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== Details ==


Departments: Services to businesses and organizations (including Social Economy enterprises), Employability
Departments: Services to businesses and organizations (including Social Economy enterprises), Employability
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http://www.lescdec.qc.ca/data/downloads/Fev_07_socialeconomy.pdf - Social economy and local development in Montréal (Morrisette)
http://www.lescdec.qc.ca/data/downloads/Fev_07_socialeconomy.pdf - Social economy and local development in Montréal (Morrisette)
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== Transformed by Community Economic Development summary ==
Southwest Montréal - from an [[industrial centre]] to poverty. [[PEP]] and RESO successful [[intervention]] through [[citizen engagement]] of socio-economic partners - organization must be composed of [[elected]] representatives of different sectors of the community (four from business, four from [[community organizations]], two union [[leaders]], two associate members known for their influence. Board grew to include local institutions, residence and elected municipal officials), committees and forums, AGM;
[[Collaboration]] supporting key [[community projects]], [[economic]], employment and [[recreational]] [[tourism]] plans; [[employment support]] and [[advice]] to [[entrepreneurs]],
[[maintained]] [[industrial zoning]], [[networking]] between businesses, workshops for training, secondary
school for adults developed with [[industry]], [[unions]] and [[literacy]] organizations.  [[Unemployment]] in the SW still exceeds [[Montréal]] average, but decreased by 5%.
Issues of: A partnership, or [[farming out]] government work?
Political and [[financial]] autonomy.
* http://library.athabascau.ca/drr/redirect.php?id=29557 - "Transformed by community economic development"
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