Union Co-operative

Working to buy residential and commercial properties in Waterloo Region for permanent affordability through community ownership.

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

We will not longer be using this platform. We hope to connect with you on LinkedIn (as Union Co-operative) and Blue Sky (https://t.co/W5dEJQERQ1).

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

BC's $500 million Rental Protection Fund is now the biggest buyer of apartments in BC. It helps non-profits purchase and maintain older housing stock to protect renters from skyrocketing rents and displacement.

Ontario does not have a similar program.
https://t.co/2esJLQK62k

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

For example, currently 90% of shares in a co-operative must be owned by members. This makes it hard to raise funds from charitable foundations, specialty funds, or non-members who want to support the mission of a co-operative.

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

.@WorkerCoop runs an important program that allows co-op & non-profit investments to be held in self-directed RRSPs & TFSAs. Canadians have invested $70M through this program in projects that improve their community!

The federal government asked for feedback on RRSP/TFSA rules.

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

Union Co-operative is happy to have contributed to CWCF's submission that includes recommendations to make it easier for co-operatives to raise community capital.

Read CWCF's submission here: https://t.co/Wx1f4DSMnG

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

The @citywaterloo's EngageWR survey closes TODAY! Take a minute to tell the City that you support their inspiring proposal to use existing public land to build over 770+ new homes that will remain affordable forever.
https://t.co/5DBWCkm0nG

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

Great leadership by @DorothyMcCabe and @citywaterloo Council!

[City of Waterloo @citywaterloo]

We're considering using a vacant, city-owned property located at 2025 University Ave E for housing. Have feedback?

Public meeting:
🗓️ Wednesday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m.
📍 Community Room (Second floor) of the WMRC Community Pavilion

More info: https://t.co/RvvBxEJmPf

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

"This is just the start of something big and we cannot wait to get shovels in the ground and folks into homes."
- Philip Mills, CEO, Habitat For Humanity Waterloo Region
#BuildNowWR

[Sean Campbell @SeanCampbellWR]

Congratulations @HabitatWR and @millsphilipd! I am proud to be part of the @BuildNowWR team pushing towards 10,000 new affordable homes in Waterloo Region!

Thank you @berryonline and the @CityKitchener for leading with this important step.

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

“We know we are losing affordable apartments faster than we can build them,” said Sean Campbell of @UnionCoopWR , a group that recently purchased a 58-unit building in @CityKitchener and committed to holding rents to allowed provincial increases..."
https://t.co/fcOmE4i5xW

[Kae Elgie @kaeelgie]

I love the sounds of this development: three buildings, two of them housing co-ops, one market rent. What we need more of in @RegionWaterloo. Can we do it @UnionCoopWR? @citywaterloo ?
https://t.co/wZjx6ogILr

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

There is still time to support this year's @ToastyToesWR fundraiser! Your gift will provide agencies with the funds to purchase socks for people experiencing homelessness and housing precarity.
https://t.co/EcwJ4F0pgb

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

Wonderful opportunity to support folks experiencing homelessness or housing precarity!

[ToastyToes Waterloo Region @ToastyToesWR]

ToastyToes Waterloo Region is back with its 2023 Campaign starting today! Join us in warming hearts & toes across the region. Help us bring warmth & comfort to those in need. How? Simply donate the cost of a pair of socks or more!
👉🏻https://t.co/t2JoePtc64🧡
#ToastyToesWR2023

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

Dwight Storring is a talented local filmmaker who has created a documentary about housing activist Anna Kaljas.

Screening is followed by a panel discussion with many of our local housing heroes!
Get a ticket: https://t.co/XydVJrWSt4
Watch the trailer: https://t.co/4DVAfOYAJu

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

@OttCLT Thanks for sharing and for all of your leadership in Ottawa!

[Sean Campbell @SeanCampbellWR]

Thanks to @UWaterloo & @SEEDWaterloo not only for telling the story of Union Co-operative but also for being a place where it is possible to take a stand for your community while completing a degree. 1/2

[Dorothy McCabe (she/her) @DorothyMcCabe]

I’m excited and committed to working with Karen and my mayoral colleagues, Habitat for Humanity WR, Union Coop, other nonprofits and the private sector to explore possibilities.

Let’s go, Waterloo Region!

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

Thank you @Redman4Region for your leadership and support of BUILD NOW WR!

[Karen Redman @Redman4Region]

As a community, we need to take tangible, aggressive steps to make housing more attainable. Pleased to join local municipalities & partners from across @RegionWaterloo yesterday at @cityofcambridge City Hall with a plan to do just that. Visit https://t.co/ihJfdX5KAk to learn more

[Philip Mills @millsphilipd]

I am thrilled about this project

10,000 homes is a huge deal

If you would like to receive updates on this exciting community-led partnership check out https://t.co/CGSAs6k6om

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

"The new homes will consist of buildings from four to six storeys in height, with unit sizes ranging from one to three bedroom."

[Union Co-operative @UnionCoopWR]

Excited that Union is part of the BUILD NOW team. The ambition is to build 7,000 affordable homes for ownership, and 3,000 affordable homes for rent.

[CTV Kitchener @CTVKitchener]

A new partnership led by Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region aims to create 10,000 new, affordable and attainable homes in the region by 2030. https://t.co/jZVTmyvMFk