The Common Share
Welcome to The Common Share, a podcast about the opportunities and challenges of developing co-operative businesses. The Common Share is produced by Co-operatives First, a business development organization that increases awareness and understanding of the co-op business model and supports co-operative business development in rural and Indigenous communities across western Canada.
The Common Share
Economic Development and Co-ops in Île-à-la-Crosse
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Co-operatives First
In this episode, our Director of Indigenous Relations, Trista Pewapisconias, and I spoke with Tyler Morin, CEO of Sakitawak Development Corporation and the Île-à-la-Crosse Fish Company. Tyler was born and raised in Île-à-la-Crosse, he earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Saskatchewan and worked as a business development specialist with the Clarence Campeau Development Fund before returning home.
In this great conversation, Tyler talks about his work in economic development in his community, and the role the co-op model has played in its success.