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20 November 2012
November 26 By-election in Victoria
As you know, the Prime Minister has called a by-election in the federal riding of Victoria to replace retiring MP Denise Savoie (NDP). The by-election will be held on Monday, November 26.We…
20 November 2012
November Member Forum tackles social media for housing co-ops
A packed room of CHF BC and CHF Canada members caught up on all the latest news, heard a brief presentation on social media including a view of the Social Media Revolution 2012 youtube video, and…
19 November 2012
Thinking of running for the CHF BC board? Nomination deadline November 28
Delegates at CHF BC’s December 1 annual general meeting will be electing five new directors to serve on the CHF BC board and one finance committee member.
15 November 2012
2012 AGM will feature two special resolutions
Delegates at CHF BC’s December 1st annual general meeting will be asked to adopt two special resolutions.
8 November 2012
Fall Island Ed Day warm and lively
Outside this year’s Island Education Day the weather was grey and blustery, but inside it was warm and lively! Registrants were treated to two workshops designed to position co-ops for the end…
23 October 2012
Fall Education Conference engages members in learning
The CHF BC Fall Education Conference held on Saturday, October 20 in Burnaby offered a day of learning with something for everyone in a range of workshops including nine new ones.140 participants…
18 October 2012
Vancouver Island Council meeting packed with surprises
This fall’s Vancouver Island Council meeting on Wednesday Oct. 17th opened in a unique fashion. Co-op member Art Farquharson (Seawalk Co-op), wielding his guitar and sporting a Hawaiian shirt…
16 October 2012
October Member Forum takes on the future
CHF BC and CHF Canada members came together at the October Member Forum on Wednesday, October 10 to look at how co-ops are planning for the end of co-op operating agreements. They broke into groups…
1 October 2012
Co-operative City Conference links co-ops to City’s green vision
The potential for co-operative enterprise to provide a powerful boost to Vancouver’s vision of becoming the "greenest city" by 2020 is the subject of the Co-operative City Conference on…
11 September 2012
Vancouver Tool Library a hit at September Member Forum
CHF BC and CHF Canada members came together at the Member Forum on September 10 to hear about one of the newest co-ops in the province, the Vancouver Tool Library. Chris Diplock, president of…
7 September 2012
Korean researchers visit CHF BC
A group of graduate students, researchers, professors and writers from the Social Enterprise Research Institute at SungkongHoe University in South Korea visited CHF BC’s offices this August….
28 August 2012
East Van co-op “cluster” celebrates the International Year of Co-operatives with a “roving potluck”
In celebration of 2012, the International Year of Co-operatives (IYC), housing co-ops clustered in the Commercial Drive neighbourhood of Vancouver began meeting early this year to…