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About CHFT
About Co-op Housing
Co-operative Principles
Co-op Vision
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Our vision of who we are is also shaped by our
commitment to give service of the best possible quality at a fair
price. We define our commitment to serve through the aims that Canadian
housing co-operatives hold in common. Our shared aims include:
Meeting our members' need for
- good housing people can afford
through wise decisions at the time of development, an active membership,
not-for-profit operation and assistance for low-income households
- security of tenure based
on respect for members' rights as joint resident-owners, fair
application of by-laws, effective management, striking a balance
between group and individual needs, and protection from the sale
of the property
- safe and secure communities
in physical design and in attention to domestic violence and other
crime in our co-operatives and neighbourhoods
- control over our housing environment
through educated decisions on budgets and governance, and resistance
to undue intervention by government in co-op affairs
- community by means of
co-op traditions that celebrate tolerance, mutual support and
social, cultural, ethnic and economic diversity among members
as a source of strength
- opportunities for personal
growth through co-op education and our expectation that all members
will contribute what they can to the co-op.
Meeting our responsibility to the larger community
through
- involvement in our immediate neighbourhoods
- fair employment practices within co-operatives
- choices that respect the environment and demonstrate the principles
of sustainable human settlements
- support for co-operative development in Canada and abroad.
Meeting our responsibility to future generations
by
- practising stewardship, including responsible care of co-op
lands and buildings, economical management, not-for-profit operation
and the creation of land trusts
- lobbying governments for fair housing policies that work for
all of us
- developing new housing co-operatives at home and abroad.
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