Social History Archives | Page 8 of 11 | Sweat Equity – The Grimsby Homebuilding Co-operative 1953

Aerial View of Grimsby 1956

Finding a site on which to build was a challenge. After looking for months, the sites committee heard a rumour about land in Grimsby. The 14-acre lot on […]

CMHC Small House Designs

There were five CMHC plans used in all three co-ops (Sherbrien, Cathedral Heights and Lakedale). Families would choose the plan they liked and could afford. Co-op builders worked […]

“Co-op Housing Project Flourishes,” The Hamilton Spectator

The priests and the planners sincerely wanted working people to take advantage of this method of homebuilding. Perhaps the keenest of all was Bob Walsh, mentioned in the […]

Chart of directors and committees

This chart lists the board of directors, group leaders and building teams in the Sherbrien and Cathedral Heights co-ops. It shows the organization and the shared responsibility. Most […]

Minutes of meeting

Quote: Item 6. Meeting of January 4, 1954 The minutes of the January 4th 1954 meeting illustrates the democratic, co-operative spirit, as they carry out the tasks of […]

Social gathering in 1954

They would soon embark on the project of a lifetime – building homes together. Although people of all ages participated, many were young and newly married, some with […]

Handwritten notes for newspaper article

This handwritten announcement by Bob Walsh turned up in the Grimsby Historical Society Archives, along with the final printed version. Walsh was a strong believer in the co-operative […]

Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh would become one of co-operative housing’s greatest advocates. On a visit to a co-op build site near Ottawa, he burned with the ideals of co-operation. Known […]

Father O’Brien and Father Sherlock

O’Brien and Sherlock had been introduced to co-operative methods a few years earlier, as students at St. Augustine’s Seminary, when Father Marrocco had come to lecture. After the […]

A Guide to Co-operative Housing: Chapter 6 Selecting a Plan page 13

This page illustrates the practical knowledge that was provided in the Guide to Co-operative Housing. It was information that had been researched and verified by the ISA students […]

A Guide to Co-operative Housing: Chapter 1 Education before Excavation, p.10

42. A co-operative organization has been defined as an enterprise which belongs to the people who use its services, the control of which rests equally with all the […]

A Guide to Co-operative Housing: Chapter 8 Choice of Materials

Asphalt shingles are today the most popular type of shingle. Asphalt roofing felt underlies the shingles. Each strip of shingles overlaps the strip below by about six inches. […]