• Housing co‑ops recognized for 20 years of membership
• Thom Armstrong recognized as honorary lifetime associate of CHF Canada
• Betty Ann Baker receives CMHC Award for Outstanding Contribution to Co‑op Housing

20 year recognitions

CHF Canada’s strength is in our membership. At this year’s annual meeting we thanked those housing co‑ops who had belonged to CHF Canada for 20 years or more. We have all benefited from working together over the past 20 years. We’re looking forward to many more years of co‑operation.

The following housing co‑ops received their awards at the Saturday evening presentation:

• Hunter Estates Housing Co‑operative AB
• Riverdale Housing Co‑operative AB
• Sikome Rise AB
• West Heritage Manor Housing Co‑operative AB
• Hillside Place Housing Co‑operative BC
• Pine Ridge Housing Co‑operative BC
• Easton Housing Co‑operative NF
• Four Corners Housing Co‑operative NS
• Arcadia Housing Co‑operative ON
• Beverly/Sullivan Housing Co‑operative ON
• Cornerstone Co‑operative Homes ON
• Don Area Co‑operative Homes ON
• Harbourside Co‑operative Homes ON
• Hugh Garner Housing Co‑operative ON
• John Bruce Village Housing Co‑operative ON
• Lotus Co‑operative Homes ON
• Medway Housing Co‑operative ON
• Mondragon Co‑operative Homes ON
• Mountain City Housing Co‑operative ON
• Ormond Woods Co‑operative ON
• Tecumseh Co‑operative Homes ON
• Trafalgar Housing Co‑operative ON
• Winona Housing Co‑operative ON

Other co‑ops were not able to receive their awards at the annual meeting. We are arranging presentations for them in their region at a later date.

• Heatherglen AB
• Skotoko AB
• Springhill Ranch AB
• Spring Ridge BC
• Walnut Grove BC
• Laidlaw NF
• Brooks ON
• Constance Hamilton ON
• Country Lane ON
• Frank Fairchild ON
• Frazer Heights ON
• Garden Village ON
• Russet ON
• T.C. Douglas ON
• Superior View ON
• Tapscott Village ON
• Three Streets ON
• Victoria Square Apts. ON
• Westminster ON
• William J. Beggs ON
• Meadowlark SK
• Terra SK

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Thom Armstrong recognized as honorary lifetime associate of CHF Canada

Thom Armstrong, Executive Director of the Co‑operative Housing Federation of BC, was named honorary lifetime associate of CHF Canada. In his long involvement with co‑op housing, Thom developed co‑ops in Saskatchewan and Ontario, was a CHF Canada instructor and an active member of the education committee. He has also served on the Board of CHF Canada and of the Co‑operative Housing Association of Ontario, which later became CHF Canada’s Ontario Region. Thom spent 10 years as CHF Canada’s Director of Corporate Affairs, before joining CHF BC in 2000.

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Betty Ann Baker receives CMHC Award for Outstanding Contribution to Co‑op Housing

Betty Ann Baker was presented with the CMHC Award for Outstanding Contribution to Co‑op Housing on Friday afternoon at the AGM business meeting. Betty Ann is the executive director of Niagara Peninsula Homes, a resource group that has developed numerous housing co‑operatives. Working with a group of other women, she started Niagara Presents, which provides a market for local produce and employment for women in the community. Congratulations, Betty Ann!