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This year at the Island Education Day on Saturday November 9 there were 27 eager members participating in one or both of the offered workshops.
With the theme "the times they are a-changing," CHF BC’s Fall Education Conference on Saturday, October 26, took on the realities of the end of co-op operating agreements, the…
A full room of CHF BC members came together on Wednesday evening, October 16, for a warm and lively meeting of the Vancouver Island Council.Members heard a report from the CHF BC board and CHF BC…
Lower Mainland co-op members packed the conference room at the Vancouver offices of CHF BC and CHF Canada for the joint Member Forum on Monday, September 9. After a quick review of the latest news…
During our consultation on Model Rules 2.0, some co-ops told us that they would prefer to tackle the job of updating their Rules and Occupancy agreement in two stages:1. …
CHF BC has prepared a summary of the BC Seniors’ Home Renovation Tax Credit for co‐op members who are thinking about claiming the new tax credit in their tax return (for the 2012 tax year or…
CHF BC and CHF Canada members of all ages gathered at Trout Lake Park on Saturday, June 22 for the annual Co-op Housing Summer Barbecue to enjoy some good old-fashioned fun. The sun came out for…
After months of preparation, the draft model Rules and Occupancy Agreement are now available for your comments. We want to make sure that the final Model Rules 2.0 work well for housing co-ops. And…
After a request for proposals and a rigorous selection process, CHF BC selected Jordans as its new Island flooring partner on May 23."We chose Jordans for its outstanding commitment to product…
CHF BC’s Vancouver Island Council members came together on Thursday, May 23 for a packed meeting where they learned more about about the implications of changes to the Co-op Act and…
On June 1, 2013 some important changes to the Co-operative Association Act (the Co-op Act) will take effect. The most important of these changes deal with the ability of housing co-ops to end a…
CHF BC welcomed a unanimous decision by Vancouver City Council on May 15 to approve a proposal from the Community Housing Land Trust Foundation (the Land Trust) to lead a partnership of co-…