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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first virtual town hall on April 22nd. We hope you enjoyed exploring what housing co-ops need to know during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event attracted more than 180 co-op members, making it the best attended event in CHF BC’s history.

Our focus wasn’t on how to survive. Rather it was how to thrive and do whatever’s necessary to emerge from these challenging times stronger than ever. 

If you weren’t able to join us, you can watch the virtual town hall recording below.  And don’t worry, we’ll be scheduling regular events on line to keep you in the loop.

Are you passionate about education for housing co-op members? Would you like to meet two or three times in 2018 to offer your insights and experience? Our CHF BC education committees (both Mainland and Vancouver Island) are essential to making sure our initiatives are grounded in the reality of life for housing co-ops in BC. … Continued

Around 150 CHF BC members came together on Saturday, October 28 for the 2017 Fall Education Conference.

All conference participants were invited to share their thoughts in an afternoon plenary that looked at what we can learn from looking back and looking forward in the development of our housing co-ops.

Co-op members from around the Lower Mainland came together on Saturday, June 24 at Trout Lake in Vancouver for an afternoon of fun, good food, games, kids races, and prizes in the bright summer sun. Members shared a BBQ catered by Vera’s Burger Shack and enjoyed live musical entertainment by renowned performing artist Sibel Thrasher. The annual event … Continued

On October 22, CHF BC members came together for another inspiring education conference. There was great feedback from participants new, returning and from around the province.

A capacity crowd of CHF BC members took part in the Co-op Housing Education Conference on Saturday, April 9 with 150 people in 12 workshops. All the workshops were built around creating a strong…

A new program, a new board and new hope for members caught in the co-op housing crunch were all unveiled at a meeting that took AGMs to new heights. A record-breaking 64 delegates plus observers and…

Co-op members from around the Lower Mainland got answers to their Model Rules 2.0 questions with answers that explained the major differences in the new Model Rules and gave the back-story that led…

CHF BC’s Aging in Place Project Coordinator, Alison Planche presented the preliminary results of the Aging in Place survey to members at CHF BC and CHF Canada’s joint Member Forum on…

For the last week of June, CHF BC arranged a pair of meetings for some of the 50 housing co-ops holding leases with the City of Vancouver. These meetings were focused on the concerns of co-ops with…

On Saturday, March 21, 19 enthusiastic members from 12 Island co-ops came together to “Get Real” at the Spring Island Education Day.

CHF BC is calling for nominations for board and finance committee elections at the November 26 annual general meeting.