Our worker co-op (http://cantrusthosting.coop) seeks to create an affordable, full-service web-hosting platform tailored to the needs of co-operative, non-profit and charity organizations for whom access to such Canadian-based services is cost prohibitive. Our worker-owner members can greatly reduce future development and maintenance costs for our clients by collectively managing Drupal-based, template-driven websites.

Why do we want to do this? Our clients want Canadian-based website hosting they can trust and our co-op members want to pool their efforts to pass savings onto our collective clients. Together, we are creating solid web-hosting infrastructure in Canada and keeping jobs/money in our local community. It's win-win-win!

Common Works has two objectives: to educate consumers on the environmental impacts of the products that they buy and to provide affordable, accessible, environmentally friendly alternatives. We have been speaking to classrooms and training youth to give presentations about sustainable purchasing. As well we are starting a co-operative to provide environmentally friendly goods and services.