40th Anniversary

On June 13, 2026, we hosted an event recognizing 40 years of ECOHH at the Alberta Ave Community Hall.

Thank you to those who joined us or supported the event!

OUR MEDIA MENTIONS

CBC Television - https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7235827

Radio Canada - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5pK10_NHQE

Global News - https://globalnews.ca/video/11904312/ecohh-celebrates-40th-anniversary

Taproot Edmonton interviewed long-time ECOHH member and housing advocate Jim Gurnett here.

Rhea March of CJSR's "It Takes a Village" featured Jim Gurnett and Maria Dunn for a special on June 2. You can listen here.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to mark four decades of dedicated advocacy for housing and homelessness solutions in Edmonton. The ECOHH is a volunteer-run non-profit founded in 1986, working to raise awareness, educate for action, and advocate for change.

The stage host for the day was the incredible Rhea March, with performances by:

Lloyd Cardinal
Emmet Michael
Stephanie Burley
Tzadeka
Maria Dunn

MC Teresa Bradley spoke to the legacy of one of ECOHH's founders, Lynn Hannley, who passed in 2025, and managed a range of speakers, from politicians to people with lived experience of homelessness. Speakers included Jim Gurnett, MLA Janis Irwin (who presented ECOHH with a plaque of appreciation), Susan McGee, CEO of Homeward Trust, former mayor Amarjeet Sohi, Leanne (who shared with us her lived experience of homelessness), and Mayor Andrew Knack.

Giri Puligandla, Executive Director of CMHA Edmonton, past chair and long-term member of ECOHH, sent greetings by video. Watch Giri's speech here.