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		<title>BCHA&#8217;S SUBMISSION TO THE FIRST CREDIT UNION&#8217;S                              &#8216;10K GIVEAWAY&#8217;</title>
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Submission to the 10K Giveaway!
From
The Bowen Community Housing Association
(BCHA)
The Bowen Community Housing Association, a not-for-profit, volunteer group of concerned citizens, was formed to address the affordable housing problem on Bowen  Island to: “Foster and facilitate the maintenance of an economically and socially diverse community through the creation of affordable, accessible and attainable housing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=386</link>
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		<title>BCHA&#8217;s OCP IDEAS FORUM SUBMISSION</title>
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Bowen Community Housing Association
(BCHA) submission to
OCP Ideas Forum
 
Needs: 
Bowen needs diversity of housing. The average cost of a dwelling on Bowen is $725,000. With a 20% down payment, an annual household income of over $120,000 is still required to qualify for a mortgage, and only 32.5% of households have income in that range. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=371</link>
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		<title>BCHA&#8217;s Newsletter - Spring 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Download the BCHA Spring Newsletter 2009 (PDF - 16 MB)
The spring newsletter featured several articles, including:

Gnome Houses Spring Up Out of Nowhere - about the four small houses created by students at Emily Carr University of Art and Design on the theme of affordability, which were on display on Bowen Island
Dash for Cash - about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=233</link>
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		<title>BCHA Welcomes New Board Members</title>
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The Bowen Community Housing Association would like to thank our new board members Amanda Euringer, Daniel Heald and Tim Rhodes for joining our team.  Each of these new board members brings a varied and substantial amount of expertise to the BCHA. We look forward to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=238</link>
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		<title>Make Affordable Housing a Provincial Election Issue!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In British Columbia, provincial elections are held every four years. Your vote is an opportunity to tell the province that affordable and non-profit housing matters to you. In preparation for the upcoming provincial election on Tuesday, May 12th, BCNPHA has put together this toolkit to help you put affordable and non-profit housing on the provincial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=204</link>
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		<title>Bowen Island Affordable Housing Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Affordable Housing Strategy Committee (AHSC), consisting of BCHA members, municipal staff, Council liaison, and other community representatives, developed this strategy in 2006 with community input to facilitate the development of affordable housing on Bowen.
The strategy consists of six goals and nine actions, which together form a comprehensive approach to increase the supply of rental [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=199</link>
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		<title>Video - A Message from the Affordable Housing Working Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A message from the Affordable Housing Working Group from Bowen TV.


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		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=186</link>
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		<title>2nd Affordable Housing Open House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are invited to the 2nd Affordable Housing Open House
Saturday, November 22
Cates Hill Chapel
10 a.m. - Noon
The Affordable Housing Working Group (AHWG) is hosting a second open house to offer information and updates regarding the creation of affordable housing on Bowen. The meeting, on Saturday, November 22, at 10 a.m. at Cates Hill Chapel, will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=183</link>
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		<title>Facts and questions for municipal candidates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Across B.C., general elections are held every three years for mayors, councillors, regional district directors, and school board trustees. There are many simple things your municipality can do to support the development and preservation of affordable and non-profit housing in your community. In preparation for the upcoming municipal elections on Saturday, November 15th, BCNPHA has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=181</link>
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		<title>Working Group Launches Waitlist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, October 29th, the Bowen Island Municipality&#8217;s Affordable Housing Working Group presented the a preview of the new waitlist for the purchase affordable ownership housing units. The meeting included opportunities to ask members of the questions and learn details regarding the soon-to-be struck Municipal Housing Corporation.
Here is the waitlist meeting brochure (PDF) which outlines [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bowenhousing.org/?p=152</link>
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