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December 6, 2022
News
Fast Tracking Co-operative Housing in Vancouver
Vancouver city council is considering a motion this week that proposes allowing non-market housing—including co-op—projects that are up to 12 storeys to go ahead without the need for rezoning.
November 30, 2022
Tips
Snowfall Reminder
With the first significant snowfall of the season in the Lower Mainland, many co-ops will experience waste and recycling service delays. CHF BC member co-ops are on a list of “priority sites” and the moment that your service provider is able to get to you, they will.
November 29, 2022
Events
Everything that happened at the 2022 CHF BC AGM
The 40th CHF BC AGM was a big success. Our first hybrid AGM saw 82 in-person attendees and 40 online participants.
November 24, 2022
Media
Construction underway on new co-op homes in Surrey
Sunshine Housing Co-operative, the Community Land Trust, (CLT), BC Housing, and the City of Surrey have partnered to build a new 69-home affordable co-operative housing development in Surrey.
November 8, 2022
News
Housing Co-ops are getting more affordable: Report
shows that rent trends in non-profit co-op housing differs dramatically from that of the private rental sector, where rents have increased nationally by 11 percent in the last year alone.
October 18, 2022
Tips
Get Your Co-op Ready for Winter
To help your co-op get ready for winter, CHF BC’s maintenance supplies partner, RONA has exclusive deals on salts and ice melters on now and throughout the season.
September 20, 2022
Story
DeCosmos Village Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The co-op put co-op housing on the map in Vancouver, and were also significantly involved in establishing CHF BC.
August 15, 2022
Events
VIDEOS: Looking Back, Moving Forward
At our 2022 Spring Education Conference, we held two plenary sessions looking at the past, and future of the co-op housing sector in BC.
July 27, 2022
News
It’s our 40th Birthday!
On this day (July 27th) in 1982, the Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia (CHF BC) was launched.
July 19, 2022
Story
CHF BC Sustainability Grant 2022
CHF BC and the Sustainability Grant Committee are pleased to announce that Granville Gardens Housing Co-operative in Richmond is the recipient of our 2022 Sustainability Grant.
June 30, 2022
News
Happy International Day of Cooperatives
This year’s celebration will be the 100th International Cooperative Day, the 28th International Day of Cooperatives recognized by the United Nations and will mark a decade from the International Year of Cooperatives in 2012.
