Conference 2025 Newsletter

Volume 17 Issue 12

BELONGING IN ACTION: CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY AT THE 2025 CWCF CONFERENCE

Hannah Nielsen of The Vancouver Cleaning Cooperative reflects on her experience as a first-time attendee.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Throughout the event there was the buzz that comes from gathering with people who share the same values and goals.

CWCF AGM AND BOARD REORGANIZATION

The AGM was an important exercise in fulfilling the second co-operative principle.

COLIN MACDOUGALL RECEIVES MARK GOLDBLATT WORKER CO-OP MERIT AWARD

Colin MacDougall of SSG received the Mark Goldblatt Worker Co-op Merit Award for his long history of leadership within the sector. The award presentation also featured a song written in his honour, with music composed by CWCF Board member Martin Van Den Borre (who also wrote the lyrics with input from Kelly Storie, Jason Sooch, and Melanie Broguet).

MULTICULTURAL HEALTH BROKERS RECEIVES WORKER CO-OP BEST PRACTICES AWARD

Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative of Edmonton received the Worker Co-op Best Practices Award for its intercultural approach to participatory governance. The award was presented in a moving ceremony held at the Edmonton Intercultural Centre, which houses MCHB's offices.

BOARD MEMBER PROFILE: MARTY MEYER

Marty Meyer, acclaimed as the Prairies/NWT/Nunavut Director at the 2025 AGM, brings a long history of experience in massage therapy and training through CoopZone's development program and CWCF's Worker Co-op Academy to the position.

BOARD MEMBER PROFILE: MAURICE AMIRI

Elected as the Atlantic Region Director at the 2025 AGM, Maurice Amiri of Expertise Hub Cooperative brings a background in engineering and digital innovation to the position.

The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF) is a national, bilingual grassroots membership organization of and for worker

co-operatives, related types of co-operatives (multi-stakeholder co-ops), and organizations that support the growth and development of worker co-operatives. CWCF's e-newsletter is available free of charge to anyone with an e-mail address and an interest in worker co-operative developments in Canada. Please send comments, suggestions, or news about your co-op to:

Kenzie Love

Editor of the CWCF Newsletter

admin@canadianworker.coop

(403) 276-8250

La Fédération canadienne des coopératives de travail (FCCT) est une organisation issue de la base, pancanadienne et bilingue. En son cœur se trouvent les coops qu’elle sert (coopératives de travail, de solidarité et de travailleuses et travailleurs actionnaires) ainsi que les organismes qui soutiennent la croissance et le rayonnement du modèle coopératif. L’infolettre de la FCCT est offerte gratuitement à toute personne disposant d’une adresse courriel et souhaitant en savoir davantage sur le développement des coopératives de travail au Canada. Veuillez soumettre vos commentaires, vos suggestions ou des nouvelles de votre coopérative aux coordonnées suivantes :

Kenzie Love

Rédacteur en chef de l’infolettre de la FCCT

admin@canadianworker.coop

(403) 276-8250