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8 October 2015
Fire at Mountain View Co-op in Port Moody: can your co-op help?
On October 7, a devastating fire at Mountain View Co-op in Port Moody destroyed 47 homes. Everyone made it out safely, although some pets were lost. The units affected were one, two and three…
25 September 2015
Model Rules 2.0 Info Session answers lots of questions
Co-op members from around the Lower Mainland got answers to their Model Rules 2.0 questions with answers that explained the major differences in the new Model Rules and gave the back-story that led…
17 September 2015
Will you still need me, will you still feed me? Sneak preview of Aging in Place survey results at Member Forum
CHF BC’s Aging in Place Project Coordinator, Alison Planche presented the preliminary results of the Aging in Place survey to members at CHF BC and CHF Canada’s joint Member Forum on…
14 September 2015
Cameo Co-op Celebrates on Vancouver Island
Cameo Co-op’s operating agreement ended July 2015. The end of an operating agreement is a major occasion in the life of a co-op. The first mortgage may be paid off, but there’s a lot…
10 July 2015
City of Vancouver Lease Agreements – First Conversations with Co-ops
For the last week of June, CHF BC arranged a pair of meetings for some of the 50 housing co-ops holding leases with the City of Vancouver. These meetings were focused on the concerns of co-ops with…
26 May 2015
Fire at River Woods
CHF BC continues to follow the story of River Woods Housing Co-op in North Vancouver as they cope with the damage and loss of homes from a fire on May 7 affecting 26 units.
25 May 2015
End of operating agreements sparks Island discussion
Housing co-op members packed another Vancouver Island Council meeting on Thursday night, May 21, and they were treated to a panel discussion on life after the end of co-op operating agreements with…
5 May 2015
CHF BC delegates enjoy upbeat and productive Semi-Annual General Meeting
CHF BC delegates came together on Saturday May 2 for a packed day of fun and business at CHF BC’s Semi-Annual General Meeting.Federation directors provided a rousing update on our progress…
16 April 2015
Vancouver Island Open House a resounding success!
A record number of members came out to the fifth annual Island Open House at the CHF BC and COHO Management Services offices in Victoria on April 15.
23 March 2015
Island members “Get Real” at all-day Island Education Day workshop
On Saturday, March 21, 19 enthusiastic members from 12 Island co-ops came together to “Get Real” at the Spring Island Education Day.
18 March 2015
Housing co-ops and CHF BC on the radio
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…
27 February 2015
Vancouver Island Council brings Island members together
On the spring-like evening of Wednesday, February 25, a group of Vancouver Island members met and shared a few hours together at the Vancouver Island Council meeting. As usual there were a lot of…