Webinar
Episode 4: Shifting to Local Energy Ownership
Virtual , Canadahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmf2nD0T1AU Community owned energy projects are happening all across Atlantic Canada - episode 4 will feature a panel discussion/interview with Dylan Heide from the Town of Mahone Bay, Gerald Giroux Gaudet from the City of Summerside, Glen Fillmore from St. John Energy (all of which are members of the Maritime Municipal Electric Utilities Alliance (MMEUA), and Ray Robinson from Alternative Resource Energy […]
Episode 5: Housing Re-localized: Co-operatives, Community Land Trusts, and Community Interest Companies (CICs)
Let’s explore housing re-localized in episode #5! Join our panel of passionate housing advocates as we sample a few “alternative” housing opportunities in Nova Scotia (and across the region): co-op housing, community land trusts, and a first-in-Canada community investment company for housing! Our intention is to host deep dives into these, and other housing types […]
Episode 6: Unlocking Farmers’ Markets’ Potential: Community, Policy, Food Sovereignty
Webinar #6: Unlocking Farmers' Markets' Potential: Community, Policy, Food Sovereignty Many of us are familiar with the general benefits of farmers' markets: supporting local growers, producers, artists and crafters of all kinds, injecting and retaining money in the local economy, getting to connect with and form relationships with the people who grow our food, and […]
Episode #7: Local Procurement: How procurement strategies can benefit our communities and local economies.
Webinar #7: Local Procurement: How procurement strategies can benefit our communities and local economies Local procurement is when public institutions (eg. hospitals, schools) prioritize local suppliers when procuring goods and services. If these large anchor institutions commit just a small percentage of their budgets to local procurement there are significant benefits for our local economies […]
Episode #8: Re-localize Investment: Connecting Investors with Local Projects through Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs).
Episode #8: Re-localize Investment: Connecting Investors with Local Projects through Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs). Thursday, Nov 27th from 12-1pm ADT. Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs) are pools of capital raised by individuals in a community to invest in for-profit local projects. CEDIFs are often managed locally and are tools to re-localize investor […]
Episode #9: Direct Democracy and Community Engagement: Using tools to help us build the relationships and practices we need to stay engaged and participate in our local communities.
Episode #9: Direct Democracy and Community Engagement: Using tools to help us build the relationships and practices we need to stay engaged and participate in our local communities. Thursday, Jan 29th from 12-1pm ADT. Direct democracy and community engagement are urgent skills and practices we need today as trust in our institutions worsen and polarization […]