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Northeastern Ontario Member Fall Regional Education Event
Saturday, October 26th, 2024 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Agenda

Time Activity
8:30-8:45am Registration & breakfast
8:45-9:00am Introductions
9:00-10:45am Morning Workshops 1
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00am-12:00pm Morning workshop 2
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-2:30pm Afternoon workshop 1
2:30-3:#0pm Afternoon workshop 2

Registration: 8:30 am – 9:00 am
Northbury Hotel and Conference Centre, 50 Brady St., Sudbury, ON

8:30 am Breakfast

8:45am Introduction

9:00-10:45am Morning workshops

Choice of one:

  • The Mortgage is Paid (HSA) - What now? with Caroline Chapman
    If you live in an HSA co-op, new legislation requires that you sign a partnership agreement with your service manager when your mortgage is paid off. Learn how you can navigate your co-op to a successful future.
  • Make Better Decisions for your Housing Co-op - Agency's Self-Assessment Action Plan (Federal)
    CMHC's Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2) has introduced a new requirement - submitting an Action Plan every three years. Co-ops are using these Action Plans to set goals that will improve their own long-term operational practices while helping to strengthen the co-op housing sector. Discuss the five different focus areas where co-ops can set goals: governance, social inclusion, financial viability, asset management and sustainability. (Facilitator to be announced.)

10:45-11:00am Break

11:00am - 12:00pm Morning workshop 2
Strength in numbers - the Sault Ste Marie Merger with Kathy Merritt and Mary Brown
Learn how four Soo co-ops are trying to secure their future by working together.

12:00-1:00pm Lunch

1 :00-2:30pm Afternoon workshop 1
Good Governance: Working Through the Organizational By-Law Changes with Peter Gesiarz
On October 1st, 2023, permanent changes to the Co-operative Corporations Act to allow electronic meetings and elections came into effect. learn all about how the changes to the Act and the Organizational bylaw affect your co-op.

2:30-3:30pm Afternoon workshop 2
Making Democracy work at your co-op: Engaged Elections with Caroline Chapman
Every Co-op needs a good Board of Directors - a Board that makes wise decisions, represents the members, gives strong leadership, and inspires the confidence of the members. good election process can't guarantee the co-op a good board, but it can improve the odds. Good elections require planning and hard work. This is doubly true under the new election rules for housing co-ops.

Workshop leaders
Caroline Chapman, Program Manager, Co-op and planning services, Ontario Region, CHF Canada
Caroline has over 10 years of experience in co-op housing property management and is a strong and effective communicator. She has a background and skills in marketing and sales and holds a Bachelor in English Language and Literature for Queens University. She ahs undertaken business, leadership and management training. Caroline hopes both her business background and co-op management experience will be a helpful resource to others in the sector.

Peter Gesiarz, Regional Manager, Ontario, CHF Canada
Peter has over 30 years of housing sector experience. He has worked with Tim Welsh Consulting Inc., Community First Development Inc., The Agency for Co-operative Housing, Champlain Valley Mutual Housing Federation, Guelph Campus Co-op, Marketview Housing Co-op and Ujamaa Housing Co-op. He was also a member and president of Bread and Roses Co-operative Homes Inc. Peter has been with CHF Canada for eight years.

Registration fees:


Registration type
 CHF Canada Members
 Non-members
Early bird by Oct 11, 2024,
 Regular after Oct 11, 2024
First participant
 $135
 $155
 $355
Additional participants
 $85
 $105
 N/A
Young member (35 & under)
 free - after first member registration
 free - after first member registration
 N/A

Discounts

Early bird registration discount: Register online by October 11t, 2024 and save $20 on each registration fee.
Additional participant discount: Once you've registered one member, you'll save $50 on each additional registration.
Young member discount: Once you've registered one member, each additional young member (under 35 years) is free.
Travel rebate for member co-ops: If you live more than 100km away from the Sudbury area, we'll provide a $100 travel rebate per co-op. If you would like to apply for a travel rebate, click here .

Scent free event

This is a scent-free event. Please do not use scented products like fragrances, perfumes, colognes, aftershaves, hand creams or hand sanitizers.

Cancellation policy

All cancellations must be made at least 3 days prior to the event, and a $20 cancellation fee will apply. No refund will be issued for cancellations received less that 3 days prior to the event.

Register

Questions:

Registration:
Deirdre Bain, Education Program Coordinator
education@chfcanada.coop
613.230.2085


Event:
Peter Gesiarz, Regional Manager, Ontario
pgesiarz@chfcanada.coop
416.366.1711 ext. 236 / 800.268.2537 ext. 236