Co-op Housing in the News
Opinion pieces
2023
- No landlords, more community — why these residents say Calgary needs more housing co-ops. CBC News, January 2.
- First-of-its-kind workers’ co-op offers housing to low-income earners in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Vancouver Sun, February 11.
- A Victoria co-op offers 3 bedrooms for $1,000 a month — if you can get past the wait list. CBC News, February 24.
- Behind Closed Doors: Canada’s Rental Crisis. CBC Marketplace, February 25
- Older women in Canada are facing a heavy burden of poverty. A new plan could be a start. Toronto Star, April 4.
- This woman saves $3,000 a month on rent living in a Vancouver co-op. Macleans, April 4.
- Feds should buy properties to keep Canadian renters out of housing need. Vancouver Sun, April 11.
- Why was a Black-owned housing co-op shrouded in mystery? This descendant found out. CBC News, May 21.
- Non-market housing ‘renaissance’? Ownership options growing in B.C. CTV News BC, May 26.
- Tenants intend to purchase building to avoid rent hikes, renoviction. CHCH, June 15.
- Pitt Meadows residents say co-ops could be an answer to the housing crisis. Maple Ridge News, June 16.
- Toronto needs housing. Should the city get back to building it? Toronto Star, July 19.
- Co-ops provide affordable housing option as federal NDP leader speaks out about rental crisis. Global News, August 14.
- The Secret to Real Affordability? Trust in Land. The Tyee, October 23.
- A look at co-op housing in Waterloo Region as feds boost funding. CTV News, November 23.
2022
- Housing co-operatives support aging in place Calgary Herald, August 29.
- Peterborough’s oldest housing co-op is an oasis of affordability. Could more like it help solve the housing crisis? Peterborough Currents, August 22.
- Marlin Spring Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Provide 90+ Affordable Housing Units within Two Toronto Developments. Wallaceburg Courier Press, August 4.
- Co-op housing units in N.S. get $13M for repairs. CBC News, July 26
- Richmond housing co-op receives sustainability grant Richmond News, July 19
- Tenants with large corporate landlords more likely to face poor living conditions, survey suggests IHeartRadio, July 18
- It’s a form of affordable home ownership, but what exactly is co-op housing? Vancouver Is Awesome, July 15
- Burnaby, province partner on co-op purchases, ‘preserving’ affordable housing. Burnaby Beacon, July 13.
- BC Housing and City of Burnaby acquire three existing towers with 425 homes. Daily Hive, July 11.
‘A collective sigh of relief’: Land for 2 Burnaby housing co-ops purchased for $162M. Burnaby Now, July 11.
- BC Housing, Burnaby reach financing deal to preserve threatened co-op housing. Global News, July 11.
- Rosewood Housing Co-operative pays off mortgage after 33 years, Moose Jaw Today, June 30.
- Global Halifax News, June 17 (at 5:45)
- Co-ops and land trusts would help make Windsor housing more affordable, advocates say, CBC News, June 14
- Community housing co-op hosting fundraiser in support of Ukrainian family settling in the Park, The Leduc Rep, June 10
- Co-op housing could help solve Canada’s affordability crisis, advocates say Canadian Press, May 12
Why Can’t We Build Like It’s the 1970s? The Tyee, April 22
- Nova Scotia set to spend millions to grow community housing. CTV News Atlantic, April 20
- Canada renewing its commitment to co-op housing with major investment, federal minister says. CBC News, April 19
- Housing co-ops could solve Canada’s housing affordability crisis. The Conversation, April 19
- Affordable housing co-op in Chatham has changed lives forever. Blackburn News, April 14.
- Clairvue co-op recognized as model for affordable housing, Chatham Daily News, April 13
- BUDGET 2022: For Ottawa affordable, non-profit housing advocates, federal budget brings wins and misses, Ottawa Citizen, April 8.
- 337 new affordable homes in Vancouver to be ready by fall of 2024, Daily Hive, March 23.
- Co-ops could help the housing crisis, Information Morning – Fredericton with Jeanne Armstrong, March 24.
- Housing precarity: a human rights issue impacting all New Brunswickers, NB Media Co-op, March 19
- Housing co-op segment, begins at 13:15, CBC Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy, March 16.
