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East Vancouver Cohousing

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  • Home-sharing
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Founding year

  • 2023

What we do

East Van Cohousing is an upcoming 30-unit cohousing community in Vancouver (near Kingsway and 33rd). Construction is expected to begin in Fall 2024, with completion and occupancy in 2026. The Amisto Cohousing Society initiated this cohousing project and is helping guide its development.
East Van Cohousing is an all-ages community that welcomes people who share a like-minded view on the importance of community, inclusivity and sustainability. Kids, teenagers, adults, seniors, singles, couples, families, retirees, local, international, belief system or non, all relationship types, all genders, and all abilities welcome! Adopted/foster/other family members are welcome and folks can host/house their people of choice in their homes.
Our friendly neighborhood is perfectly nestled right next to Norquay Park, a stone’s throw to the south. It boasts a pair of softball diamonds, a soccer field, a kids’ water spray park, and a playground, making it a hub for activity and fun.
To our north, you’ll find Slocan Park, with its four tennis courts, a soccer field, an ultimate field, and a wading pool. If you venture north, you’ll discover the Renfrew Ravine Rim Trail and the Renfrew Community Park. In the park is the Renfrew Park Community Center, Vancouver’s Public Library’s Renfrew Branch, and an assortment of amenities. Enjoy a game of ball hockey, take your dog for a romp in the off-leash dog park, swim a few laps in the indoor pool, kick a football around, or explore the playground. For the sports enthusiasts, there are lacrosse boxes, a softball diamond, and another wading pool.
Further to the south, we have Earles Park, Nanaimo Park, and the bustling Killarney Community Center. Killarney is a one-stop recreation center providing a wide variety of amenities. It hosts a fitness center for your health and wellness needs, a pool to beat the summer heat, an ice rink for winter fun, and a welcoming senior center, ensuring there’s something for everyone. What a lovely area to call home!

Our Mission

We are an all-ages community that welcomes people who share a like-minded view on the importance of community, inclusivity and sustainability.

  • Purpose
  • Home-sharing
  • Community type
  • Cohousing

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2023
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2026
  • Started living together
  • 17 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
21

How to join

Learn about cohousing with Amisto through an “All About Cohousing” zoom call, and reach out to the membership committee to learn more about the details of the project. https://www.eastvancohousing.ca/cohousing

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Contact fr*****@****to.ca

Decision-making process

  • Consent-Based (Sociocracy)

Decisions proceed unless someone has a reasoned objection.

Governance structure

  • Sociocratic/Circle-Based

Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Encouraged or suggested

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Workshop, Large Scale Kitchen, Swingsets & play areas, Internet

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Multi-generational (all ages well represented)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Urban

Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.

  • Land area size
    0.25 acres

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Location

  • British Columbia, Canada

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Healing Love Healing Money: Trust As The Foundation For A New Culture

Money, love and power are among the hardest things any community works with, and many of us carry the same fears into both: not having enough, losing what we have, and the sense that if someone else gets money or love, we won’t. Healing Love, Healing Money: Trust as the Foundation for a New Culture is taught by two intentional communities. Karen McAllister and Duncan Cryle are from Clear Sky Meditation and Retreat Center, a Buddhist-lineage community in the BC Rockies. Monika Alleweldt and Benjamin von Mendelssohn from Tamera Healing Biotope, a community of about 160 people in southern Portugal that has spent decades studying love, trust and relationship. Clear Sky has spent years working on its relationship with money, and our two communities found surprising parallels in the fears beneath both. Over four sessions we explore the roots of fear around money and belonging, love, possession and power, trust as infrastructure (community as a container for healing), and ethical livelihood. We use short meditations, body-based practices, reflection and small-group conversation. You do not need to be in a romantic relationship or live in community. When: October 27, Nov 3, 10, 17. All four sessions: 12–2pm Vancouver, 1–3pm Alberta, 7–9pm UK and Portugal, 8–10pm Central Europe. Note: US and some Canadian provinces change clocks on November 1, so the US west coast is 12–2pm on October 27, then 11am–1pm for the remaining sessions, and Eastern is 3–5pm on October 27, then 2–4pm for the rest. Cost: sliding scale Details and registration: https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/healing-love-healing-money-online/  
October 27, 2026 13:00 – November 17, 2026 15:00
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Do you feel called to help co-create a small, newly forming eco-spiritual community?

Old structures are crumbling. New ways of living are calling. We are answering that call. Wild Grace is an eco-spiritual community located in the Sierra foothills 30 minutes from Grass Valley, California. We recently completed new homes for those who feel called to our vision. Currently there are four of us living on this sacred 80 acres of land although we are a hub for an expanded neighborhood community. Many join us weekly for potlucks, expressive dance, Qi Gong, monthly musical gatherings, and seasonal celebrations in our temple, as well as tending to our orchard. We are excited to welcome others to join us on the land who are dedicating their lives to spiritual growth and ready to live in a more focused and intimate heart-centered lifestyle. Might that be you or someone you know? The fundamentals are simple. Spirit. We listen personally and collectively together most mornings, usually starting with a musical offering, a prayer, or a short reading, followed by about 40 minutes of what we call “sacred silence.” Heart Circles. About once a week we gather to share and listen. We are informed by authentic and compassionate communication practices. Nature. The land itself—an 80-acre oasis of field and forest perched above the wild and scenic South Yuba River—calls for our stewardship in the gardens, orchard, greenhouses, and general care. In turn, nature feeds us abundantly, both literally and spiritually. Interbeing. We join with others to share inspiration and connection as we host monthly gatherings of song, story and prayer that draws from the larger community in addition to other events we share with our closer neighbors. As we attend to these fundamentals, Grace flows to and through us—often in “Wild” or unexpected ways. Grace catalyzes through us, but is not something we possess. Because we all are connected, we feel that Grace actively transforms n
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Seeking Partner/Co-Founder for a Cooperative Community in Western NC

Co-Founder / Project Partner Needed: Coweeta Heritage Center The Coweeta Heritage Center / Talking Rock Farm in Otto, North Carolina, is seeking a dedicated co-founder and long-term project partner to help manage, expand, and transition our community land project. As the primary founder is balancing physical limitations (including a bad back) and a demanding workload, we are looking for a capable partner to share the operational reins and help shape the next phase of this intentional community. What We Are Looking For Organizational & Administrative Skills: Ability to streamline systems, manage outreach, and organize community data. Social Media & Digital Presence: Skills to revitalize our online reach, update public directory listings (such as ic.org), and manage applicant communications. Practical & Technical Capabilities: Hands-on familiarity with or strong interest in sustainable forestry, organic agriculture, and alternative energy infrastructure. Strong Communication: A commitment to Non-Violent Communication (NVC), transparency, and collaborative governance. What We Offer On-Site Housing: Dedicated housing is provided on-site in Otto to facilitate close coordination, daily collaboration, and deep integration into the land. Established Foundation: Step into an active project with existing infrastructure, clear community onboarding frameworks, an established legal LLC structure, and an estate succession blueprint. Strategic Input: Full partnership in vetting future interns, managing the phased onboarding pipeline, and executing land-clearing and sustainable infrastructure projects.

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