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This op-ed was published by the Ottawa Citizen on January 29, 2018. After more than 20 years of the federal government staying out of the housing game, the release of Canada’s first-ever National Housing Strategy in November was largely celebrated by Canadians as a monumental… Read more of the article: Where is the federal government’s Indigenous Housing Strategy?
An effective board is an engaged board. We know engagement is important, but what does it actually look like and how do boards know when they have achieved it? A leading governance study by Strategic Leverage Partners found several key differences between organizations with fully engaged… Read more of the article: Three habits of a fully engaged board
Brilliant, inspiring, engaging – thank you to all who attended the 2017 ONPHA Conference and Trade Show and made this year’s event one of our best yet! We were happy to welcome more than 1,100 non-profit housing professionals to Niagara Falls to join us in Shaping… Read more of the article: What took shape: 2017 ONPHA Conference and Trade Show
How do ONPHA’s seven key recommendations compare with the newly-released National Housing Strategy? Read this quick breakdown to find out. Read more of the article: What we asked for vs. what the National Housing Strategy delivered
Non-profit housing providers across Ontario know that our sector is in a period of tremendous change. This is exciting, but it can also be intimidating. When faced with change, how can we adapt our attitudes and habits to make room for progress and new ideas and become a disruptor?… Read more of the article: Be a “disruptor” and create positive change
A flu outbreak in your workplace will make your staff miserable and could drastically reduce production. Avoiding the flu at work takes cooperation between employers and staff, especially when it comes to creating, and enforcing, workplace policies that encourage flu prevention. If you’re thinking, “there’s no way one… Read more of the article: Spreading the flu?
Two of my tenants who live side-by-side have both issued complaints against each other. As a landlord, what are my legal responsibilities when it comes to noise and harassment complaints filed from one tenant against another? Read more of the article: Tenant vs. tenant complaints
According to the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM), cooking fires account for almost one in four preventable residential fires in Ontario. When they looked at the causes, the OFM found that the vast majority (74%) of cooking-related fires start exactly where you might expect, on… Read more of the article: Protecting against stovetop fires
We caught up with Darlene Cook, CEO of Peterborough Housing Corporation and ONPHA’s 2017 winner of the Sybil Frenette Outstanding Leadership Award on winning the award and what’s ahead. See what she had to say below. How do you feel about being selected as the… Read more of the article: Darlene Cook on her win, the sector and what’s next
With the Provincial election fast approaching, ONPHA teamed up with our sector partner CHF Canada to make the case for investing in co-op and non-profit housing today to create a legacy for the next generation. Read more of the article: Affordable Today. Affordable Tomorrow.
