{"id":238163,"date":"2014-10-31T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/the-national-co-op-challenge\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T09:07:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:07:36","slug":"the-national-co-op-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/the-national-co-op-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Co-op Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The eight winning finalists of The Co-operators\u2019 National Co-op Challenge have been announced, and between them they will be receiving a total of $200,000! Sixteen small and emerging co-ops from across&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;were selected as finalists, four from each of four regions. Each created a video to raise awareness of their enterprise while also educating the public about the co-operative business model. People were able to vote for their favourite co-op through the contest website from&nbsp;September 3 to October 1, with the two co-ops in each region garnering the most votes declared the winners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery co-op in this contest makes an impact on its local community, providing needed goods and services and contributing to the overall strength and resilience of the community,\u201d said Kathy Bardswick, president and CEO of The Co-operators. \u201cThe contest helped promote these wonderful enterprises, which operate in a wide range of sectors, from urban farming and culture to health care and alternative energy \u2014 a true representation of the great diversity of the co-op sector in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Congratulations to the winners!<\/h4>\n<p>Detailed press releases about the winners from each region are available on The Co-operators web site, with links provided here for your convenience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsreleases.cooperators.ca\/2014-10-23-Two-Atlantic-co-ops-win-25-000-in-The-National-Co-op-Challenge\"><strong>Atlantic Region<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;Coop\u00e9rative de d\u00e9veloppement r\u00e9gional Acadie Lt\u00e9e (Caraquet, NB)<br \/>\nTignish Health Co-operative Association LTD (Tignish, PEI)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsreleases.cooperators.ca\/2014-10-23-Two-Quebec-co-ops-win-25-000-in-The-National-Co-op-Challenge\"><strong>Quebec Region<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;Coop\u00e9rative La Mauve (Saint-Vallier, QC)&nbsp;and Coop Le Grenier Bor\u00e9al (Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, QC)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsreleases.cooperators.ca\/2014-10-23-Two-St-Catharines-co-ops-win-25-000-in-The-National-Co-op-Challenge\"><strong>Ontario Region<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;Garden City Food Co-operative (St. Catharines, ON)&nbsp;andNiagara Local Food Co-operative (St. Catharines, ON)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsreleases.cooperators.ca\/2014-10-23-Two-western-organic-food-co-ops-win-25-000-in-The-National-Co-op-Challenge\"><strong>West Region<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;Glorious Organics Workers Co-operative (Aldergrove, BC)&nbsp;and Urban Eatin\u2019 Gardeners Worker Co-operative Ltd. 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