Get your C$ from the Kimberley Information Centre

Stop by the Kimberley Inforamtion Centre / Chamber of Commerce to exchange your Canadian Dollars for Community Dollars! You can buy them from any community group who currently has C$ in their account. And while you’re there, feel free to buy one of the Overwaitea gift cards on sale – 80% Canadian, 20% Community! Check …

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Registration is open!

Registration forms for Community Groups and Business are now available. Send all completed forms to Info@CommunityDollars.ca. Download the business or community group package!

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Kootenay Coop Radio Interview

On Tuesday the 21st December, Community Dollars Development Team Members Bradley Raulston, Bill McNally and Billy Jones presented a brief overview of the Community Dollars Local Currency Model. They were interviewed on the “Nelson Before Nine” Radio Show at Kootenay Coop Radio. Below is the recording from the show. Enjoy!!

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Community Dollars based on the Community Way model

Discover more about Community Currency and the innovative new model used by Community Dollars in the Columbia Basin. Visit http://www.communityway.ca

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Get your C$ from the Kimberley Information Centre Registration is open! Kootenay Coop Radio Interview Community Dollars based on the Community Way model

Jul
20

Get your C$ from the Kimberley Information Centre

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Stop by the Kimberley Inforamtion Centre / Chamber of Commerce to exchange your Canadian Dollars for Community Dollars! You can buy them from any community group who currently has C$ in their account.

And while you’re there, feel free to buy one of the Overwaitea gift cards on sale – 80% Canadian, 20% Community!

Check back soon for more information about participating businesses, and if you’d like more information about Community Dollars contact us at Kimberley@CommunityDollars.ca.

Oh – and did you see us in the paper? Stop by the Snowdrift and spend your C$!

Jul
07

many more businesses register to participate in Fernie

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Community Dollars has been released and the list of registered businesses is growing daily.  Local Coordinators have been out talking about the many benefits C$ can offer with local businesses and community groups in Fernie.  ”Many of our local businesses speak about the hard place they are currently in because of the high Canadian dollar and impacts of the HST,”  says local coordinator Ryland Nelson.”Community Dollars are the solution helping to bring more local customers into our Fernie stores.”

In Fernie, Odyssey “Clothing for Your Journey”, Fernie Nature Tours, Kinesis Holistic Lifestyle & Exercise, and Fernie Stationers just signed up today.  Many more local businesses have expressed interest and are now considering what percentage of C$ they will accept.   During the month of July in Fernie the Local Coordinators are focusing on getting local businesses signed up and ready to use the currency.  In late July the C$  promotional materials will be released, so businesses are being encouraged to get involved now to ensure the are included in the comprehensive advertising campaign that will take place.

 

Jun
08

Two Bucks: The C$2 note revealed!

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This bill features images of Valhalla Park’s Gimli Peak and Mount Prestley, by photographer Douglas Noblet of Wild Air Photo in Nelson on the front, and Two Bucks by Creston’s Brent Wellander of Kootenay Nature Photos on the back.
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May
31

How we’re structured

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We are structured in a way that has the people doing the work making organizational decisions by consensus.

Although we’re non-hierarchical, our group is being mentored by Michael Linton, who designed the Community Way model, as well as the LETSystem, variants of which (some extreme, some slight) are in use all over the world.

Our group operates according to our Memorandum of Agreement. Follow this link for some work in progress on this.

 

 

 

Apr
22

C$1 bill unveiled!

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Happy Earth Day everyone! 

The Community Dollars Development Group is proud to unveil the first image of our new currency –  the C$1!

The entire series of bills has been designed by Nelson’s Robet Strutin, of IMUstudios. The image on the front of the bill, Shannon Lake and Mount Vingolf (just North of the Valhalla Park) is provided by Douglas Noblet of Nelson. Monte Comeau of Salmo provided his photo, Great Blue Heron for the back.

A heartfelt thank-you to all of our photographers and to Robert, for his tireless efforts to make the currency so exceptionally beautiful.

 

Over the next several weeks, we’ll release the images of the remaining C$2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 bills while we excitedly await the arrival of the bills from our printer.

But, we’re not the only ones delighted to hold the bills in our hands. Trish Barnes of Trish Barnes Creative in Cranbrook was the first business to sign up officially in Community Dollars. Her recent post explains why she’s “like a bank”. Thanks Trish!

In the meantime, feel free to visit our website for the latest news and the current listing of interested businesses and community groups.

We are steadily meeting with business owners and community groups to support the adoption of C$ in our region. If you’re ready to sign-up, please contact your Local Coordinator (see below for contact details) to set up a time when you can meet, discuss the registration process, and complete the business registration or community group registration form.

If you prefer, you can also express your interest on our website, and we’ll follow up with you to answer any questions, and complete the registration process.

If you love the idea, ask your favourite business if they’ll be accepting C$, or make a pledge to exchange CAD$ for C$ on our website!

The bills will be arriving in the next few weeks. Thanks again for your enthusiasm and commitment to our community.

Wishing you all a very happy Earth Day,

~ Columbia Community Dollars

Fernie | Fernie@CommunityDollars.ca

Dawn Deydey 

Kimberley | Kimberley@CommunityDollars.ca
Tara Penner
Chris Vassallo

Nelson | Nelson@CommunityDollars.ca
Billy Jones
Diana van Eyk
Robert Strutin

Open Money
Caila Holbrook
Ernie Yacub
Michael Linton
Pieter Vorster

Apr
21

New businesses issue initial C$ donations in Kimberley

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The Kimberley Trails Society (KTS) is one of Kimberley’s first beneficiaries of Community Dollars.

After hearing of their first donation from the Snowdrift Cafe, member Daz DeBoer said “”I’m planning to swap some Canadian $ for C$ on a monthly basis. So I’ll give $50 to KTS in return for C$50. Then I’ll spend the C$50 at participating businesses, and once I’m out, I’ll swap some more. Doesn’t cost me anything, and KTS ends up with Canadian Dollars to spend on projects, insurance etc.”

Right on Daz. This is exactly how C$ donations really benefit the community!

For more information on how your group can become a beneficiary of C$, contact info@communitydollars.ca. If you are a business and would like more information, or want to make a donation to a worthy group of your choosing, let us know!

Mar
18

Registration is open!

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Registration forms for Community Groups and Business are now available. Send all completed forms to Info@CommunityDollars.ca.

Download the business or community group package!

Feb
25

The Free Press & Fernie and District Search and Rescue

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Community Dollars are beginning to build excitement in Fernie. We would like to welcome our first community group – Fernie and District Search and Rescue and our first business – the Free Press. Welcome and thank you for helping us work towards building a more resilient Basin economy.

Feb
23

Kimberley Building Supplies supports local currency!

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That’s right, the TIM-BR Mart in Kimberley has expressed interest and joined with the many other businesses that are willing to accept Community Dollars! Thank-you also to the other businesses that have recently supported Community Dollars: Kelly Wolf of Wolfy’s Hair Den, Our Place and Kimberley Centex!

Feb
17

Gaia Rising supports local currency

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Thanks to Laureen and Vern Barker, owners of Gaia Rising in Nelson, who have this to say about Columbia Community Dollars:

“We are enthusiastic about local currency because we see this as a way of keeping consumers’ dollars in the community and supporting local businesses.  We see it as a way to support our local societies instead of having fundraising dollars leave the community, and as a way to reward volunteers.
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