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Spring / Summer 2013
Canadian Cohousing Network
Cohousing
The Newsletter for Cohousing in Canada
Volume 21 ~ Issue 1
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
On Our Way
Harbourside, Sooke
1
Beautiful Gifts
Fernwood, Victoria
2
Land Purchased
Nelson Land Group
3
Design Completed
Belterra, Bowen Island
4
Getting The Work Done
5
WindSong, Langley
Future Of Cohousing
CCN Survey
6
Communities At A
Glance
8
Homes 4 Sale / Rent
12
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On Our Way
By Marilyn Bowering
Harbourside Cohousing
Sooke, BC
The first meeting of several dozen
people interested in the possibility of
Senior Cohousing in the Sooke area
of southern Vancouver Island took
place in an upstairs room of a local
grocery store in late 2010. Everyone
had a story of why they’d come;
some worked in
the health system
and didn’t like
what they saw for
their own future,
for others the
idea of growing
old in isolation
invoked fear.
I wasn’t sure I
liked any of this
but decided, once
I’d grasped the
cohousing
concept, to see where the journey
might go. This group of talented
visionaries, most in their 50s and
60s, have acquired a two acre site
and are engaged in creating a 30 unit
waterfront community within walking
distance of the Sooke town centre.
As Donja says, “We have taken the
leap into a new universe where we
choose to create a beautifully
supported second half of life.”
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And by Donja Dalquist, also
from Harbourside Cohousing
Sooke, BC
I’m back from two days of intensive
meetings with a group of charming
and disarming iconoclasts; my kind
of people. Can it really be so
rewarding discussing rental policy,
our pet policy, or whether or not we
want to build with stick construction?
Yes, it can! And when we’re not
doing that, we’re doing yoga on the
sun drenched deck of our existing
common house, with a view of the
Sooke Basin and the Olympic
Mountains.
I have spent my life building,
enjoying and leaving communities;
the many intimate connections have
enriched me. In between these
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Beautiful Gifts, or Delays and Setbacks?
curiosity and constructive action.
By Mollie Kaye
Fernwood Urban Village
Victoria, BC
It's happening: our public rezoning hearing is this summer!
We're happy about it, of course,
because it's been a long and
winding road to get there. What
will likely catapult
us into the spotlight
is now shimmering
on the horizon.
Beyond the rush of
finally achieving
this goal, there is a
quieter kind of
celebration going
on for me. What
often seemed like a
torturous timeline of
delay after delay, a
tangled tapestry of
setbacks, attrition,
and hurdles, all
seems to have had a sacred
purpose in leading us to a
stunning new clarity about our
intention as a community, and a
richer flavour of deeper
connection and purpose within
our group.
In life, when things get derailed
or don't go according to
schedule, it's the perfect time to
"look for the gifts." To move
away from ranting and resisting
while moving toward openness,
Developing a cohousing
community is like a batting cage
for practicing this. The delays
come again and again, and
things don't unfold exactly
according to plan. The pitching
machine spits out the curve balls
over and over.
bicycle shop with an
international airport.
As city employees were hired
and fired, "back to square one"
seemed like a mantra. Our
group dynamics and focus
shifted as members joined and
left. While a cohousing project
takes years to develop, life
happens, and not everyone
who came on in the early days
and gave their blood, sweat
and tears, will end up living
there, and there are gifts for
everyone in that as well.
When our latest "setbacks"
came in I was ready for it. "Oh,
our official submission to city
hall is delayed by another two
months because the planning
department is moving their
office into newly-renovated
quarters, and we'll miss our
window on the meeting
calendar?”
Petitioning the City of Victoria for
the re-zoning of our four city lots
to allow our 31-unit community
has taken years, not the
originally-hoped-for months. In
our dealings with the planning
department at city hall, we often
got the sense that this
neighbourhood-supported
residential housing project
brought up as many red flags
and contradictions as would our
proposing to replace a corner
“Okay, so, why are we
receiving this gift of time?" In
my life, some gifts arrive
immediately, and others
require what seems like an
eternity of time and
perspective to see. Other
times, I stubbornly refuse to
look for a gift. I want what isn't
happening.
