Canadians are urged to submit names of people to honour for their work in the co-operative sector.
The Canadian Co-operative Association is gathering the names this winter for three distinct awards to mark its 100th anniversary, which will be celebrated June 16-19 in Ottawa. All three awards will be housed on the CCA website in a hall of fame.
The first is for the Greatest Canadian Co-operator to be bestowed upon a deceased individual who was fundamental in shaping co-ops. Nominations will be taken on the CCA website until Feb. 16. Then a list of the top 10 will be compiled and released on the website in March. Canadians will be able to vote until the end of April for their favourite historic co-operator.
The hall of fame will also become home to all past and future recipients of the Canadian Co-operative Achievement Award and the Global Co-operator Award. Nominations for the 2009 awards close Jan. 31.
For more information, call the CCA at 613-238-6711 ext. 243 or 246.
