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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…
26 February 2015
Victoria Co-op Day fun annual networking with Victoria Health Co-op
Every year the Victoria Health Co-operative, a Victoria charity which runs a number of programs including the James Bay Health Co-op, invites CHF BC and other local co-ops to come to its Annual…
25 February 2015
Members pitch for Key Campaign at February Member Forum
It was a packed room on Monday, February 16 for the first CHF BC and CHF Canada Member Forum of 2015. After reports from the two federations, members heard an update on the You Hold the Key Campaign…
19 December 2014
CHF BC invests in new partnership: introducing Encasa Financial Inc.
CHF BC is pleased to introduce Encasa Financial Inc., a registered investment fund manager created specifically to manage the investment of capital reserves and other long-term funds for co-operative…
4 December 2014
New directors and executive at CHF BC
At CHF BC’s AGM on November 29, delegates elected four new directors to the board. Here’s a little about our new directors and our new executive.Patty Shaw, President
3 December 2014
CHF BC’s new board
At CHF BC’s AGM on November 29, delegates had the difficult task of choosing from ten candidates to fill six at-large vacancies on the CHF BC board.
3 December 2014
CHF BC pays tribute to long-serving directors and staff
At the CHF BC AGM on November 29, 2014, CHF BC honoured three long-serving directors as they left the board. Delegates applauded Isabel Evans, Lisa Berting and Dianne Brubaker who all reached their…
3 December 2014
CHF BC announces new group buying partner for counters and cabinets!
At CHF BC’s AGM on November 29, 2014, CHF BC announced a new group buying partnership with AMSD Contracting and Merit Kitchens.
3 December 2014
You Hold the Key Campaign is in the movies!
At CHF BC’s AGM on Saturday, November 29, 2014 delegates were treated to a fast-paced review of the Federation’s You Hold the Key campaign. The multi-media update highlighted our work…
2 December 2014
Annual General Meeting a lively mix of big plans and good news
CHF BC’s 32nd annual meeting on Saturday, November 29 was packed with presentations, exciting announcements and a hotly contested election.Just some of the highlights included:CHF BC’s new…
18 November 2014
Housing co-ops win big at the ballot box in civic elections
Parties and candidates who made housing co-ops a priority in their campaign platforms did extremely well in Saturday’s civic elections.Co-op-friendly slates and candidates for council and mayor…