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Co-operate Now Business Bootcamp Launches IN PERSON from Nelson May 2nd 2022

Have you been contemplating starting an enterprise with a social, environmental or cultural purpose, or selling your existing business? Are you part of a group looking at options together? If so, Co-operate Now business training bootcamp might…

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UCCC Virtual AGM 2020 – October 27th, 5:30 PM

We extend a warm welcome to members and guests to participate in our virtual AGM. This year it will be held online, and will also a great use of your time. Share your stories! Meet other co-operators of the Kootenays! If you are keen to…

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MEC Sale Response

Co-ops and cooperators across Canada were surprised and saddened to learn that the MEC board of directors decided to sell the co-op's assets to a US-based private equity firm. The BC Cooperatives Association and Co-operatives and Mutuals…

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Co-op Week 2019: October 13-19

Join the UCCC and our members to celebrate the successes and achievements our regional co-ops and credit unions have made to build our local economies - come for a cuppa tea in front of the Kootenay Country Store Co-op in Nelson on Wednesday,…

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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…

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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, and has…

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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.

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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 graphic shows, in 2017, the…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Co-op Week 2017: Co-operation in Northern Syria

Co-op Week 2017 is Just Around the Corner! ..and the UCCC invites you to attend a unique speaking event: The Rojava Revolution: Co-operation, Environmentalism, and Feminism in North Syria a presentation by John Restakis Wednesday, October 18th,…

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UCCC Welcomes Creston & District Community Investment Co-op

The UCCC is happy  to welcome its newest member -- the newly incorporated Creston and District Community Investment Co-op - an innovative, groundbreaking co-operative designed to mobilize local capital into rural investments in the Creston…

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UCCC AGM 2017: May 4th, 6:00-8:30 PM. Board Training Workshop 1:30-4:30

The Upper Columbia Co-op Council's Annual General Meeting will take place Thursday, May 4th, from 6 - 8:30 PM at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce. The AGM will feature delicious finger foods, updates from all of our co-op and credit union…

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