In January of 2026, HOME-RL, The Range housing co-operative, and five fourth year in Dr. Woodhall-Melnik's Community Health Research Seminar, came together to better understand the importance of co-ops in their community


By surveying just under half of the members living at the range, we tried to understand member priorities for housing, neighborhood, and investment at the Range Co-operative. We learned the importance of affordable housing during times of housing crisis, and the Range served as a stable, suitable, and affordable place within the community with the average housing tenure being over 12 years. An overwhelming majority of members found the range safe, affordable and stable, with very few noting a desire to move.  

 

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Ghazal (she/her) is an incoming Doctor of Medicine student at Dalhousie University, New Brunswick. Her research interests are in the social determinants of health and the intersection of housing and reproductive health.