With that latest "hiccup”, our
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Land Purchased in Nelson
By Robin Flynn
Nelson Land Group
Nelson, BC
The Nelson Land Group has
been meeting for close to three
years. After viewing more than
100 properties we came across
a beautiful 24 acre parcel at the
end of Heddle Road at Six Mile
on the north shore of Kootenay
Lake.
To our delight this property fit
most of our qualifications and
passed our in-depth feasibility
study. We purchased the land in
February this year.
the co-housing movement.
The parcel is south facing, has
great views, and has a lot of
potential for our cohousing
development. We are currently
looking for nine more
households to join us in the
adventure of semi-rural cohousing.
Our project manager is Stephan
Martineau whose many years of
community work offer invaluable
insight into the subtle dynamics
of co-creating community. This
experience, married with his onthe-ground skills, are
exponentially aiding our process
and goal of moving into our new
homes in late fall of 2014.
We are happily working with
Chuck Durrett & Kathryn
McCammant in developing the
look, feel, layout, and tapping
their extraordinary depth of
knowledge and experience in
What an awesome ride and
adventure! For more information
check the listings “at a glance” in
the back of this newsletter.
Beautiful Gifts, continued
(Continued from page 2)
group suddenly had the space
and time to articulate what we're
calling the "internal
development" of our community.
about our habits of
communication and avoidance
of conflict in our lives.
It's easy, I think, to get swept up
in the planning of the buildings
and the gardens, the bricks and
mortar, and call that "community
building". It's easy to think that
business meetings, working
groups, agendas and calendars
of events are all that is
necessary in this pre-building
phase of cohousing to bring
about that meaningful
connection we're looking for with
each other. And yet, many of us
were craving something
different, but didn't know how to
ask for it in the whirlwind of
"getting things accomplished".
We're now having conversations
about our shared commitment to
living in a way that encourages
authenticity and vulnerability in
our dealings with each other. To
step out of our comfort zones
and do some learning together
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as a supportive community, to
build those "compassion and
empathy muscles" that will be
so necessary when we are
living together, sharing
together, and overlapping in
ways that we in North America
don't typically overlap?
I'm excited to be having these
conversations, and to feel the
warmth and inspiration
bubbling up in me as we talk
about the "real stuff of ordinary
life" in constructive, insightful,
and meaningful ways. It's
giving me comfort to know that
the members of Fernwood
Urban Village will be cocreating the nourishing,
supportive connections that
draw people to cohousing in
the first place.
How do we find the "gold" in
disagreements? How can we
navigate them and end up with
more trust, more understanding?
What kind of practices can we
engage in now, individually and
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Thank God for all of the
"delays" and "setbacks". They
have indeed brought our
community many gifts already.
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Belterra Design Completed
By Stephanie Legg
Belterra Cohousing
Bowen Island, BC
A European hillside village with
West Coast overtones and
spectacular ocean and mountain
views. With Built Green Gold
features and an Energuide 80
rating, Belterra is going to be an
extraordinary place.
day when we have our first meal
in the common house, or when
we can start planting beans,
basil & beets in the gardens and
canning tomatoes in the outdoor
kitchen. The kids “can’t wait”
until they can feed the chickens
and collect eggs from the coop.
We dream of warm summer
evenings and impromptu jam
sessions around a campfire on
the outdoor plaza, and, when
temperatures drop, relaxing
conversation around the
common house fireplace.
Welcome to our community. For
more information, check out the
“at a glance” section in the back
of this newsletter.
We are now
moving from
design into the
construction
phase. The
architect is just
putting the
finishing touches
to the building
permit drawings,
our disclosure
statement has
been registered
and construction
financing
secured.
Seventeen of the
30 units are already sold and we
only need a few more members
before we put the shovel in the
ground.
The members that have joined
Belterra are a wonderful bunch.
