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CHF BC members met on Sunday, May 6, for an afternoon packed with exciting news and opportunities to connect with each other.

The Co-op Housing Federation of BC is celebrating its 35th anniversary and there’s no better way we’d like to do that than in the same spirit of growth and excitement that marked our beginning back in 1982. 

New co-ops are being built for the first time in decades, existing co-ops are coming up with innovative solutions to grow, redevelop and remain viable and new governments are ushering in an era of unprecedented housing support. None of it would be possible without the vision of our co-op pioneers and founding members, including Merrilee Robson and David Lach. We sat down with David and Merrilee on the eve of our anniversary to hear their insight into CHF BC’s history and what’s on the horizon.

CHF BC welcomes our new Seniors Resource Coordinator, ML Burke. ML will lead CHF BC’s newest initiative, Co-op Connections for Independence, a project funded with an Eldercare grant from the BC…

With much gratitude for her outstanding service to the co-op housing sector, CHF BC regretfully announces the resignation of president Patty Shaw.A longstanding member of Kailasa Housing Co-op in…

On Saturday, February 25, Avis and Peter Michalovsky joined CHF BC and others in celebrating Island co-ops and attending the Victoria Health Co-operative Annual General Meeting. Many thanks to the…

CHF BC and COHO Management Services Society (COHO) are proud to announce that they are now certified as Living Wage Employers. General Manager for COHO and CHF BC Michelle Iversen said,…

CHF BC has been serving member housing co-ops since 1982. For almost 35 years we’ve sought to be the go-to hub for developing and strengthening community with responsive services, easy-to-access…

CHF BC and CHF Canada members came together for the annual Co-op Housing Summer BBQ on Saturday, June 25 at John Hendry Park at Trout Lake in Vancouver. A good time was had by all!

A new program, a new board and new hope for members caught in the co-op housing crunch were all unveiled at a meeting that took AGMs to new heights. A record-breaking 64 delegates plus observers and…

Update! On Tuesday, March 17, Thom Armstrong spoke again with Each For All’s host, Robin Puga, this time looking at co-op housing challenges and solutions.On Tuesday, February 17, CHF BC’s…

CHF BC is pleased to introduce Encasa Financial Inc., a registered investment fund manager created specifically to manage the investment of capital reserves and other long-term funds for co-operative…

The latest issue of SCOOP is out. Be sure to pick up a copy at your co-op.