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Roberts Creek Cohousing

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Mission: OUR VALUES:
• Decisions will be made by consensus.
• Diversity will be encouraged with respect for and celebration of differences.
• Pets will be permitted as long as there is a limited number and owners are considerate to the community and the impact on the property.
• The community will be environmentally friendly by not using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, chemical cleaning products, wood stoves or dirt bikes.
• Priorities include diversity, respect, safety, health, aesthetics, friendship, quiet and peace.

OUR VISION:
• To work together to create a multi-generational community of varying race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability and financial status where residents as well as the natural environment will thrive.

OUR INTENTION:

• To support each other, share resources and strive to be stewards of the land and live in harmony with the larger community.

From www.ic.org/directory/roberts-creek-cohousing/:


Roberts Creek Cohousing is the first purposely built, rural cohousing community in Canada. After five and one half years of plotting, planning, sweat, tears and approximately five hundred meetings, we began construction in late 2003. All 31 homes were occupied by December 2004.

Our community is home to a rich diversity of adults and children from Canada and elsewhere (USA, U.K., with children from Guatemala and Kazakhstan). Currently we have approx. 50 adults ranging in age from 18 - 83 and 16 children.

Our site is 20 acres, with the buildings occupying 9 acres. The houses are mostly single-family homes with some duplexes. We share a small community garden, woodworking shop and space for teens, small ceramic studio and exercise equipment.

We have a large common house that is central to the physical and emotional heart of our community. Since the common house was finished in June 2005, we have been sharing regular community dinners together (twice a week so far).

Now that the hardware is in place we are beginning to focus more on the work of creating honest and authentic connection. It's not always easy, however most members are committed to learning. Our most recent learning was a workshop with Diana Leafe Christian.

Our other main focus is to generally have a good time.

Address
Physical Address
1131 Emery Road
Roberts Creek, British Columbia V0N 2W0
Canada