We’ve got teachers, a yoga
instructor, an art gallery curator,
a retired professor, a graphic
designer, a whole lot of
therapists, carpenters, cooks
and caregivers, film producers, a
childcare professional and even
a retired movie star. And some
wonderful kids too! Even though
we are quite a diverse group we
all have amazingly similar ideas
of what we want Belterra to be
like.
We’re all looking forward to the
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Getting the Work Done
By Valerie McIntyre
WindSong Cohousing
Langley, BC
When WindSong opened its
doors in 1996, community
members chose to keep our
strata fees low by doing the
regular cleaning and
maintenance ourselves. We
quickly developed a job list and
a frequency chart for keeping
things in good shape.
As the years went by we added
many new jobs to the CCS. The
building aged and needed more
maintenance. Organizing social
events, facilitating conflict
resolution meetings,
coordinating the community
gardens, developing new
agreements … all kinds of
contributions were seen as vital
to sustaining our vibrant
community.
As we settled in and people
renewed their lives beyond the
community, we became busier
and sometimes the work didn't
get done. So we created an
agreement requiring a firm
commitment from everyone to
do their share of the work.
We developed a transparent
online self-reporting system.
Anyone could see that the social
contributions were more
attractive for most of us than
cleaning toilets, and so we were
still stuck with some of the basic
cleaning and maintenance not
getting done as hoped.
We calculated that the care of
the community’s common areas
and common property required
three hours per month, per adult
(everyone over the age of 19).
People could choose to do work
or pay to have it done on their
behalf. This was WindSong’s
Community Contribution System
(CCS).
By 2012 WindSongers were
ready to do a deep re-think of
our Community Contribution
System. We reminded
ourselves that the BC Strata
Property Act requires strata
owners to “manage and
maintain the common property
and common assets”.
But the strata act doesn’t require
us to celebrate our members’
accomplishments, to resolve our
differences peacefully, to
manage the compost system or
to do countless other things that
we consider important to a
healthy happy community.
We’re currently considering
separating out what’s legally
required from what’s socially
desired. We’re contemplating an
increase in strata fees to pay for
more of the required work and
we anticipate a renewed sense
of genuine, rather than
mandated, contribution to
achieving our desires for
community well-being.
Changing such a fundamental
part of running this community of
90 people is a big undertaking.
As we say in cohousing, “it’s a
process”.
Our consensus decision-making
process is a good one, so
whatever changes we make,
we’ll all be in agreement about
how to get the work done and
enjoy our community too.
CDC Recreating the Village … a contemporary approach
cohousing development consulting
“Providing Development Management and Community
Building Services for people who are creating
their own communities”
www.cohousingconsulting.ca
Ronaye Matthew
Email: cdc@cohousingconsulting.ca
Phone: 604-570-0742
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On Our Way, continued
(Continued from page 1)
times of community, I have tried
to integrate the lessons learned
and moved on to what life brings
next. However, I have found that
the older I get, the pickier I have
become, making it harder to be
open to trusting group energy.
It’s easy to forget the magic and
power of a group.
So it was no small feat for me to
jump off the cliff and commit to
becoming an equity member of
Harbourside Senior Cohousing.
“What if they don’t want a design
that I want? What if they want to
do things on the cheap? What if
they don’t want to have
it takes a profound trust that the
group will honour this self (even
if it doesn’t like every aspect of
your design style). And if you
have the courage to do this, you
discover that the group will find
the best way to go - better than
you could on your own.
Moreover, you can have much of
what you want without having to
do it all yourself!
Today I’m grateful for
Harbourside Senior Cohousing,
the embrace, and ebb and flow
of the experience. My plan is to
stay with this group until life
casts me out into that next,
greatest adventure.
Future of Cohousing
Survey
By Susan McFee
CCN Coordinator
(Please see the full-page notice
on the right-hand page.)
What will cohousing be like in
Canada in the next 20 years?
Will second or possibly third
generation cohousers live in
cohousing … or create new
communities? What would have
to change to see this happen?
Or for more seniors cohousing
to be built?
The Canadian Cohousing
Network can help communities
whether they are in the planning
or building stages or are already
well established. So that begs
the question: What do you need
so that you can have a more
enjoyable cohousing
experience?
