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Updates from the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association
Thursday, April 11, 2013

A senior claims manager at The Co-operators Group recently became frustrated by the amount of materials from people's homes, such as kitchen cupboards, that wound up in the landfill once claims for water or fire damage were paid. Rather than allowing the situation to continue, she contacted Habitat for Humanity to talk about ways the charity might refurbish or reuse such items.
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2017 Starts Now, a day-long conference and "pre-party planning event" for Canada's 150 Inouk birthday is taking place in Calgary this Friday, and will include a nod to co-operatives.

The initiative championed by the CBC launched in Vancouver last week, and will see events take place across the country to bring together various visionaries, citizens and leaders to reflect on how Canada's cultural and democratic life has changed since Confederation, and inform, inspire and incubate local and regional projects to mark Canada at 150 years.
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Canada will be celebrating its 150th birthday in 2017, and co-operatives will be playing a role in marking the milestone.

The Canadian Co-operative Association has signed on to be a national collaborator in 2017 Starts Now.
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