Following up on Rob Wickson's post about the "false economy" created by parking subsidies, I was
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Posted Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 4:39pm in Rob Wickson's blog
Our society has been led on an ever lasting quest for profits. Now I understand profit, having made my living from profit for over 30 years. Note that I said "made a living".&
Posted Monday, April 30, 2012 - 5:57pm in Sarah Amyot's blog
Check out the new report released by the Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria on poverty and prosperity in the capital region. What does the report tell us?
Posted Monday, April 30, 2012 - 5:34pm in Sarah Amyot's blog
We’re pretty excited about this new pilot project announced by the Alberta Co-operative and Community Association, with support from the Rural Economic Development Fund.
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 - 1:53pm in Rob Wipond's blog
I'm encouraged to see the Transition Network grappling more pro-actively every day wih re-shaping financial systems at the local level.
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 8:40pm in Rob Wipond's blog
There's an interesting event happening soon:
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 8:22pm in Michelle Colussi's blog
The provincial government of Nova Scotia is pumping $2 million through credit unions to provide loans to "social enterprises&
Posted Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 1:24pm in Sarah Amyot's blog
Recently the government of BC quietly introduced legislation to allow for t
Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 2:59pm in Rupert Downing's blog
March 13th saw a gathering of over thirty famers, municipal and other stakeholders to discuss the content of a Community Economic Development Strategy for Agriculture. The District of North S
Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 3:21pm in Sarah Amyot's blog
Last year the Premier convened an Advisory Council to look at the topics of social entrepreneurship and innovation, then this November the Advisory Counc
Posted Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 9:40pm in Rob Wipond's blog
Watch Rupert Downing of the Community Social Planning Council discuss the background report and efforts going into building a "community investment fund" in Greater Victoria.