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11 April 2016
Co-op members build a strong platform for innovation at Spring Education Conference
A capacity crowd of CHF BC members took part in the Co-op Housing Education Conference on Saturday, April 9 with 150 people in 12 workshops. All the workshops were built around creating a strong…
26 March 2016
Federal budget relief puts pressure on B.C. to fix the co-op housing crunch
Housing co-ops across Canada are celebrating a federal budget that promises short-term relief for low-income co-op members caught in the co-op housing crunch and the active re-engagement of the…
26 February 2016
Full house at VI Council Meeting
Island members filled the room February 24 for the Vancouver Island Council meeting, connecting with familiar faces, delegates and the latest new co-op members.
16 February 2016
CHF BC responds to BC Budget news
Balanced budget doesn’t address affordable housing deficitBC’s budget may balance on paper, but it doesn’t do enough to address a growing affordable housing deficit, according to the…
12 February 2016
CHF BC responds to Province’s affordable housing announcement
CHF BC welcomes today’s announcement of the Province’s plan to invest $355 million over the next five years to create 2,000 new affordable homes.
22 December 2015
CHF BC part of “Co-ops in Schools” Tri-Mentorship program
CHF BC is one of three Lower Mainland co-op sponsors with four staff (from CHF BC and COHO Management Society) matched up to mentor post-secondary students as BC Co-operative…
22 December 2015
Record-breaking AGM generates excitement over new program, new board and new hope
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…
7 December 2015
City of Vancouver Lease Agreements – Co-op Follow-Up
In June 2015, CHF BC organized a pair of meetings to start conversations with co-ops that have City of Vancouver leases. The first meetings were for co-ops with short-term leases or ground-rent…
26 November 2015
It’s an election!
We have eight declared candidates for five openings on CHF BC’s board of directors so we’ll be holding an election at the CHF BC Annual Meeting this Saturday!
16 November 2015
Prime Minister Trudeau shows support for co-op housing
On November 13th, the co‑operative housing sector received a positive signal from Prime Minister Trudeau when he made public the mandate letters to his new cabinet. Mandate letters provide Ministers…
21 October 2015
Vancouver Island Council acclaims new positions and reviews how to vote co-op housing
An enthusiastic group came together for the October Vancouver Island Council meeting on October 14.Congratulations to Avis Michalovsky, who was acclaimed as Chair of the Vancouver Island Council and…