Please make sure that everyone
in your community has an
opportunity to complete the
survey by May 31st.
We look forward to sharing the
results with you in the next
CCN newsletter.
Contact the
Canadian Cohousing Network
website: www.cohousing.ca
community meals? In other
words: what if I don’t fit? What if
they don’t want me?”
In this moment, what is required
is a willingness to reveal the
authentic self in all its
imperfection. It takes a
willingness to say what you want
and to find the clarity to say it so
that others can hear it. And then
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After word by Marilyn
We began two and a half years
ago with questions like “what do
we want” and “who are we?”
Since then we have discovered,
perhaps surprisingly, not fear but
energy, ability and humour.
We’re on our way: completion
date is estimated for mid 2015.
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email: info@cohousing.ca
Mail:
Canadian Cohousing Network
#24 - 20543 96th Avenue
Langley, BC, V1M 3W3
Western Canada
info-west@cohousing.ca
Eastern Canada
info-east@cohousing.ca
Phone: (905) 584-6710
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Canadian
Cohousing C o m m u n i t i e s
at a glance
LOCATION
GROUP NAME
ADDRESS
HOUSEHOLD
CONTACT
NAME
TOTAL
(CURRENT)
WEBSITE
PHONE
DESCRIPTION
EMAIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA
COMPLETED COMMUNITIES
BURNABY
Cranberry Commons
4272 Albert St,
Burnaby, BC
V5C 2E8
COURTENAY
Creekside Commons
2202 Lambert Dr,
Courtenay, BC
V9N 1Z8
LANGLEY
WindSong
20543 96th Ave,
Langley, BC
V1M 3W3
NANAIMO
Pacific Gardens
312, 347 Seventh St,
Nanaimo, BC
V9R 1E3
NELSON
The Middle Road
3140 The Middle Rd,
Nelson, BC
V1L 6M3
NORTH VANCOUVER
Quayside Village
510 Chesterfield Ave,
North Vancouver, BC
V7M 2L9
ROBERTS CREEK
Roberts Creek
Cohousing
1131 Emery Rd,
Roberts Creek, BC
V0N 2W0
22 (22)
36 (36)
34 (34)
25 (25)
11 (11)
19 (19)
Ruth Walmsley
www.cranberrycommons.ca
604-298-9220
ruth@cranberrycommons.ca
Pam or Don
Munroe
creeksidecommons.net
250-338-0187
creeksidecommons100@gmail
.com
Mixed townhouse & apartments. 20 minute
drive to downtown Van. Parks, schools, rec
centre, restaurants, shops & other amenities
all in walking distance. Spectacular mountain
views!
36 duplex-style homes clustered on 9.8
acres within walking distance of downtown
Courtenay. Adjacent to a park with salmon
stream. 3500 sq ft common house. Many
sustainable features incorporated into the
design.
Environmental award-winning townhome
development with glass-enclosed pedestrian
streets. Nestled on a 6 acre site, with four
acres of natural salmon creek reserve,
organic community gardens and 5000 sq ft
common house. Visitors & tours welcome.
Valerie McIntyre
www.windsong.bc.ca
valerie333@
windsong.bc.ca
Pacific Gardens
www.pacificgardens.ca
250-754-3060
joinus@pacificgardens.ca
4.37 acres with tranquil river setting; 25
condo-style apartment homes; glasscovered atrium, 8000 sq ft central common
house, gardens, green building design.
Stuart McKinnon
www.cohousing.ca
250-825-0012
buffalo.sage@shaw.ca
Single-family, owner-built homes on 50
acres overlooking Kootenay Lake.
Households own their lots plus share in 25
commonly held acres, two acres garden
land. Common house is a beautifully
renovated barn.
Quayside Village
www.quaysidevillage.
googlepages.com
quaysidevillage@gmail.com
Mixed townhouse and apartments.
Incredible views of ocean, mountains, and
city. Walk to the public market, shops,
restaurants, cinemas, parks, and gardens.
