Question 1

Which cities use the Paper Penny?

Accepted Answer

None yet: the program is proposed and Owen Sound, Ontario is the proposed first pilot. Read the full answer

Question 2

How a city joins

Accepted Answer

No city has joined yet; the proposed path is local interest, a named steward, an informed council, then an honest status on the map. Read the full answer

Question 3

What a cross-city penny would mean

Accepted Answer

Nothing connects today; the vision is vouchers recognized between towns and settled through the shared ledger, only once real. Read the full answer

Question 4

Owen Sound: the proposed first penny city

Accepted Answer

Owen Sound, Ontario is the proposed first pilot: proposed only, with no adoption, approval, or endorsement by the City. Read the full answer

Question 5

Local currency programs in Canada

Accepted Answer

Canada has a real tradition of voluntary community money, from Calgary Dollars to the paper Toronto Dollar (1998 to 2013). Read the full answer

Question 6

Why paper, why now

Accepted Answer

Paper needs no app, account, or battery, costs nearly nothing to print, and QR verification is now universal; that pairing is the thesis. Read the full answer

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