by Veronique | Oct 24, 2014 | Archives
The innovative and people centric MEC head quarters opened in the False Creek Flats district of Vancouver on October 24. The building is a perfect example of how co-operatives are rooted in their communities. 300 MEC employees moved into a world class, leading edge...
by Veronique | Oct 22, 2014 | Archives
TEXT OF THE STATEMENT On October 10th 2014, the Liberal Advocate for Co-operatives, Honourable Mauril Bélanger, made the following statement in the House of Commons regarding Co-op Week: Mr. Speaker, the first International Summit of Cooperatives was held in October...
by Veronique | Oct 22, 2014 | Archives
Thousands of Canadians have participated in the My CU matters campaign by writing to Finance Minister Joe Oliver telling him that credit unions need to be treated fairly by Ottawa. On October 21 representatives from 317 credit unions visited Parliament to “Hike the...
by Veronique | Oct 21, 2014 | Archives
Credit Union Central is in the sixth week of a public relations campaign called “My Credit Union Matters”, which is asking Canadians to take action to support the credit union system. The campaign has been very successful to date with 2,200 letters of support sent to...
by Veronique | Oct 8, 2014 | Archives
International Summit of Co-operatives was held in Quebec City between October 6 and 9 and more than 3,000 people attended from 93 countries. The second Summit moved the co-operative conversation forward from a state of recognition and assessment of the...