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Canadian Cohousing Network
Gary Kent
www.robertscreek
cohousing.ca
604-885-2971
garykent@telus.net
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Located in the heart of Roberts Creek. A mix
of single homes & duplexes clustered on 8
acres, with 12 acres preserved as natural
habitat. 2840 sq ft common house plus two
converted portables, workshop and multipurpose room. Mature coniferous trees
throughout and salmon creek adjacent to the
development.
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LOCATION
GROUP NAME
ADDRESS
HOUSEHOLD
TOTAL
(CURRENT)
WEBSITE
PHONE
CONTACT
NAME
DESCRIPTION
EMAIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
BOWEN ISLAND
Belterra Cohousing
Carter Rd
Bowen Island, BC
SOOKE
Harbourside
Cohousing
6669 Horne Rd
Sooke, BC
YARROW
Yarrow Ecovillage
42312 Yarrow Central
Rd, Yarrow, BC
V2R 5E2
30 (17)
30 (14)
33
Roger McGillivray
or
Stephanie Legg
www.belterracohousing.ca
604-947-9486
info@belterracohousing.ca
Margaret
Critchlow
www.harbourside.ca
250-642-2996
info@harbourside.ca
Beverly
Redekop
www.yarrowecovillage.ca
604-823-7337
welcome@yarrowecovillage.
ca
Located on a 10 acre parcel, surrounded by
100's of acres of natural meadows, lakes &
forests. This multigenerational community
has a 3500 sq ft common house, gardens,
greenhouses, an outdoor kitchen and
workshops. Beautiful parks, beaches and
hiking trails are right outside your door.
Just 15 minute walk to downtown Snug
Cove, 20 minutes by ferry from West Van.
Downtown waterfront location includes a
beautiful 3900 sq ft common house and
commercial wharf offering moorage to
residents’ boats. Strata-titled housing for
seniors that is affordable, environmentally
friendly, and socially/culturally supportive,
allowing people to flourish through mutual
support as they age in place and in
community.
Yarrow Ecovillage consists of 33 homes on
25 acres. We strive for harmony with nature
as we live, work, play, grow, farm, shop and
operate businesses in a sustaining
community including organic farms.
FORMING GROUPS
LUMBY
Okanagan Ecovillage
714 Mabel Lake Rd,
Lumby, BC
NELSON
Nelson Land Group
Within 15 minutes of
Nelson
QUALICUM BEACH
Valterra Village
eCohousing
10 - 30
15
32 - 40
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Gwyllyn Goddard
Bessie Wapp
Ruth Adler
www.ok-eco.com
778-238-2778
ok.ecovillage@gmail.com
Sophisticated yet comfortable ecovillage on
30+ acres organic farmland in the Okanagan
outside village of Lumby. Creek is rich in
trout, and Coho salmon run annually.
Climate is mild in winters and sunny and
gorgeous in the summers. We are 35 km
from the beautiful swimming and fishing at
pristine Mabel Lake, 20 minute drive to
Vernon, and 40 minutes to Kelowna
International Airport.
www.nelsonlandgroup.com
250-354-0288
bessiewapp@yahoo.com
We are an enthusiastic group of Nelson area
residents embarking on creating community
with a strong agricultural focus and an
environmental ethic of sustainable land use.
We embrace diversity and welcome all ages.
We have a consensus-based model for
decision making and use mindful, non-violent
communication.
www.valterravillage.ca
250-752-0833
aerie1@telus.net
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We intend to build an ecovillage on the west
boundary of Qualicum Beach. This area is
comprised of a 250 acre greenbelt where
less than 30 acres are slated for future
development. We are looking at clustering
the homes within 5 1/2 acres. Fundamental
principles of the community will emphasize
sustainability and low-environmental impact
of physical structures and lifestyle.
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LOCATION
GROUP NAME
ADDRESS
HOUSEHOLD
CONTACT
NAME
TOTAL
(CURRENT)
WEBSITE
PHONE
DESCRIPTION
EMAIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA
FORMING GROUPS (CONTINUED)
VANCOUVER
Vancouver Cohousing
VICTORIA
Fernwood Urban
Village
Corner of Chambers &
North Park Street
vancouvercohousing.com
welcome@vancouver
cohousing.com
25
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Bill McKechnie
After years of trying to make cohousing a
reality in Vancouver, it’s finally happening!
