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26 May 2015
Fire at River Woods
CHF BC continues to follow the story of River Woods Housing Co-op in North Vancouver as they cope with the damage and loss of homes from a fire on May 7 affecting 26 units.
25 May 2015
End of operating agreements sparks Island discussion
Housing co-op members packed another Vancouver Island Council meeting on Thursday night, May 21, and they were treated to a panel discussion on life after the end of co-op operating agreements with…
5 May 2015
CHF BC delegates enjoy upbeat and productive Semi-Annual General Meeting
CHF BC delegates came together on Saturday May 2 for a packed day of fun and business at CHF BC’s Semi-Annual General Meeting.Federation directors provided a rousing update on our progress…
16 April 2015
Vancouver Island Open House a resounding success!
A record number of members came out to the fifth annual Island Open House at the CHF BC and COHO Management Services offices in Victoria on April 15.
23 March 2015
Island members “Get Real” at all-day Island Education Day workshop
On Saturday, March 21, 19 enthusiastic members from 12 Island co-ops came together to “Get Real” at the Spring Island Education Day.
18 March 2015
Housing co-ops and CHF BC on the radio
Update! On Tuesday, March 17, Thom Armstrong spoke again with Each For All’s host, Robin Puga, this time looking at co-op housing challenges and solutions.On Tuesday, February 17, CHF BC’s…
27 February 2015
Vancouver Island Council brings Island members together
On the spring-like evening of Wednesday, February 25, a group of Vancouver Island members met and shared a few hours together at the Vancouver Island Council meeting. As usual there were a lot of…
26 February 2015
Victoria Co-op Day fun annual networking with Victoria Health Co-op
Every year the Victoria Health Co-operative, a Victoria charity which runs a number of programs including the James Bay Health Co-op, invites CHF BC and other local co-ops to come to its Annual…
25 February 2015
Members pitch for Key Campaign at February Member Forum
It was a packed room on Monday, February 16 for the first CHF BC and CHF Canada Member Forum of 2015. After reports from the two federations, members heard an update on the You Hold the Key Campaign…
19 December 2014
CHF BC invests in new partnership: introducing Encasa Financial Inc.
CHF BC is pleased to introduce Encasa Financial Inc., a registered investment fund manager created specifically to manage the investment of capital reserves and other long-term funds for co-operative…
4 December 2014
New directors and executive at CHF BC
At CHF BC’s AGM on November 29, delegates elected four new directors to the board. Here’s a little about our new directors and our new executive.Patty Shaw, President
3 December 2014
CHF BC’s new board
At CHF BC’s AGM on November 29, delegates had the difficult task of choosing from ten candidates to fill six at-large vacancies on the CHF BC board.