Category: News
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CBC: Denman island housing crisis pushing people to brink, residents say
June 10, 2025 Gregor Craigie spoke with Dave Ricketts, a board member for the Denman Community Housing Society. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-48-on-the-island/clip/16151620-denman-island-housing-crisis-pushing-people-brink-residents
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NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Please attend our first Annual General Meeting of the Denman Community Housing Society on Thursday, June 12th, 7-9pm in the Back Hall. Following the AGM, we look forward to providing an update on the Denman Green project as well as telling you about the proposed Works Yard affordable housing project. We look forward to seeing…
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St. Paddy’s Dance to Raise a Little Green for Denman Green
Denman Islanders enjoyed such a howling good time at last fall’s Halloween dance that a St. Patrick’s dance March 15 is planned to raise some green for the Denman Green affordable housing project. The dance will take place at the Denman Activity Centre (Seniors Centre) and will feature a compilation of recorded music – all…
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Denman Green Update
We were disappointed with the rejection of our 2024 application to CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) for construction funding for Denman Green. Since December we have pursued specific information about why our application was not successful so we can improve our next application. Although we have not received detailed feedback yet, we understand our…
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Island Events Reap Returns for Affordable Housing
The Denman Community Housing Society (DCHS) was the fortunate recipient of funds raised at two popular events last year: a homegrown film screening and a reading by acclaimed author Margaret Atwood. Atwood was the guest last June of the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival (she claimed outgoing president Stewart Goodings “wore her down” after…
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Tax Tips for the Charitably Minded
By Stephanie Slater, board member, Denman Community Housing Society It’s that time of year to think of – the quick death of those long-lost New Year’s resolutions? The return of more daylight? Plans for the spring garden? Well sure, all of those things, but I was thinking of taxes! Sorry if that’s a buzzkill but…
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Halloween Dance a Boo-tiful Event for Affordable Housing
Denman Islanders enjoyed a howling good time at last fall’s Halloween dance, which was hosted by Denman Community Housing (DCH) for the first time. DCH raised $7,500 through sales of admission tickets, refreshments, and a silent auction that featured everything from jewelry to art to vacation accommodation. The quirkiest item had to be the genuine…
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Community Land Trusts – a Commitment to Perpetual Affordability
The Denman Community Housing Society hosted a public presentation about community land trusts last fall. Three staff members from the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts provided an overview of the community land trust (CLT) model, with a focus on the origins of the model, its key components, and the differences between CLTs and other…
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Sept. 30, 2024 – Merger of Affordable Housing Societies Finalized
The Denman Community Housing Society (DCH) is officially established. The Society is a merger of the Denman Community Land Trust Association (DCLTA) and the Denman Housing Association (DHA). The B.C. Registrar of Societies approved the application for the new society Aug. 13. At the first meeting of the new board Sept. 5, Pam Willis and Dave Ricketts…
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Sept. 30, 2024 – Halloween Dance Nov. 1 Will Support Affordable Housing
Dig out your dancing shoes and your Halloween costumes and put Friday, Nov. 1 in your calendars. That’s the date for the annual Halloween dance at the Denman Community Hall!The DCH is hosting this year’s dance. All profits will support affordable housing projects on Denman, such as Denman Green.