the 18-unit Prairie Sky co-housing co-operative celebrated their 10th anniversary on May 11.

"You are never alone," says 13-year-old Annie Swenson, who has lived 10 of those years at Prairie Sky, when asked what she likes about co-housing. 
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Non-profits to tackle low-cost housing in Vancouver 
Nearly a quarter-century after then-mayor Gordon Campbell tried a controversial experiment to create hundreds of units of low-cost housing in this expensive city, a new mayor and council are about to try again.

But this time, Vision Mayor Gregor Robertson and his council are going to give $22-million worth of city land to a group of non-profits - not a private developer as Mr. Campbell did. And they hope it's just the start to building hundreds, perhaps thousands, more units that will rent for below-market rates.
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Saluting Lacy Chyz! 
Lacy Chyz is an amazing young leader in the credit union sector. Her work in financial literacy  has taken her all over the world! She also volunteers at the ACCA Co-operative Youth Leadership camp, and helped to make our inaugural Gathering of Alberta Co-ops a huge success! Check out her amazing work in financial literacy here in Alberta! Way to be, Lacy!
 
 
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