When ACCA launched its news program in April 2012, the organization had the dream of eventually seeing a cross-Canada online news network where other co-operatives and co-operative associations could share their news.

Members of the 18-unit Prairie Sky co-housing co-operative celebrated their 10th anniversary on May 11.

“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.

Co-operatives have a proven ability to distribute income equitably and keep money in local economies, are democratically controlled and are excellent community-building tools. It’s for these reasons co-ops are a major part of a proposed plan to reduce poverty that will be put before Calgary city council next week.