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  4 December 2012   

AGM an exciting mix of news and celebration, elections and debate

CHF BC’s 30th AGM on Saturday, December 1 saw a full house of delegates and observers to celebrate its 30th anniversary with cake and balloons. The meeting also featured a hotly contested…

  4 December 2012   

New waste and recycling partner for Vancouver Island

Beginning December 1, 2012, Alpine Disposal and Recycling is CHF BC’s newest group buying partner, providing waste and recycling services for member co-ops on Vancouver Island at member…

  20 November 2012   

November Member Forum tackles social media for housing co-ops

A packed room of CHF BC and CHF Canada members caught up on all the latest news, heard a brief presentation on social media including a view of the Social Media Revolution 2012 youtube video, and…

  20 November 2012   

November 26 By-election in Victoria

As you know, the Prime Minister has called a by-election in the federal riding of Victoria to replace retiring MP Denise Savoie (NDP).  The by-election will be held on Monday, November 26.We…

  19 November 2012   

Thinking of running for the CHF BC board? Nomination deadline November 28

Delegates at CHF BC’s December 1 annual general meeting will be electing five new directors to serve on the CHF BC board and one finance committee member.

  15 November 2012   

2012 AGM will feature two special resolutions

Delegates at CHF BC’s December 1st annual general meeting will be asked to adopt two special resolutions. 

  8 November 2012   

Fall Island Ed Day warm and lively

Outside this year’s Island Education Day the weather was grey and blustery, but inside it was warm and lively! Registrants were treated to two workshops designed to position co-ops for the end…

  23 October 2012   

Fall Education Conference engages members in learning

The CHF BC Fall Education Conference held on Saturday, October 20 in Burnaby offered a day of learning with something for everyone in a range of workshops including nine new ones.140 participants…

  18 October 2012   

Vancouver Island Council meeting packed with surprises

This fall’s Vancouver Island Council meeting on Wednesday Oct. 17th opened in a unique fashion. Co-op member Art Farquharson (Seawalk Co-op), wielding his guitar and sporting a Hawaiian shirt…

  16 October 2012   

October Member Forum takes on the future

CHF BC and CHF Canada members came together at the October Member Forum on Wednesday, October 10 to look at how co-ops are planning for the end of co-op operating agreements. They broke into groups…

  1 October 2012   

Co-operative City Conference links co-ops to City’s green vision

The potential for co-operative enterprise to provide a powerful boost to Vancouver’s vision of becoming the "greenest city" by 2020 is the subject of the Co-operative City Conference on…

  11 September 2012   

Vancouver Tool Library a hit at September Member Forum

CHF BC and CHF Canada members came together at the Member Forum on September 10 to hear about one of the newest co-ops in the province, the Vancouver Tool Library. Chris Diplock, president of…