WELCOME TO THE CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION EXCHANGE ("CHIE")

YOU CAN SCROLL DOWN AND FIND BLOGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN A LINK FOR YOU ON TWITTER...OR BY E-MAIL. IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN OF EACH PAGE YOU CAN TRANSLATE A PAGE INTO A LANGUAGE THAT YOU PREFER BY CLICKING THE TRANSLATE BUTTON AND ALSO VIEW A PAGE MENU FOR THIS SITE.

WELCOME TO THE NEW CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION EXCHANGE THAT HAS A MANDATE TO SHARE FREE INFORMATION ABOUT CO-OPS, SOCIAL/COMMUNITY HOUSING, AND RESOURCES IN CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

WHAT MUST BE REQUIRED IS PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDE ACCOUNTABILITY AT ALL NON-PROFIT HOUSING CO-OPERATIVES ACROSS CANADA, AROUND THE WORLD, AND ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE.

CO-OPERATION CAN LEAD TO SUCCESS THROUGH SHARING FREE KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING AND THEN UNDERSTANDING!

CHIE HELPS PUT TOGETHER ALL THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE ABOUT NON-PROFIT CO-OP HOUSING IN CANADA, SO YOU CAN GAIN A BETTER PERSPECTIVE.
THE CULTURE OF SILENCE AT MEMBER CO-OPS NEEDS TO END THAT SURROUND THE PRACTICE OF POOR OR BAD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.

FOLLOW YOUR CHIE, NOT A FAILED STATUS QUO WITH SELF-SERVING CO-OP HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS.

CHIE IS A SELF-HELP SITE THAT IS YOURS TO DISCOVER. LEARN ABOUT AND ADOPT PRINCIPLED LEARDERSHIP, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. REVIEW INTERNAL CONTROLS, FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION. LEARN ABOUT CO-OP STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNING LAWS, AND NEWS MEDIA.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE MULTIBLE LINKS AREA AND ITEMS OF LEGISLATION THAT OFFER RESOURCES THAT MAY PROVIDE SOME SOLUTIONS FOR CANADIAN NON-PROFIT HOUSING CO-OPS AND NON-PROFIT HOUSING OUTSIDE CANADA IN DIFFICULTY OR CRISIS.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESEARCH CO-OP STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND LEGISLATION THAT RELATE TO CO-OP'S IN YOUR PROVENCE OR STATE, AND COUNTRY. CHECK FOR INFORMATION UPDATES IN THE LINKS AREA AND OTHER LOCATIONS ON THE CHIE SITE.

IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE INFORMATION YOU ARE RESEARCHING ON CHIE OR KEN'S SITE, TRY SOME OF THE MANY LINKS AVAILABLE, EXAMPLE: CHF CANADA...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO FOLLOW YOUR CHIE!... BUT REGISTERED USERS THAT INCLUDE OPEN ID CAN POST COMMENTS ON CHIE.
**AS AT MARCH 2, 2014 YOU CAN NOW REGISTER AND JOIN THE CHIE SITE**

CHIE HAS A POLICY TO REVIEW AND DELETE MATERIAL OR COMMENTS THAT ARE DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE OR OFFENSIVE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR. THE CHIE ADMINISTRATOR WILL NOT BE RESPONDING TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR ENQUIRES...

CO-OP AND SOCIAL HOUSING RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO START THEIR OWN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION TO YOUR FELLOW RESIDENTS ABOUT CONCERNS WITH GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OR NOT DEMOCRATICALLY RUN WHERE RESIDENT VIEWS AND OPINIONS ARE SILENCED. EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL NETWORK SITES INCLUDE BLOGGER, TWITTER, WORDPRESS, AND FACEBOOK, ETC...REMEMBER, FOLLOW YOUR CHIE!

SHARE YOUR STORIES WITH CHIE ABOUT CO-OP HOUSING BY USING THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW, AND IT MAY BE PUBLISHED ON THE CHIE SITE.

NOTICE ABOUT CHIE CONTENT AS AT JULY 16, 2017
SOME INFORMATION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF VIEW FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND MAY BE RE-PUBLISHED A LATER POINT IN-TIME AFTER THE REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND APPROVED


Ken Hummel, Administrator, Co-op Housing Information Exchange


Contact information, e-mail: <kenhummel@msn.com>




Wednesday

TORONTO SUN

Sue-Ann Levy is the Municipal Affairs Columnist, has a degree in journalism, and a Masters of Business Administration. Sue-Ann is feisty and outspoken, and she has often set the agenda with her exposes on government waste and mismanagement that sometimes relate to Community Housing.


Click the link below to access some of Sue-Ann's archived articles:

http://www.tinyurl.com/675ofju


August 26, 2012

By Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun

"TCHC finally moving on repairs"

http://www.tinyurl.com/8b9y3pg


August 21, 2012

By Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun

"Toronto housing executives paid more than $2M in bonuses"

http://www.tinyurl.com/8mhntas


June 12, 2012

By Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun

"Silly Build Toronto bonuses"

http://www.tinyurl.com/6v3pmvo


March 25, 2012

By Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun

"Movin on up in Regent Park"

http://www.tinyurl.com/c8ev8p8


June 9, 2011

By Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun

"Toronto Community Housing must stop the hoarding"

http://www.tinyurl.com/42svcyj


May 3, 2011

By Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun

"Levy: Toronto saved by majority"

http://www.tinyurl.com/8x3oqno


April 29, 2011

News Decision 2011

"Jack Layton's Toronto career: If you only knew"

http://www.tinyurl.com/5wxler7


March 17, 2011

By Don Peat, City Hall Bureau

"Nakamura booted from TCHC"

http://www.tinyurl.com/3wc55sh


March 4, 2011

Comment / Editorial

"Rob Ford must re-invent TCHC: Editorial"

http://www.tinyurl.com/4hfw3g5


March 3, 2011

By Don Peat, City Hall Bureau

"TCHC board members resign"

http://www.tinyurl.com/4v3lyf9


March 1, 2011

Comment / Editorial

"TCHC partied, tenants suffered: Editorial

http://www.tinyurl.com/65jvat2


February 28, 2011

By Don Peat, City Hall Bureau

"List of TCHC spending abuses"

http://www.tinyurl.com/6gqodop


December 17, 2010

By Tony Spears, QMI Agency

"Apartment bans Christmas wreaths"

http://www.tinyurl.com/c8agj7p


November 28, 2010

By Don Peat and Terry Davidson, Toronto Sun

"House of horror neglected, says neighbours"

http://www.tinyurl.com/95oqqql


December 6, 2009

By Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun

"Affordable housing boondoggles multiplying in the city"

http://tinyurl.com/3rjjhmr




Information noted above may be revised and/or deleted without prior notification.




Ken Hummel, Administrator, CHIE




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