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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…
26 July 2012
CHF BC welcomes second partner to its Lower Mainland Flooring Program
Beginning August 1, CHF BC members in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley can now choose from two flooring suppliers. Our members buy more than $1 million a year in flooring product in our group…
26 July 2012
CHF BC speaks to parliamentary committee on co-ops
On July 26, CHF BC’s Darren Kitchen, Government Relations Director spoke to a parliamentary Special Committee on Co-operatives (COOP) on the importance of co-ops to our economy. …
24 July 2012
Quebec Manor Housing Co-op celebrates 100-year-old-building and International Year of Co-operatives
On Saturday, July 21, Quebec Manor Housing Co-op members gathered to celebrate the centenary of their building on East 7th Avenue and Quebec Street in Vancouver. Members from other housing co-…
3 July 2012
Meet Michael – CHF BC’s Co-op Viability Advisor
CHF BC is pleased to introduce Michael Rodgers, CHF BC’s Co-op Viability Advisor.Michael will provide support to help CHF BC’s member housing co-ops prepare for life after government…
27 June 2012
Co-op Housing Summer BBQ – celebration and fun for everyone
On Saturday, June 23 CHF BC and CHF Canada members from across the Lower Mainland came together for an afternoon of barbecue and carnival games, facepainting and races at Trout Lake Park in Vancouver…
30 May 2012
Island co-ops celebrate 10 years with CHF BC
Ten years ago, CHF BC and the Vancouver Island Co-operative Housing Association (VICHA) combined their operations to form one province-wide federation of housing co-ops. On May 24, 90 people…