Programme Committee Progress

The Programme Committee has been working hard developing a series of workshops and events.

Over the fall, winter and spring CoAction will offer workshops and forums on:

- Grieving
- Emergency Planning
- Mental Health
- WHMIS/FIRST AID

We are hoping to co-sponsor a workshop with CHFT on successfully applying for short and long term disability and how to avoid having to apply. We have also been approached to partner with CHF Canada on the Introduction to Co-op Management workshop they will offer in the spring of 2013. It will be exciting to see how the partnership will take shape.

The committee could use two types of volunteers. It would be great to have people come out to meetings to help with the planning. It would also be great to have people volunteer for logistics on the days of events, from helping with set up and clean up to staffing the sign in table. Drop Brian an email brian.ed@coactionsa.org) if you are interested in volunteering, or come to an upcoming committee meeting.

Watch your email/this blog for notices of upcoming events and workshops.

CHF Canada Web Forum

The Co-op Difference: Online Training in Co-op Housing Management

Join CHF Canada for a web forum on Thursday September 27, 1:30 – 2:15 pm.

Reserve your web forum seat now here

Co-op education is one of the seven co-op principles. We see how our movement has embraced this principle by organizing regular education and training events for our members and managers. But co-ops are busy work environments and finding other opportunities for professional development can be a challenge for many co-op managers.

CHF Canada has launched The Co-op Difference, their first college-level online course.  It does not duplicate the “nuts and bolts” training available in generic property management courses. Instead, it covers what is unique and different about managing a co-op. And it promises to teach how to practice sound co-op
management and support a successful co-operative community. Best of all, it’s online – take the course whenever it is convenient.

Learn more about this important new professional development tool. In this web forum you’ll get a guided tour of The Co-op Difference, an introduction to the different features and modules, and an opportunity to ask questions about this new resource.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the web forum.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®/iPad®/Android™ smartp

Annual General Meeting

CoAction Annual General Meeting
 Friday, September 21st
10:00 a.m.
Main Gerrard Housing 180 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario.

 There is limited parking across the street at the Ted Reeve Community Centre.
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There are three two-year board positions up for election at the meeting.  Nominations can be submitted in advance to info@coactionsa.org or made from the floor of the meeting.

The qualifications to run are similar to those of the co-ops we work for...

You must be:
¸ a CoAction member
¸ at least eighteen years of age
¸ not an undischarged bankrupt or a mentally incompetent person
¸ current in payment of your dues

If you think you are behind in your dues, contact Brian at brian.ed@coactionsa.org to make sure, and bring your cheque book to the meeting to get caught up. There will also be a report back from the CHF AGM, a presentation on CoAction’s online presence, and the approval of the annual audit, which has been circulated by email.