Co-op Housing

• Vancouver council takes first step towards preserving, expanding co-op housing

  Vancouver city council approved a motion Wednesday seeking to preserve and expand the city's aging stock of co-op housing.

  Politics

  Mar 13, 2024
  
• Former Surrey co-op residents face eviction or steep rent hikes after land sold

  Residents of a former Surrey co-op say they're facing an impossible decision between displacement or massive rent hikes, and have been left with no protection under the law.

  Politics

  Jul 7, 2023
  
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• Two Halifax families speak out about racism they say they’re facing at a housing co-op

  The two families living in the Albro Court Housing Co-op in Dartmouth say they are speaking out for themselves and their children.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2021
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• Long co-op wait lists, maintenance issues becoming a crisis in Montreal: housing advocates

  A crisis is brewing in Montreal's co-operative housing sector, according to housing advocates who say space for new families is limited.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2019
• Advocates say Montreal co-ops riddled with problems because of poor maintenance

  Housing advocates say too many non-profit housing co-ops are running into trouble.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2019
• B.C. quadruple amputee says he’ll be homeless after co-op withdraws offer

  "It's not only not fair, but it's not acceptable ... and I think everybody you talk to agrees with that," John Black's sister says.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2018
• EXCLUSIVE: Oshawa woman claims co-op residence ‘tore up’ her application

  A 64-year-old Oshawa, Ont., resident fears she soon won't have a place to live and is pushing for access to affordable housing.

  Features

  Feb 23, 2018
• Fears of evictions across Canada as feds end co-op housing subsidy

  Krystyl Randall lives in co-op housing, but as the government subsidy she relies on to pay her rent comes to an end, she fears she'll be out on the street.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2014
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• Thousands of low-income families in B.C. face loss of federal co-op housing subsidies

  In an effort to lobby for rent assistance for low-income families, the Co-Operative Housing Federation of B.C. used the press conference Monday to launch a “You Hold the Key” campaign. Their goal is to seek a commitment from all provincial election candidates and parties to continue rent-geared-to-income support for low income co-op members. Members are planning to attend candidate meetings and events to ask questions and push the issue.

  Apr 16, 2013