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CHF BC is excited to announce ARC—Active Resilient Communities—a new program to assist our members.

ARC is designed to help you have conversations on long term issues in a structured way. We hope it will help you come to some answers but recognize that the conversations themselves are important.

BC’s Registry Services has introduced new requirements for the wording of special resolutions housing co-ops typically use to amend their Rules.

These new requirements are in place now and must be followed.

We call on the BC government to recognize the urgency and alarm that people all over the province are feeling as the climate crisis directly impacts our communities and our health: deadly heat waves, wildfires, drought, floods, crop failure, fisheries collapse, and costly evacuations and infrastructure damage. These climate-related impacts are unprecedented and intensifying. Indigenous peoples stand to be disproportionately impacted by climate events despite successfully taking care of the land since time immemorial.

Are you ready for #HousingCentral 2021? Get ready to join us virtually to meet, learn, and engage with the brightest minds working to solve the affordable housing and homelessness crises.

Thank you to everyone who was a part of CHF BC’s Virtual Well-Being Conference.

We hope that each session, activity and interaction at this year’s conference left you feeling refreshed and more connected to yourself and your community.

The City of Coquitlam is currently undertaking a Housing Needs Assessment. This will be presented to Coquitlam council in the Spring. City staff ask Coquitlam residents to consider filling in the Housing Needs Report Survey at letstalkcoquitlam.ca/housingneeds by October 15th. They are seeking a diversity of voices. Here’s the message from Genevieve Bucher (Director, Community Planning, City of … Continued

The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC) is pleased to host its first virtual Well-Being Conference with an original lineup of meaningful, community-focused wellness workshops and activities from October 18 to 22, 2021.

This conference, happening during Co-op Week, is a week-long series dedicated to supporting the well-being and resilience of communities in the co-op housing sector, housing sector, co-op organizations and beyond.

Register now to join us October 18 – 22, as we learn, reflect and integrate new practices to support being well ourselves and uncover ways to care for those around us.

Earlier this week, CHF BC hosted a screening of the film Atautsikut (Leaving None Behind), an incredibly inspiring story of the birth and evolution of the Federation of Co-operatives of Northern Quebec (FCNQ), told by co-op and community members through the lens of writer/director John Houston.

Burnaby housing co-ops threatened by sell-off to private landlords The residents of a 244-unit non-profit housing co-op in Burnaby are at risk of losing their homes when the property is sold on the commercial real estate market by its owners, the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115 Pension Plan. The 115 Place Co-operative Housing Association includes … Continued

We are very sad to say goodbye to Fiona Jackson as she leaves CHF BC to take on a new challenge.  Since January 2010, Fiona has been the steward of the communication channels between CHF BC and our members. 

For CHF BC, she has been a calming and mature presence, and someone who would provide an ear and soothing resolution to the day to day challenges that co-op members faced.  Fiona has demonstrated a commitment and loyalty to CHF BC’s mission and vision and the co-operative values.

The Land Owner Transparency Act is relatively new legislation and it creates new obligations for “reporting bodies,"  including housing co-ops

Please read over this summary prepared by BC Housing: Land Owner Transparency Act Summary for Co-ops.