Flood Preparedness in Calgary during a pandemic
Flood Preparedness in Calgary during a pandemic According to the City of Calgary, we can experience flooding any time of year, but flooding is most likely to happen between May 15 and July 15, when we historically receive our largest rainfalls. While we can’t prevent flooding entirely, the best way to ease the added stress […]
FREE Back packs for kids Program from the Mustard Seed
FREE Backpacks for Kids Program from the Mustard Seed Need a backpack for your kids going back to school in the fall? The Backpacks for Kids Program is an annual campaign where organizations and individuals donate backpacks for children in need. With backpacks and access to basic school supplies, students come to school prepared to […]
Food Resources Available in Calgary
Food Resources and Supports Available to Calgarians Local agencies, organizations and individuals have been coming together to make sure every Calgarian has access to food. We recently added a bunch of new resources to our Community Supports page, and rounded up all the food resources together in this one post. Food Hampers and Other Supports […]
Opportunity for Tenants to Develop Advocacy Skills
Opportunity for Tenants to Develop Advocacy Skills Canadian Housing and Renewal Association creates new tenant leadership group. At Calgary Housing Company we encourage tenants to get involved with their community. The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) has a great opportunity for tenants who wish to become better advocates to speak on behalf of the tenant community […]
Local State of Emergency and Spring Time Activities at CHC Properties
Local State of Emergency and Outdoor Activities The local State of Emergency in Calgary continues, with public events cancelled through August 31, 2020 and with limited or restricted access to public spaces. See below for outdoor related information gathered from The City of Calgary and stay tuned for more information on what to expect with CHC spring […]
New Financial and Community Resources | May 7, 2020
New Financial and Community Resources | May 7, 2020 The following information and resources were added to the COVID-19 Financial Supports and Community Supports areas of our website. Government Benefits and Info Prime Minister announces expanded access to Canada Emergency Response Benefit and support for essential workers – To help more Canadians benefit from the […]
2020 Mental Health Week is May 4 – 10
2020 Mental Health Week is May 4 – 10 The theme of this year’s mental health week is ‘social connection’ and its importance for mental health. This year we are being called to #GetReal about how we really feel. People in Canada commonly ask one another how we are, but just as common is to […]
Ongoing Essential Site Work During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ongoing Essential Site Work During COVID-19 Pandemic CHC has implemented changes to our business to reduce exposure and minimize transmission such as meeting with tenants over the phone, electronic lease signing and reducing our maintenance work to essential work only to minimize exposure to our tenants, employees and contractors. As we navigate the coming weeks […]
A Letter from CHC President Sarah Woodgate
We’re All in This Together! A Letter from CHC President Sarah Woodgate Greetings to all CHC Tenants, At Calgary Housing Company, the health, safety and wellbeing of our tenants is of the utmost importance. The current situation we are facing with COVID-19 is unprecedented. All levels of government, citizens and the community are comingtogether to […]
Steps to Limit the Spread – Social Distancing and Essential Visitor Rules
Steps to Limit the Spread Social Distancing and Essential Visitor Rules We’re all in it together. The effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 depends on each of us doing our part to protect each other. Calgary Housing Company has taken steps to support this effort by increasing cleaning of common areas, closing our front […]
