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Find Out More: CMHC announces funding for upgrades to 269 homes in Coquitlam
CMHC announces funding for upgrades to 269 homes in Coquitlam
May 13, 2016 – Today the federal government, announced more than $32.6 million through the Canada Greener Affordable Housing Program (CGAH) to repair and retrofit 269 homes in two locations in Coquitlam. Upgrades include the installation of doubled-paned windows, new heat pumps, energy recovery ventilators, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and rooftop solar panels. In addition to reduced energy…
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Find Out More: Opening supportive homes for Vancouver’s Chinese community
Opening supportive homes for Vancouver’s Chinese community
The Tung Sam Lau, a new supportive-housing building in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, will provide 76 new homes for senior Chinese women, and other women and families of Chinese and Indigenous heritage. The building will help its residents to continue living near the community they call home while receiving the supports they need in Vancouver’s Victory Square neighbourhood. “The…
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Find Out More: 2025 – 2030: CLT’s Strategic Plan
2025 – 2030: CLT’s Strategic Plan
Land, housing, and community — stewarded for collective good In a province where housing costs have displaced entire communities, CLT offers something different: permanently affordable homes owned and governed by community and designed to serve generations to come. As BC’s largest co-op housing developer and a recognized leader in the community land trust movement, we’ve…
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Find Out More: How CLT Communities Evolve Over Time
How CLT Communities Evolve Over Time
When Dianne Pollock moved into Cardston Court Housing Co-op (formerly 115) 18 years ago, she immediately noticed how different it felt from apartment living. “I’ve lived in apartments before and never knew my neighbors. I’ve made a couple of very good friends in here… It’s a community and that is what I really like.” Nearly two decades later, that sense of connection remains, even as the community has continued to…
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Find Out More: How CLT Stewardship Builds Security Over Time
How CLT Stewardship Builds Security Over Time
In CLT communities, safety is built through long-term stewardship, stability, and relationships. Residents from Cardston Court and Fraserview share how that sense of security takes shape over time.
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Find Out More: Funding Announced for 92 Co-op Homes in North Cowichan
Funding Announced for 92 Co-op Homes in North Cowichan
Construction is underway at a new development at 3181 Sherman Road in North Cowichan following a governmental funding announcement. The new development, which is the first co-op housing development in the Mid-Island will bring 92 homes to North Cowichan. “We are thrilled to be developing the first-ever Mid-Island non-profit housing co-op, in partnership with the…