What is the UCCC?
The Upper Columbia Co-op Council is an association of co-ops and credit unions of the Kootenay and Boundary regions of Southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The Council was incorporated as a Community Service Co-op in October, 2008,…
What is a Co-op?
Co-operatives (or “co-ops”) are owned by their members who use their services or purchase their products. Co-ops can provide virtually any product or service, and can be either non-profit or for-profit enterprises.
Co-op Impacts
Cooperatives have a significant impact on the Kootenay Boundary region. We know co-ops are an important part of our region’s fabric, but we wanted to establish a benchmark and measure our collective impact. As the…
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UCCC 2019 Annual General Meeting
The Upper Columbia Co-op Council Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 25th at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce. We’re excited to share a year of exciting developments for co-operatives in our region. We’ll have short presentations from three new co-ops, facilitated networking…
Celebrate Co-op Week 2018
Co-ops Celebrate with Film, Fair National Co-op Week is October 14-20, 2018 Co-operatives are a part of the rich fabric of life in the southeastern BC region, with tens of thousands of members and a huge economic impact. The Upper Columbia Co-op Council is joining…
UCCC’s 10th AGM- May 15th, 2018- Come One, Come All!
The Upper Columbia Co-op Councils’ 10th Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 15th, at UBC’s WKTEP Learning Centre at 266 Baker Street in Nelson (the former Nelson Daily News building). Members and guests are encouraged to attend! This year, in addition to our…
Cultivating Co-ops and Our Communities
The Upper Columbia Co-op Council is thrilled to be partnering with Sobey School of Business and Saint Mary’s University to bring an interactive, three-day intensive professional development course to Nelson from May 15-17. Focused on leading thinking in co-operative management, coupled with tangible examples of…
YES Summer Camp!
The Youth Excellence Society (YES) is a non-partisan, charitable organization that provides exceptional leadership training to British Columbia’s youth through the support of the province’s co-operative and credit union movement. For over 40 years, the YES has been providing a unique learning experience for over…