News & Media

November 18, 2020

Co-op community garden becomes a community gathering place

When Interlake Co-op in Teulon, MB, found out they’d received a Greener Co-op Microgrant from CHF Canada, they hired a contractor to construct six raised cedar garden boxes based on input &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/co-op-community-garden-becomes-a-community-gathering-place/">Continued</a>

Greener Co-op Microgrants Sustainability

November 18, 2020

Reconciliation Toolkit: Ideas for Action

Ongoing legacies of colonialism continue to this day and show up as Indigenous people’s lack of access to education, health, child welfare, justice, and economic opportunities and prosperity. Indigenous cultures &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/reconciliation-toolkit-ideas-for-action/">Continued</a>

Education Reconciliation

November 6, 2020

Ontario releases Budget 2020

Ontario released its 2020 Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover yesterday. The Budget sets out a total of $45 billion in spending over three years, $30 billion of which &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/ontario-releases-budget-2020/">Continued</a>

Budget CHF Canada Government Relations

November 6, 2020

Ontario releases Budget 2020

Ontario released its 2020 Budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover yesterday. The Budget sets out a total of $45 billion in spending over three years, $30 billion of which &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/ontario-releases-budget-2020-2/">Continued</a>

Budget CHF Canada Government Relations

November 6, 2020

Buddy Up – help test a new digital networking tool!

Buddy Up is a new digital tool in development that will connect housing co-op members across Canada. This brand new online marketplace is being built by co-op members for co-op &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/buddy-up-help-test-a-new-digital-networking-tool/">Continued</a>

November 5, 2020

Needham Co-op uses microgrant towards energy efficiency

Needham Co-op is a small co-operative located in the North End of Halifax. It&#8217;s primarily a family coop, which means lots of laundry! They used their Greener Co-op Microgrant to &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/needham-co-op-uses-microgrant-towards-energy-efficiency/">Continued</a>

Grants Greener Co-op Microgrants Sustainability

November 5, 2020

Coady Co-op buys its leased land with $8M financing through CHF Canada

Coady Co-op, with 74 townhouses in suburban Ottawa, is one of Canada’s oldest, constructed in 1977 under the Section 61 program. Along with five other housing co-ops in Ottawa, it &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/coady-co-op-buys-its-leased-land-with-8m-financing-through-chf-canada/">Continued</a>

October 26, 2020

Six resources on accessibility and including people with disabilities

If you are interested in starting a conversation about how to improve accessibility and better include people with disabilities at your housing co-op, we’ve put together a list of resources &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/six-resources-on-accessibility-and-including-people-with-disabilities/">Continued</a>

Accessibility Education

October 21, 2020

2021 CHF Canada Annual Meeting will be virtual

While June 2021 may seem far away, we’re already starting to plan next year’s Annual Meeting. Due to the uncertainty around COVID-19 and the likelihood of continued public health restrictions &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/2021-chf-canada-annual-meeting-will-be-virtual/">Continued</a>