Local Currency
Public Group active 4 days, 12 hours agoA Transition Group to plan a new regional currency based on the Community Way model for Nelson and the Kootenay/Basin Region.
We encourage you to register your business or organization in the Kootenay Community Way Local Currency Initiative.
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Ryan started the forum topic one thing transition towns will never do in the group
Local Currency: 4 days, 12 hours ago · ViewI’ve been doing a lot of research and I happen to know for a fact that transition town would never allow any of their local currency initiatives to be based on anything of real value that goes into people’s hands. The reason why I bring this up is during an economic collapse, most are pegged [...]
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Diana van Eyk posted an update in the group
Local Currency: 1 year, 3 months ago · ViewHere’s a post about our Columbia Basin local currency group: http://redefiningbeauty.inthekoots.com/2011/01/23/synergy/
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Local Currency: 1 year, 5 months ago · ViewKootenay Co-op Radio Interview re: Community Dollars
Here’s an interview with Bradley Roulston, Bill McNally and Billy Jones on Kootenay Co-op Radio about Community Dollars, the new basin wide local currency based on the Community Way model: http://communitydollars.ca/news/coopradio/.
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Diana van Eyk posted an update in the group
Local Currency: 1 year, 5 months ago · ViewCheck out this great article on our new bioregional local currency system, the Community Way:
More and more of us are becoming aware that our current money system is designed not to benefit us as individuals, organizations and businesses, but the banks. But what if a currency’s primary focus was on caring for the community? What if, by design, a currency was based on generosity and community spirit rather than on greed?
Well, it may be about to happen in six Columbia Basin communities as early as February, 2011, thanks to the Columbia Community Dollars Group which is made up of a number of smaller groups of advocates throughout the Basin.
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Tara Penner posted an update in the group
Local Currency: 1 year, 5 months ago · ViewI love it. It’s the best of both worlds! I’m so excited about this – and can’t wait to see submissions for the contest!
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Diana van Eyk posted on the forum topic What is a good name for the new Kootenay based Currency? in the group
Local Currency: 1 year, 5 months ago · ViewSo glad we’ve made a decision – Columbia (with a slant) Community Dollars! Columbia so we can identify our bioregion, and Community Dollars so other bioregions can adopt the Community Way model and use the name Community Dollars if they so choose. Yea!
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Diana van Eyk posted on the forum topic What is a good name for the new Kootenay based Currency? in the group
Local Currency: 1 year, 6 months ago · ViewI think Kootenay Cash has a nice ring to it. I LOVE the Community Way model, and would want to make sure people are aware of how it works and why it works so well.
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Vernonsal posted on the forum topic What is a good name for the new Kootenay based Currency? in the group
Local Currency: 1 year, 6 months ago · ViewCommunity Way dollar
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Local Currency 1 year, 6 months ago · Viewbusiness commitment to use Community Way dollars if other businesses will too.
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Rik Logtenberg started the forum topic Explanation of Community Way in the group
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Rik Logtenberg started the forum topic Explanation of Community Way in the group
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Rik Logtenberg posted an update in the group
Local Currency: 1 year, 6 months ago · ViewIs the meeting tomorrow at Bill’s open to the public?
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