Working to buy and build residential & commercial properties in Waterloo Region for permanent affordability and community ownership. www.unionsd.coophttps://bsky.app/profile/unioncoopwr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioncoopwr.bsky.social/post/3lqpnnjoww22pProud to see the affordable housing property tax exemption program that we helped to design continue to spread across Waterloo Region. Way to go Wilmot Township! #MunicipalLeadership #AffordableHousing https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/wilmot-township-approves-20-year-tax-exemption-for-new-affordable-housing/03 Jun 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:5jqeobstygqmlh4uo4bkn4lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpnnjoww22phttps://bsky.app/profile/unioncoopwr.bsky.social/post/3lmkfsrfnss23"The Waterloo Region chapter of Shelter Movers has been helping individuals and families move their belongings from homes where they have been facing intimate partner violence for the past five years." https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/shelter-movers-helps-victims-of-abuse-start-fresh-without-having-to-start-over/article_6b0510ae-119c-5588-9fa3-72c119e4cc54.html11 Apr 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:5jqeobstygqmlh4uo4bkn4lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkfsrfnss23https://bsky.app/profile/unioncoopwr.bsky.social/post/3lh4rfhcui226Congratulations @beyondhousing.ca and WCSWR on this exciting and important announcement! "A new deeply affordable development in Kitchener will see 20 townhomes built for women who are victims of intimate partner violence, and their children." https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/deeply-affordable-townhomes-coming-to-kitchener-for-victims-of-intimate-partner-violence/article_301bb8e5-dace-51e7-b203-6b5fa225ddae.html01 Feb 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:5jqeobstygqmlh4uo4bkn4lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4rfhcui226https://bsky.app/profile/unioncoopwr.bsky.social/post/3lekindod4k2lEmily and the rest of the Caroline Co-operative team did an incredible job! We are happy to have played a very small part by sharing our experiences and reviewing plans. The Caroline Co-operative will definitely be a model for other tenant communities across Ontario! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Dec 2024 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:5jqeobstygqmlh4uo4bkn4lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lekindod4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioncoopwr.bsky.social/post/3lc6g2mlxl22m"There are plans for studio apartments all the way to four-bedroom townhouse units. There are plans for outdoor patios, plazas, gardens, parks and bicycle trails as well as ground-floor commercial space and possibly a daycare. Two parking garages are proposed." https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloo-council-aims-to-put-land-worth-20m-into-affordable-housing-project/article_d8b9517c-b937-5253-9dd9-c79034822bfb.html30 Nov 2024 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:5jqeobstygqmlh4uo4bkn4lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6g2mlxl22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioncoopwr.bsky.social/post/3lc23cso4k226EXCITING NEWS! A new City of Waterloo staff report recommends that Council identify BUILD NOW as the preferred proponents for the development of 1,000 affordable and attainable homes - including ownership & rental homes. As a member of BUILD NOW, Union Co-operative is very excited!28 Nov 2024 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:5jqeobstygqmlh4uo4bkn4lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc23cso4k226