We have a site on E. 33rd Ave. near Victoria
Drive in Vancouver. This is a site in an old
traditional neighbourhood. Walkable to a
vibrant commercial centre with coffee shops,
schools, and amenities.
Land has been assembled, floor plans are
based on best principles and practices of
urban cohousing communities. Some units
will be available as rentals. Located on the
www.fernwoodurbanvillage.ca rim of Victoria's urban core in the Fernwood
district. It's an easy walk to town. Proximity
250-888-9167
info@fernwoodurbanvillage. to services and downtown encourages the
ca
use of bicycles and car-share. Sheds for
kayaks and bikes are part of the common
infrastructure. Permaculture intensive
vegetable, and flower gardens. Sustainable
lifestyle encouraged.
ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA
COMPLETED COMMUNITIES
CALGARY
Prairie Sky Cohousing
402 - 30 Ave N.E.
Calgary, AB
SASKATOON
Wolf Willow
Cohousing
530 Ave J South
Saskatoon, SK
18 (18)
Prairie Sky
Erin
Schoemaker
or Jan Harvey
21 (19)
www.prairiesky.ab.ca
info@prairiesky.ab.ca
Located in the inner city community of
Winston Heights. 2 & 3 bedroom
townhouses & apartments, 3200 sq ft
common house central courtyard with
community gardens and children's play area.
We have created a wonderful community for
older adults on the edge of Saskatoon’s
revitalized cultural core that is within walking/
www.wolfwillowcohousing.ca biking distance of most of our needs
306-653-2225
(completed Dec 2012). A charming bike and
e.shoemaker@sasktel.net
pedestrian trail runs the length of our street
jej.harvey@sasktel.net
and connects with the riverside trail system.
We have 2 homes available for sale.
Individuals or couples interested in our
project are invited to contact us.
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
CENTRAL CALGARY
Dragonfly Cohousing
20-25
Canadian Cohousing Network
Jana
Vander Kloet
With a strong focus on community-building,
inclusiveness, and sustainable building
options (Passivhaus standard). Wellwww.dragonflycohousing.ca designed common spaces will complement
403-945-2725
private homes (townhouse and apartment
Info@dragonflycohousing.ca style) to create the right balance for a higherdensity urban environment. Members and
committees are meeting twice monthly to
move this project forward!
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LOCATION
HOUSEHOLD
GROUP NAME
TOTAL
ADDRESS
(CURRENT)
WEBSITE
PHONE
CONTACT
NAME
DESCRIPTION
EMAIL
ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA
FORMING GROUPS
EDMONTON URBAN
CORE
Urban Green
Cohousing
www.urbangreencohousing.ca
hello@urbangreencohousing.ca
Not yet set
We are an inclusive community committed to
knowing and supporting our neighbours and to
contributing to environmental and social
sustainability in Edmonton's urban core. We
value being within walking distance of public
transit (LRT and bus) and amenities such as
green space, library, farmer's market
restaurants, theatre, etc.
ONTARIO
COMPLETED COMMUNITIES
OTTAWA
Terra Firma
Cohousing
170 Drummond St
Ottawa, ON
K1S 1K4
7(6)
Signy Fridriksson
and Steve Fick
613-233-8438
sfick508@rogers.com
Located in the center of the city and close to
the Rideau Canal. Consisting of 2 3-unit
townhouses and a recently built 7th unit and
common house. Includes solar hot water, play
structures, treehouse, gardens, bicycle
storage, composting bins.
FORMING GROUPS
OTTAWA CENTER
Convivium
Cohousing
PICTON
Picton Cohousing
Prince Edward
County, ON
TORONTO
GreenSong
15 - 20
12 - 18
25 - 30
conviviumcohousing@gmail.com
Jane Dean and
Marianne
Gallagher
Laurie Mace
We work collaboratively to create an
environmentally-friendly adult cohousing
community in central Ottawa within walking
distance of services. Private independent
living with shared facilities designed to be
accessible and to encourage an active
involved lifestyle, social interaction and mutual
support.
