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22 December 2015
Record-breaking AGM generates excitement over new program, new board and new hope
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…
22 December 2015
CHF BC part of “Co-ops in Schools” Tri-Mentorship program
CHF BC is one of three Lower Mainland co-op sponsors with four staff (from CHF BC and COHO Management Society) matched up to mentor post-secondary students as BC Co-operative…
7 December 2015
City of Vancouver Lease Agreements – Co-op Follow-Up
In June 2015, CHF BC organized a pair of meetings to start conversations with co-ops that have City of Vancouver leases. The first meetings were for co-ops with short-term leases or ground-rent…
26 November 2015
It’s an election!
We have eight declared candidates for five openings on CHF BC’s board of directors so we’ll be holding an election at the CHF BC Annual Meeting this Saturday!
16 November 2015
Prime Minister Trudeau shows support for co-op housing
On November 13th, the co‑operative housing sector received a positive signal from Prime Minister Trudeau when he made public the mandate letters to his new cabinet. Mandate letters provide Ministers…
21 October 2015
Vancouver Island Council acclaims new positions and reviews how to vote co-op housing
An enthusiastic group came together for the October Vancouver Island Council meeting on October 14.Congratulations to Avis Michalovsky, who was acclaimed as Chair of the Vancouver Island Council and…
8 October 2015
Fire at Mountain View Co-op in Port Moody: can your co-op help?
On October 7, a devastating fire at Mountain View Co-op in Port Moody destroyed 47 homes. Everyone made it out safely, although some pets were lost. The units affected were one, two and three…
25 September 2015
Model Rules 2.0 Info Session answers lots of questions
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…
17 September 2015
Will you still need me, will you still feed me? Sneak preview of Aging in Place survey results at Member Forum
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…
14 September 2015
Cameo Co-op Celebrates on Vancouver Island
Cameo Co-op’s operating agreement ended July 2015. The end of an operating agreement is a major occasion in the life of a co-op. The first mortgage may be paid off, but there’s a lot…
10 July 2015
City of Vancouver Lease Agreements – First Conversations with Co-ops
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…