Annual General Meeting

CoAction Annual General Meeting
 Friday, September 21st
10:00 a.m.
Main Gerrard Housing 180 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario.

 There is limited parking across the street at the Ted Reeve Community Centre.
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There are three two-year board positions up for election at the meeting.  Nominations can be submitted in advance to info@coactionsa.org or made from the floor of the meeting.

The qualifications to run are similar to those of the co-ops we work for...

You must be:
¸ a CoAction member
¸ at least eighteen years of age
¸ not an undischarged bankrupt or a mentally incompetent person
¸ current in payment of your dues

If you think you are behind in your dues, contact Brian at brian.ed@coactionsa.org to make sure, and bring your cheque book to the meeting to get caught up. There will also be a report back from the CHF AGM, a presentation on CoAction’s online presence, and the approval of the annual audit, which has been circulated by email.

Bob Wiseman rejoins CoAction Board

Reflections from Bob Wiseman

I am happy to re-join the CoAction Board of Directors after an absence of a couple of years. At the same time, I have been chosen as the Staff Association director for the CHFT Board of Directors. I have been a member of CoAction since I became a Co-ordinator at Main-Gerrard Housing Co-op in February of 1989. During the last 23 years, being a member of CoAction has given me a better understanding of the job that I aspire to do and the profession that I attached myself to when I became a co-op manager.

"I achieve that better understanding through my interactions with my colleagues in CoAction at meetings and social gatherings. I also have acquired a better understanding of the work, its challenges and rewards, through the various training opportunities that CoAction organizes."

Most recently, a workshop held at Main-Gerrard Co-op on mental health issues presented both a legal and health practitioner perspective.

Co-operative Management Conference and CHF Canada AGM

Gerri Pennie, CoAction President accepted on behalf of CoAction, an award for thirty years of continuous membership in CHF Canada.  CoAction’s report to the CMC was well received.  It provided not only a summary of recent activities, but an overview of the services we offer as well:

CoAction Report to the 2012 CMC

From workshops and socials, to information sharing and support, this has been a very busy year for CoAction.  New people have joined our board, and our workshops have been well received by members and non-members alike.  We have welcomed several new members, and some have retired from co-op work.  CoAction currently serves a membership of fifty, slightly fewer than at the time of the last CMC.  

CMC staff networking lunch

CoAction continues to value the opportunity to work with other staff associations on common projects such as the proposed shared website.  Having the opportunity to learn about the successes and challenges of other staff associations is very important to us.

Staff Associations in Ontario

In Ontario there are six staff associations operating today.  We have provided a list of these associations below;

Association of Co‑operative Housing Employees of Eastern Ontario (ACHEEO)

100 - 520 St. Laurent Blvd.
Ottawa, ON K1K 4N1
Phone (613) 736 1058
Fax: (613) 736-5358
E-mail: jpyl@juno.com

Co‑operative Housing Co-ordinators Hamilton-Niagara Area (CHCHNA)

36 Keefer Court, Unit #1A
Hamilton, ON L8V 4V4
Web site: www.ghchf.ca

CoAction Staff Association

260 Adelaide Street East, Box 52
Toronto, ON M5A 1N1
Phone: (416) 575-0810
Fax: (416) 575-0812
E-mail: info@coactionsa.org

Co‑operative Staff Association of Central Ontario (CSACO)

446 Kingscourt Dr. (office)
Waterloo, ON N2K 3R9
Phone: (519) 886-0359
Fax: (519) 886-5593
E-mail: beechwoodco@rogers.com

Co-ordinators Association of Southwestern Ontario (CASO)

P.O. Box 24062 Weston Postal Outlet
London, ON N6H 5C4

CoAction

CoAction is a non-profit , co-operative staff association for the individuals who work in housing co-ops, either directly employed by the co-op or through a management company.We have members across Ontario but are primarily based in the Greater Toronto area