The River Collective developed as a direct (A) ______ of a neighbourhood repair workshop, adopting its practice of sharing tools and training apprentices. It later developed an independent organisation. Its campaign for access to vacant municipal buildings, however, brought repeated (B) ______ with officials who insisted on commercial rents. Some councillors eventually endorsed the collective's repair training, but remained opposed to its proposed occupation of unused properties. A newspaper described this limited agreement as the acceptance of the collective's entire programme. Members welcomed the recognition of their training work while pointing out that the most disputed part of their proposal had not been approved.