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June, 2010 Researcher of the Month – Elizabeth Hicks

Elizabeth Hicks is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate Professor in the Business and Tourism Department of Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax. She is a co-applicant of the Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network.

Social Economy Stories – June 2010 – Sue Rickards

Sue Rickards is an educator and community practitioner. She occasionally teaches a course called “Community Practitioners as Agents of Change” in the University of New Brunswick’s (NB) Adult Education program. She was a member of the Community Non-Profi t Task Force which presented a report to the Premier called “New Brunswick Blueprint for Action: Building a Foundation for Self-sufficiency.”

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May 26, 2010- Media advisory- More than 300 expected at National Summit on a People-Centred Economy

Media advisory - More than 300 expected at National Summit on a People-Centred Economy
Canada NewsWire

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OTTAWA, May 26 /CNW Telbec/ - More than 300 people from across Canada will gather at Carleton University in Ottawa on May 30-June 1 for the first-ever National Summit on a People-Centred Economy.

May 19, 2010- Michael Ignatieff's "One Canada" tour addresses enterprise and opportunity with African Canadian community leaders

Michael Ignatieff’s “One Canada” tour addresses enterprise and opportunity with African Canadian community leaders
Published on May 19, 2010

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May 17, 2010- Social Housing in Northeaster New Brunswick Being Renovated

Social Housing in Northeastern New Brunswick Being Renovated

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MIRAMICHI, NEW BRUNSWICK--(Marketwire - May 17, 2010) - The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick today announced that 393 social housing units will receive $2.84 million for repairs and renovations. 

May 13, 2010- Action plan to act as blueprint for regional food security

Action plan to act as blueprint for regional food security
Stefania Seccia, Westerly News
Published: Thursday, May 13, 2010

Community gardens, infrastructure and food policy development are among some of the opportunities the Clayoquot Biosphere Region Food Action Plan has identified to increase food access and security.

New Master of Arts in Community Development at UVic

BUILDING LEADERS IN THE SOCIAL ECONOMY AND CIVIL SOCIETY
 
The School of Public Administration welcomed the first cohort of students to the new Master of Arts in Community Development (MACD). The program prepares leaders for the challenges of today’s global issues in communities around the world.  
 

SERNNOCA Spring Newsletter 2010

Please click here for this informative newsletter from the CSERP Northern Node.

May 12, 2010- Co-op Week 2010 will encourage Canadians to "Experience the Co-Operative Difference"

Ottawa, May 12, 2010 --  The values, principles and practices that make co-operatives different from other types of businesses -- and the difference co-operatives make to the lives of Canadians -- will be the focus of this year's Co-op Week celebrations, which will take place from October 17-23, 2010.