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  • Fast Facts: Social Enterprise Improves Food Security in Garden Hill First Nation

    July 31, 2018 | Authored by: Marina Puzyreva

    Food insecurity is a pressing problem for thousands of Indigenous people living in remote reserves in the North of Manitoba. The new CCPA Manitoba report Harnessing the Potential of Social Enterprise in Garden Hill First Nation explores in-depth the th …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • Provincial Support for CED in Manitoba: The Experiences of CED Practitioners

    July 3, 2018 | Authored by: Mara Fridell, Ian Hudson, Mark Hudson, Eduardo Regier

    Loxley et al. argued that Community Economic Development (CED) could function as an alternative economic framework which, instead of the strict focus on growth through profit maximization seen in liberal capitalism, might generate a balance between eco …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • Harnessing the Potential of Social Enterprise in Garden Hill First Nation

    May 8, 2018 | Authored by: Marina Puzyreva

    This paper explores the economy, the health status, and particularly the issue of food sovereignty of Garden Hill First Nation (GHFN), a remote community located 610 kilometers northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Similar to many northern communities, in G …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • Documentary – The Inclusive Economy: Stories of Community Economic Development in Winnipeg

    February 7, 2018 | Authored by: CCPA Manitoba, Manitoba Research Alliance, Canadian CED Network, Rebel Sky Media

    All around us we see the results of the gaps that capitalism leaves. The Inclusive Economy gives a glimpse into the world of Community Economic Development (CED), and showcases the good work that’s going on right here in our province. Click the YouTube …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • The Collapse of P3 Giant Carillion and Its Implications

    January 24, 2018 | Authored by: John Loxley

    Carillion, a major global player in the promo­tion of Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) has gone into liquidation in the UK. The collapse of this massive company is a case study of all that is wrong with P3s as an approach to building and operating pub …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • Community Economic Development in Manitoba: Theory, History, Policy, and Practice

    January 24, 2018 | Authored by: Sara Wray Enns

    Manitoba is a province of economic growth and economic disparity. It is a province with low unemployment rates, diverse development and incredible resource wealth (Brandon and McCracken 2016: 3). On the flip side Manitoba has high rates of economic and …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • Fast Facts: Community Economic Development in Manitoba and the Inclusive Economy

    January 24, 2018 | Authored by: Sara Wray Enns

    Manitoba is a province of economic growth and economic disparity. It is a province with low unemployment rates, diverse development and incredible resource wealth. On the flip side, Manitoba has continuously had some of the highest child poverty rates …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • Fast Facts: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

    October 16, 2017 | Authored by: John Loxley, Marina Puzyreva

    As the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) continues, a new study looks at the problems of reactive government policy on MMIWG in Manitoba. The complex impacts on family members of MMIWG are examined in Cost of Doing No …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • Cost of Doing Nothing: Missing and Murdered Women and Girls

    October 16, 2017 | Authored by: John Loxley, Marina Puzyreva

    As the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) continues, a new study looks at the problems of reactive government policy on MMIWG in Manitoba. The complex impacts on family members of MMIWG are examined in Cost of Doing No …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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  • Fast Facts: Prove Yourself! Barriers to accessing ID for low-income Manitobans

    October 10, 2017 | Authored by: Ellen Smirl

    Government-issued identification (ID) is essential to gain access to a wide range of government entitlements, commercial services and financial systems. Lack of ID on the other hand, represents a critical barrier that prevents low-income Manitobans fro …


    Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
    Category: Community Economic Development
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