Brendan Reimer

Brendan is Assiniboine’s Strategic Partner of Values-Based Banking. As the former Manitoba Regional Director at the Canadian CED Network, member of the Social Enterprise Council of Canada, former board member at LITE and former member of ACU’s Board of Directors, Brendan is a passionate educator and organizer dedicated to creating inclusive, fairer, and more sustainable economies and communities.
ACU and B corp

ACU and B Corp — We’re in good company!

Update from ACU, July 2021 ACU has been named a Best For The World B Corp in the categories of Governance and Customers, who are the member-owners of the credit…

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Urban Training circle

Urban Circle Training Centre: The wellness of one is the wellness of all.

In 1990, a small group of women from Winnipeg’s North End were volunteering at a secondhand clothing outlet and wanted to get training that would lead to full-time employment. Together…

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Diversity Foods Values

Diversity Foods Provides Values-Driven Food Services

Would you have guessed that the most progressive, values-driven food service initiative in Canada is serving up change right here in Winnipeg? Assiniboine member Diversity Foods, and the brainchild of two…

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Signing the Indigenous Accord

The Road to Reconciliation: ACU’s Progress on Indigenous Accord Commitments

In 2017, ACU was the first financial institution in Manitoba to sign the Winnipeg Indigenous Accord in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action. Winnipeg’s…

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Man smiling while using laptop

Meet Ed, ACU’s new live chat service

Ed is helping “Ed-ucate” members about ACU products and services, as well as assisting with their banking needs. ACU’s new live chat service is designed to be convenient, secure and…

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Donation to Astum Api Niikinaahk Tiny Homes Village helps a little home go a long way

The houses are tiny, but their impact is huge. The Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Astum Api Niikinaahk Tiny Homes Village is the first of its kind in Manitoba—a community…

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