- Ottawa helps fund Winnipeg co-op renovations. Winnipeg Free Press, March 14.
- Co-ops allow people of all incomes to live affordably in cities. So why aren’t we building more? CBC News, March 8.
- This ’70s-era co-op is giving her an affordable place to live. Why isn’t Toronto building more? Toronto Star, January 21.
- Geothermal heating co-op shares warmth among Montreal neighbours. CBC News, January 20.
- Social housing was Jon Harstone’s passion. Toronto Star, January 19
- Waterloo Region risks losing affordable housing as mortgages end. St. Catharine’s Standard, January 17
- Yellowknife housing co-op receives $9 million in federal funding for renovations, upgrades. CBC News, January 18
- Oshawa, Whitby affordable housing projects get $10.3 million funding boost. Toronto Star, January 10
- How 2 students uncovered Antigonish’s long-forgotten Black housing co-operative. CBC News, January 5
2021
- ‘A little village’: Sandy Hill co-op hosts documentary screening as it works to secure its own long-term survival. Ottawa Citizen, December 13
- Affordable housing is a hot commodity — and a new Ottawa land trust wants to counter that, Ottawa Citizen, December 9
- Groundbreaking for 26 Social and Affordable Housing Units for Semi-independent Seniors in Weedon, Cision, November 15
- This year, National Housing Day signals a reset, National Newswatch, November 11
- CMHC has projects underway to help build greener housing in Canada. Ottawa Citizen, November 9.
- Co-op housing key to belonging, sustainability, innovation, Hub Owen Sound, October 24
- Slow and steady loses the race for affordable housing in hot real estate market. CBC News, October 11.
- Inside Fredericton’s Pine Valley Co-operative housing. CBC News, September 23
- 40 years from now, where will aging millennials live? This, September 10
- Co-op housing: A not-for-profit solution to the housing crisis? CBC Radio, September 8
- New housing co-op project brings Sunshine to a corner of Whalley. Peace Arch News, August 27
- Election 2021: Federal role in providing affordable housing and ending homelessness a key election issue, advocates say. Capital Current, August 25
- TIM ROSS: Co-op housing key to solving Nova Scotia’s rising-rent crisis. Saltwire, August 20
- LGBTQ community turns to shared accommodations to build safe living spaces. Globe & Mail, August 6
- ‘Wrapping these buildings in a nice, warm sweater’: Edmonton retrofit first of its kind. CBC News, August 5
- Saint John affordable housing project gets $1.8M, CBC News, June 18
- Toronto’s St. Lawrence co-op community provides unique affordable housing model, CityNews, June 16
- Project aims to create ‘unified voice’ for community housing groups in N.S., CBC News, March 29
- Halifax parking lot ‘blight’ to be turned into affordable housing, CBC News, March 4
- Housing co-op plans affordable 57-unit North End Halifax development with federal, provincial cash, Halifax Examiner, March 4
- Housing co-ops included in Canadian rental assistance funding, Coop News, February 4
- Nova Scotia announces more than $7M for affordable housing projects, CBC, February 3
- To Build True Community, We Need More Than Design, Sprawl Calgary, January 23
- Safe space for families of Hospital Workers’ Housing Co-operative, Global News, January 20
- Courtenay, Land Trust partner on co-op housing applications, Comox Valley Record, January 21
- New Edmonton Liaison Unit Helps Smooth Retrofit Red Tape, The Energy Mix, January 13
2020
- Living through a pandemic on top of a housing crisis, we need to come together as neighbours CBC News, December 11
- Family that fled persecution in Myanmar finds refuge in Chatham-Kent, Chatham This Week, December 4
- Nova Scotia caps rent increases at 2% and bans ‘renovictions’ during pandemic, November 25
- Canada’s housing co-ops find success in the face of despite Covid-19 challenges, Co-op News, November 25
- Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada joins Toronto-based affordable housing land trust Building, November 20
- Land sale allows 48-unit housing cooperative in Outremont Montreal Gazette, November 11.
