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<center> http://i26.tinypic.com/2zecrxu.jpg http://i25.tinypic.com/2rc3nlj.jpg http://i26.tinypic.com/2qi9vz9.gif '''Atkinson Co-op''' is a geared to income community in [[Toronto]] and has the distinction of being the first public housing conversion in [[Canada]]. The residents of [[Alexandra Park]] converted their community from a government housing project into a non-profit housing co-operative. The conversion of the [[Alexandra Park]] public housing project into the '''Atkinson Housing Co-operative''' took place from 1992 to 2003. The new co-operative represents an attempt to increase resident participation in the management of their housing community. The co-op came was named after '''Sonny Atkinson''', a long time president of the [[Alexandra Park]] Residents’ Association (APRA). It was '''Sonny Atkinson''' who led the [[Alexandra Park]] residents as they began the process of converting from public housing to co-op housing. There are 147 apartments in two buildings and 263 town homes covering an 18 acres site. Also See: [[Vanauley Walk]], [[Project Originals]] ==News== [http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/692881 Two Injured in Downtown Shooting] [http://www.coophousing.com/development/development_atkinson.asp From Alexandra Park to Atkinson Co-op] [http://www.siu.on.ca/siu_publications_documentation_detail9d60.html?id=561 SIU Investigate Officer Involved Shooting in Atkinson Co-Op] [http://www.thestar.com/News/article/459059 Giving Voices to The Vulnerable] [http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/life/family/article/3350--family-seeks-emergency-shelter-after-thugs-shoot-up-their-house Family Seeks Shelter After Thugs Shoot Up Their House] ==Videos== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzgYyC-wZh4&feature=fvw Social History: Atkinson Housing Co-op] ==Links== [http://www.atkinsonhousingcoop.com/ Atkinson Housing Co-operative] [[Category:Terms]] [[Category:Nouns]] [[category:Geography]]

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