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Thursday June 28, 2012

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Co-ops to take part in historic Calgary Stampede Parade
International Year of Co-operatives, local co-ops featured in pinnacle
July 6 event
Local co-ops and International Year of the Co-operatives (IYC) will be featured in this year's historic Calgary Stampede Parade, dubbed the largest in the event's history.

The Calgary Stampede is marking its 100-year anniversary, and as a result is attracting international widespread interest. Parade organizers received more than 275 applications for its 140 parade spots.

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CAREA celebrates 20 years of
community power

Rural electricity co-ops keep prices low, give back millions to members,
says Pat Bourne

Since its founding in 1992, the Central Alberta Rural Electrification Association (CAREA) has grown from 1,800 members to more than 8,500, while keeping power and dollars in the hands of community.

It's these achievements that Pat Bourne, CAREA's general manager, says are worth celebrating as the rural electricity co-op marks its 20-year anniversary in Alberta.
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These articles are available for republication under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) license. Contact Axiom News with any questions, or to submit your co-op story ideas: camille@axiomnews.ca.
 
Happy Canada Day from ACCA
 
Join the Conversation! Twitter Bird
Want to help spread the word about Stampeding Co-ops and International Co-op Day? Want to stay connected with all of the amazing events occurring across the province and the country? Tweet it, using the hash-tag #IYC2012. This is a quick and easy way to stay connected and to add to the conversation. If you:

� Take a picture of our IYC mini-chuck wagon in the Calgary Stampede Parade
� Want to get information out about an IYC event in your community
� Want to say Hi to the co-op community in the twitterverse especially on July 7, The International Day of Co-operatives

Include #IYC2012 in your message!
 
International Year of Co-operatives Hot Spots
Each week ACCA news will mention those locations around the province where IYC activities are taking place. In the next couple of months there are many exciting event happening all over Alberta. We would also like to post pictures of your event or short videos (perhaps with a greeting from the co-ops in your community to the co-ops in the rest of Alberta!). We are particularly looking for photos of International Year of Co-operatives floats or other parade entries.

What's Upcoming
Event: Bonnyville Canada Day Parade
Location: Bonnyville
Who: Lakeland Credit Union
When:  Sunday July 1 at 10:00 am
Contact: Lacey Chyz

Event: Picture Butte IYC barbeque hosted by Picture Butte Co-operators and UFA
Location: Lion's Park
When: July 6, 11 am to 2 pm

Event: Barbeque
Location: UFA Farm Store in Lethbridge
When: July 9
 
International Day of Co-operatives Events:

Edmonton
Event: Sundance, Riverdale and Cameron Ave Housing Co-ops Dance
Location: Riverdale Community Hall
When: 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Contact Kirby: 780 426 5961
To learn more about this event, see news article page 7July 7th Poster

Calgary
Event: Stampeding Co-ops
A Stampeding Co-ops Walk from Prairie Sky to local co-ops. This walk will feature the IYC logo and will be followed by a 5:30 p.m. potluck barbeque, meat will be provided, bring salads and dessert. Dinner followed by the IYC band.
Location: Prairie Sky 100 402 30 Ave NE
When: 4:00 pm
RSVP: iyc@acca.coop

Vulcan
Event: Float in July 7 parade sponsored by UFA Farm store
 
In Other News
Canadian co-operative leaders meet in Montreal
More than 250 Canadian leaders will meet up in Montreal between 27 and 29 June to celebrate the International Year of Co-operatives and analyse various issues of interest for the Canadian co-operative movement.
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Visualizing a Plenitude Economy
This beautifully drawn 5-minute video provides a vision of what a post-consumer society  could look like, with people working fewer hours and pursuing re-skilling, homesteading, and small-scale enterprises that can help reduce the overall size and impact of the consumer economy.

The video is narrated by economist and bestselling author Juliet Schor, based on her book Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth.
 
Red BoxNew Way to Promote Co-operatives
Click here to learn about ACCA's Red Box campaign, which is providing two life-size red boxes for IYC, co-op and community events.
 
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