Agents of Change

Agents of Change

A small neighbourhood in Toronto has built a program to help residents reduce their household emissions. Could their grassroots approach become a template for the rest of the country? By Andre Mayer Jan. 16, 2023 On a snow-flecked Sunday afternoon in mid-December,...
Co-ops Contribute to Affordability

Co-ops Contribute to Affordability

  Co-ops allow people of all incomes to live affordably in cities. So why aren’t we building more? On March 7, 2022 CBC posted this article as part of their investigative series Priced Out, talking about the benefits of, and obstacles faced by, housing...
Community Geo-Thermal Examples

Community Geo-Thermal Examples

On January 30, 2022 CBC national news featured two examples of shared  Geo-Thermal within communities in Montreal and Vancouver – check out these reports: Montreal neighbours share geothermal heat source Vancouver’s push for zero-emission energy sources in...
Danish Co-op Housing

Danish Co-op Housing

Today, about 7% of the Danish population live in a form of cooperatively owned housing – and it accounts for one-third of the housing stock in Copenhagen Check out this article form the Guardian on January 23, 2022 (recommended reading by Bill...