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A well-informed membership makes the co-op housing movement stronger. Keep up-to-date on the latest CHF BC, and co-op housing related, goings-on by reading our latest news below. To get this news—and more— delivered directly to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletters.

  3 June 2010   

Fire at Harris Road

A mother and her 15 year old son at Harris Road Housing Co-op in Pitt Meadows awoke early Friday morning to find their unit on fire.

  3 June 2010   

South African delegation arrives in Vancouver

Social housing representatives from South Africa arrived in Vancouver this week as part of a Rooftops Canada sponsored trip to share information and experiences with housing co-ops.

  3 June 2010   

Fighting for housing co-ops in the federal election

CHF BC and CHF Canada will be fighting, during this federal election, for more co-ops and other forms of affordable housing.

  3 June 2010   

SIGN UP NOW FOR THE 2003 AGM

CHF BC’s annual general meeting takes place November 29. We’re still looking for election candidates with six board positions and a seat on the Finance Committee up for grabs.

  3 June 2010   

Leaky co-op campaign targets key MPs

The campaign to solve the leaky co-op crisis entered a new phase in April, targeting six BC MPs with a phone blitz geared to getting them to agree to meetings. Check out more info at www.leaky.coop

  5 December 2009   

E-Day

Time flys on the campaign trail and the big day is here already. I hope you are all too busy voting to read this.
I plan to spend the evening in front of the TV watching the results come in and will…

  11 November 2009   

CHF BC seeking nominations for AGM

CHF BC’s annual general meeting is set for Saturday, November 28. Visit the [member meetings area] in the Members Section of our website for candidate orientation packages, nomination forms, and…

  5 November 2009   

BC election housing platforms

CHF BC has summarized the platforms of each of the three major parties on housing.

  5 November 2009   

Musings on styles of politics

The meet and greet at Marigold co-op in Victoria was a great success

  10 September 2009   

Co-op Week events in Victoria

A list events organized in Victoria to celebrate Co-op Week from October 11 to 17.

  5 July 2009   

SAGM&M&G

I know it looks like the password to a Swiss bank account, but you, or me, for that matter, should be so lucky. It is in fact a skill-testing question. Or perhaps a riddle.
Readers who attended our…

  5 April 2009   

Why can’t we be as capitalist as Hong Kong?

When people make international housing comparisons of the