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Lower Saint Lawrence Social Enterprise Day

Date: February 24, 2023 - 10:00 AM
Place: Grand hall - Great Hall
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Lower Saint Lawrence Social Enterprise Day
Want to learn about social enterprises and their important role our region’s economy? Do you have an idea for a collective solution to an issue in your community? Want to know more about starting a cooperative or nonprofit?
 
Join Économie sociale Bas-Saint-Laurent, Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence, and SEEnet for a day of learning about and celebrating social enterprise in the region, all in English! We’ll have presentations and panel discussions with social entrepreneurs from the region in the morning, followed by a screening of the film (R)evolution in the afternoon.
 
Friday, February 24, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Reford Gardens/Jardins de Métis, Grand-Métis (200 Rte 132), Grand Hall
Free event, lunch included
Registration required by February 17 via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../lower-saint-lawrence-social...
 
Panelists to Include:
Jacques Bérubé, director, Économie sociale Bas-Saint-Laurent
Alexander Reford, director, Reford Gardens/Les Jardins de Métis
Robert Savoie, mayor, Saint-Valérien
Please note: Attendees should plan to arrive 15 to 30 minutes early. The event will take place in the Grand Hall, which is a 10-minute walk from the parking.
 
Hosted by Économie sociale Bas-Saint-Laurent, Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence, and SEEnet, this event has been made possible with the financial support of the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise.
SEEnet: https://see-net.ca/
Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence: https://heritagelsl.ca/
Économie sociale Bas-Saint-Laurent: https://economiesocialebsl.com/
SRQEA: https://www.quebec.ca/.../departments-and-agencies/srqea


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