Montreal, 28 October 2008 - Nancy Neamtan, President and CEO of Chantier de l'économie sociale, today received the Neil Reimer prize at the congress of the Canadian Union of Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) currently taking place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The CEP has given this award in recognition of his contribution to public good during his entire career.

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Housing For All: The Social Economy and Homelessness in Victoria By Benjamin Isitt Solutions to homelessness in British Columbia’s Capital Region already exist – in innovative and diverse social economy organizations that today house more than 7,000 Greater Victoria residents. This study illuminates the emergence of the region’s homelessness crisis through personal stories, statistical data, and a broad interdisciplinary literature.

September 18, 2008 - The first guest in the 2008 BCICS and CSEHub Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability was Uriel Leviatan, of the Dept of Sociology and Anthropology and the Institute for Kibbutz Research at the University of Haifa in Israel. Prof.

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The Social Economy Centre (OISE/UT) Presents

The Conversion of Alexandra Park Public Housing into Atkinson Housing Co-Operative

Tom Clement
Executive Director, Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto
Jorge Sousa
Assistant Professor, University of Alberta

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the Universit

Resources and Challenges of Charitable Human Service Organizations in New Brunswick By Luc Thériault, Carmen Gill, Heather McTiernan, & Scott Bell In Canada, the parameters of service provision between the nonprofit sector and the state have shifted with the emergence of the post welfare era. While some recent national-level studies have contributed to our knowledge of this largely under-researched sector, less is known about these organizations at the regional and provincial levels.