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  9 November 2008   

Start Your Engines…

So, here we go again. Time flies. Seems like barely two years ago that I was writing… Oh. Wait a minute.
Anyway, the start of a new federal election campaign seems a good time to sit back and…

  11 October 2008   

CHF BC launches municipal election backgrounder for co-op members

Municipalities across BC go to the polls on Saturday, November 15. Municipal councils can play a major role in the development of new co-op housing and the preservation of existing co-ops. CHF BC…

  10 October 2008   

Three candidates attend Vancouver Centre meeting

Candidates for the Greens, Liberals and NDP attended our final co-op housing candidates meeting for the riding of Vancouver Centre on October 9 at Sojourn Housing Co-op.

  10 October 2008   

Three candidates attend Vancouver Island candidates meeting

The Vancouver Island Meet and Greet election event, hosted by Marigold Housing co-op, brought together 25 members from housing co-ops in Victoria and Esquimalt – Juan de Fuca to hear candidates from…

  10 September 2008   

Two candidates attend co-op meeting in Burnaby-Douglas

On Tuesday, October 7, Halston Hills Housing Co-op in Burnaby hosted a successful meet-the-candidates event organized by CHF BC and CHF Canada. More than 20 co-op members were on hand to meet and…

  3 January 2007   

CHF BC launches 25th anniversary with all-ages art contest

CHF BC is asking you to get creative as we celebrate 25 years of co-operation among co-ops. Our 25th anniversary art contest is open to all ages and features great prizes including a 2 gigabyte iPod…

  1 December 2006   

Two of three parties promise new housing co-ops

The Liberals, Conservatives and NDP each tabled their housing promises this week. Both the Liberal and NDP platforms make specific commitments for more co-op housing.

  1 November 2006   

Send a message to your candidate!

CHF Canada has added a great new feature to the Action Centre on its website. You can send election emails to the candidates in your riding at the click of a button.

  1 November 2006   

Co-op members meet the candidates on Vancouver Island

Island co-op members in the riding of Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca met with their federal election candidates.

  1 October 2006   

A Morning in Burquitlam

As Thom never misses a chance to remind me, a campaign co-ordinator for CHF BC has many opportunities for travel to places they might not otherwise be fortunate enough to visit.
My first trip to…

  1 May 2006   

Operation Richmond

A confirmed urbanite and lover of tall buildings and crowded streets, your correspondent typically approaches excursions beyond downtown Vancouver as quasi-military campaigns. An objective -…

  10 February 2006   

Premier Must Act to Close the B.C. Liberal Housing Gap – James

VANCOUVER – Premier Gordon Campbell must act immediately to close the housing gap and reduce the growing number of homeless in British Columbia created by B.C. Liberal government policies, NDP Leader…