Habitat for Humanity … changing lives

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How Habitat changes lives … in this case for a woman in a wheel chair.

Tiny Home building project

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This was built in Saanich, BC as a summer project from Ryerson Univeristy’s architecture school. A foreward thinking grandmother sponsored the project.

Questions to shift people’s present future.

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I love the deeper conversations that the Vancouver Island Music Festival vibe contributes to. Here a social worker shares how she contributes to the shift of street people’s lives. Acknowledging the hopes and dreams of folks is a first step.

Housing co-op success

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The evolution of this wonderful housing co-op in North Vancouver, since its beginning in 1985. It now has 67 families in it. It feels like a sane, vibrant solution in an otherwise very challenging housing market of the lower mainland.

Elkington Forest: New success

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A moment of reflection of finding moments of victory in a changing landscape of development.

Co-op housing as a land-trust

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A Victoria based co-op is granted permission to become a land trust. Shared at the Village Building forum. For more clips on Community Land Trusts

Mike Lewis: Building a Community Land Trust

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Introducing the idea of a community land trust , given at the Village Building Forum in Victoria, BC . To view the complete playlist

Why municipalities are looking at community land trusts

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Mike Lewis of Community Renewal gives three reasons why Community Land Trusts can play a significant role in their providing affordable housing. To view a playlist on this topic

The value of relationship in real estate purchase

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Recalling how the lowest bid of four offers on a house on the first day, was chosen by the owner.

Homelessness in Canada: Past Present and Future a Public Presentation by Dr. David Hulchanski

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Expert from Toronto shares changes in cities and government policies towards housing and neighbourhoods