Co-operatives

CO-OPS ARE THE ROUTE TO THE FUTURE WE WANT

  • 100% Renewable Energy
  • Local, Organically grown food taking advantage of biodiversity

When people looked into why Europe was able to move so quickly into renewable energy, the answer was co-ops.  Why wasn’t there more resistance to windmills in Europe and Scandanavia?  (Energy Mix describes coops in Germany )Because the initiatives were community based and co-ops.  How do you get a new type of initiative going if the mainstream corporations won’t touch it?  Co-ops.  It’s a lot of work.  It takes commitment to participative decision-making and shared responsibility.  But co-ops put good jobs and a sound local economy in place for the long term.

Renewable Energy Co-ops

Local Food Co-ops

See our AGM 2013 in Calgary

Interested in starting a new Co-op?  Get information on what’s involved at the Canadian Cooperative Association