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9 November 2008
NDP Housing Forums and Vision Candidates
For your correspondent, a trip to the Heritage Hall on Main St usually means a party
9 November 2008
Start Your Engines…
So, here we go again. Time flies. Seems like barely two years ago that I was writing… Oh. Wait a minute.
Anyway, the start of a new federal election campaign seems a good time to sit back and…
11 October 2008
CHF BC launches municipal election backgrounder for co-op members
Municipalities across BC go to the polls on Saturday, November 15. Municipal councils can play a major role in the development of new co-op housing and the preservation of existing co-ops. CHF BC…
10 October 2008
Three candidates attend Vancouver Centre meeting
Candidates for the Greens, Liberals and NDP attended our final co-op housing candidates meeting for the riding of Vancouver Centre on October 9 at Sojourn Housing Co-op.
10 October 2008
Three candidates attend Vancouver Island candidates meeting
The Vancouver Island Meet and Greet election event, hosted by Marigold Housing co-op, brought together 25 members from housing co-ops in Victoria and Esquimalt – Juan de Fuca to hear candidates from…
10 September 2008
Two candidates attend co-op meeting in Burnaby-Douglas
On Tuesday, October 7, Halston Hills Housing Co-op in Burnaby hosted a successful meet-the-candidates event organized by CHF BC and CHF Canada. More than 20 co-op members were on hand to meet and…
3 January 2007
CHF BC launches 25th anniversary with all-ages art contest
CHF BC is asking you to get creative as we celebrate 25 years of co-operation among co-ops. Our 25th anniversary art contest is open to all ages and features great prizes including a 2 gigabyte iPod…
1 December 2006
Two of three parties promise new housing co-ops
The Liberals, Conservatives and NDP each tabled their housing promises this week. Both the Liberal and NDP platforms make specific commitments for more co-op housing.
1 November 2006
Send a message to your candidate!
CHF Canada has added a great new feature to the Action Centre on its website. You can send election emails to the candidates in your riding at the click of a button.
1 November 2006
Co-op members meet the candidates on Vancouver Island
Island co-op members in the riding of Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca met with their federal election candidates.
1 October 2006
A Morning in Burquitlam
As Thom never misses a chance to remind me, a campaign co-ordinator for CHF BC has many opportunities for travel to places they might not otherwise be fortunate enough to visit.
My first trip to…
1 May 2006
Operation Richmond
A confirmed urbanite and lover of tall buildings and crowded streets, your correspondent typically approaches excursions beyond downtown Vancouver as quasi-military campaigns. An objective -…