- Why Don’t We Have More Co-Op Housing? The Sprawl, November 3
- Is co-operative housing an answer to Muskoka’s housing crisis? Muskoka Region, October 27
- Opinion: Support for co-operative housing is support for thriving communities, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 22
- Aaron Webster Housing Co-operative plans new building, UrbanYVR, October 9
- Free mini-outdoor food bank, library provided to Ranchlands housing co-operative, CTV News, October 3
- New Brunswick needs co-operative housing solutions now, Telegraph-Journal, September 13
- Co-op offers security in an uncertain time, The Globe and Mail, August 11
- Affordable housing project praised in Saint John, CTV News, May 11
- Growing your own in age of COVID-19, MuskokaRegion.com, May 7
- Time to stop building massive long-term-care homes and rethink models, says seniors’ advocate, CBC Newfoundland & Labrador, May 1
- Sustainability experts pick their favourite green buildings in Vancouver, Georgia Straight, April 16
- Carbon Challengers: Peter Amerongen seeks path to net-zero renos, St. Albert Today, April 2
- Tim Ross interview, Out of the Blue podcast, March 5
- Housing co-op puts end to indoor smoking, TBNews.com, February 29
- Workforce housing co-ops: An answer to the soaring cost of city living, Co-op News, February 29
- Construction on ‘long overdue’ downtown housing co-op set for spring, Montréal Gazette, January 16
2019
- Housing co-operatives concerned over end of rental subsidy programs, Regina Leader-Post, December 7
- End of co-operative rental subsidies could displace 200 Sask. families, advocates say, CBC, December 5
- Protesters take to Legislative Building after province ends rental housing subsidies, CTV News, December 4
- More Than 283,000 Families Are On An Affordable Housing Waitlist, Toronto Storeys, November 26.
- Statcan details wait times for social housing, perceptions on housing, CTV News, November 22
- Housing co-ops need provincial support, Winnipeg Free Press, November 7
- The high cost of rent for students, BBC World Business, October 22
- Renters are seated at the kids table in this election, Toronto Star, October 15
- Oldest co-op in Waterloo Region celebrates mortgage milestone, Waterloo Region Record, September 22
- Will the cost of housing swing the federal election?, Toronto Sun, September 17
- Canada needs a rebirth of co-op housing, Globe & Mail, July 16
- Canadian housing co-ops welcome federal investment in housing affordability, CoopNews, July 16
- New Life in Old Grace, Winnipeg Free Press, June 17
- CHF Canada looks forward to affordable housing strategies, Newstalk 610 CKTB, April 15
- Ontario may be headed for a new golden age of housing co-ops, TVO, February 26
- Officials pleased with ‘momentum’ on affordable housing, Nova News Now, February 13
- ‘People are stuck’: Report highlights Toronto’s housing crunch as city prepares 10-year plan, CBC News, February 7
- Housing Co-op Celebrates Burning of Mortgage, Discover Moose Jaw, January 16
2018
- Province wants to speed sale of 243 surplus properties, Toronto Star, December 4
- Which neighbourhoods have seen large spikes in rent? The Star mapped 5 years of rental data in 15 Canadian municipalities Toronto Star, November 22
- Two Big Ideas to Address Toronto’s Housing Crisis Now The Tyee, November 13
- Western Canada’s biggest housing co-op to be built in Vancouver Daily Hive, October 25
- Londoners rally to help 12 families displaced by fire in housing co-op CBC News, July 10
- More than $2,000 a month for a co-op unit in Vancouver — what gives? Vancouver Courier, July 11
- New housing project offers affordable housing for seniors in Pincourt Montreal Gazette, June 5
- New southeast Vancouver housing co-op targets ‘moderate’ income earners Vancouver Courier, July 10
- Affording Housing in Ontario, The Agenda (TVO), May 25
- Report outlines ‘ambitious’ housing strategy for Ontario Toronto Star, May 17
- Provinces, territories agree to billions in spending on Liberal housing strategy CityNews, April 10
- Liberals roll out social housing funding to keep 55,000 units in system Toronto Star, April 4
- Federal budget increases low-cost loans for new rental housing Georgia Straight, February 27
- Groups bring budget wish lists to provincial committee Waterloo Region Record, January 18