Located within easy walking distance of the
centre of the town of Picton and surrounded
by water, beautiful beaches, a vibrant arts
Jane: 613-476-5081
community and a flourishing wine industry.
Marianne 613-471-1016
Our community will be built with a variety of
pocketneighbourhood@gmail.com housing types on an eco-friendly basis. We
are currently a group of 50 year olds plus but
welcome a diversity of ages and family types.
An easy drive to Toronto or Ottawa.
www.greensong.ca
info@greensong.ca
GreenSong is building an environmentally
sensitive cohousing development near
Toronto where individuality can flourish within
a vibrant, diverse neighbourhood. We plan to
create an inclusive, multi-generational
community where the arts thrive and newness
is encouraged.
QUEBEC
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
QUEBEC CITY
Cohabitat Québec
1650 Louis-Jetté,
Québec, QC
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Spring / Summer 2013
Guillaume
Pinson
www.cohabitat.ca
418-952-8274
info@cohabitat.ca
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Our challenge is to create a living environment
that will promote harmony between the
individual, the community and the
environment, a healthy space where the
generations enrich one another and simply
feel good. Our only limit is our imagination.
Canadian Cohousing Network
Become a
member of the
Canadian
Cohousing
Network
The Canadian Cohousing
Network (CCN) is a
registered non-profit
organization that promotes
the creation of cohousing
communities as a model for
sustainable development by
raising public awareness
about cohousing and by
bringing people together to
form communities.
The most valuable function
of the CCN is making
connections with people who
are interested in living in a
cohousing community. The
CCN links individuals and
cohousing groups together to
share resources and make the
process of creating a
community easier and more
economical.
For more
information
contact:
Western Canada
Canadian Cohousing Network
#27 - 20543 96 Avenue,
Langley, BC, V1M 3W3
Eastern Canada
Canadian Cohousing Network
186 Ridgewood Crescent,
Bolton, ON, L7E 4V6
Tel: 905-857-8738
Homes for Sale or Rent
By Patrick Meyer
Editor, Cohousing Newsletter
Canadian Cohousing Network
Advertising homes for sale or rent is a free service provided to members of
the Canadian Cohousing Network. Detailed listings can be found on the
CCN website www.cohousing.ca
The information provided in this section has been uploaded by subscribed
members of the Canadian Cohousing Network. The CCN does not take
responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any of the information
contained in this section.
4 Sale
Cranberry Commons
Yarrow Ecovillage
Burnaby, BC
Chilliwack, BC
www.cranberrycommons.ca
www.yarrowecovillage.ca
Townhouse, 3 bdrm
1250 sq ft
Price: $524,900
18 homes being built over the
next 1 or 2 years. Many floor
plans available.
Roberts Creek
Pacific Gardens
Roberts Creek, BC
www.robertscreekcohousing.ca/
rcc16/
House
1190 sq ft
Price: $379,000
Quayside Village
North Vancouver, BC
Nanaimo, BC
www.pacificgardens.ca
Several units available
Condo and townhouses
1 and 3 bedroom units
850 - 1500 sq ft
Price: $323,000 - $531,000
302.quaysidevillage.ca
Wolf Willow
Condo, 1 bdrm
735 sq ft
Price: $350,000
www.pacificgardens.ca
Creekside Commons
Courtenay, BC
www.creeksidecommons.ca
Several duplex units
available
3 through 5 bdrm
1000 - 1800 sq ft
Price: $322,000 - $369,000
Saskatoon, SK
Several units available
Condo
1 + den, 2 bdrm + den
877 - 1244 sq ft
Price: $324,900 - $449,749
4 Rent
Pacific Gardens
Nanaimo, BC
www.pacificgardens.ca
Home-share, single bdrm
Rent: $450 - $550/mo
www.cohousing.ca
Consult the Communities at a Glance section for full contact
information on all communities in Canada.
Canadian Cohousing Network
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