Co-op Overview

John Fitzpatrick Steelworkers Housing Co-operative is an attractive community of 64 townhouses and 116 apartments located in the town of Richmond Hill at 105 Weldrick Road East, between Yonge and Bayview.

Our community is across from Harding Park, bus stops at the front door, shopping, schools within walking distance, parking available, laundry facilities and Steel Kids Child Care Centre is located on the main floor of the apartment building.

How The Co-op Got Its Name

The Co-op has been named in honour of John Fitzpatrick, the United Steelworkers of America regional co-ordinator for Metro Toronto.

John became an active member of the United Steelworkers Local Union 3589 soon after he started working at American Standards Products in 1948.

In 1963 he joined the Steelworkers staff and since then he has bargained hundreds of collective agreements and has fought arbitration and compensation cases for hundreds of members. He has been in the front lines of many Toronto’s most important labour struggles.

The Co-op symbolizes John’s lifelong concern for the lives of working people.