Roberts Creek Cohousing is the first purposely built, rural cohousing community in Canada. After five and one half years of planning 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 14 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, small ceramic studio and exercise gym.
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). Community meals on hold since the March 2020 Covid pandemic.
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 session with Laird Schaub (Dec 2020).
Our vegetable gardens have grown and now include two greenhouses. Since the pandemic the garden team has grown and it is providing a way for people to safely gather. In 2020 and 2021 meetings are held via zoom.
Our regular work parties provide a great opportunity to be together outside during the pandemic. And as we have a large site there is always lots of work to do.
Our other main focus is to generally have a good time.
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.
Openings in the community would be through home sales or rentals.
Call the phone number listed or email to arrange for a tour.
The whole membership decides collectively.
Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
Members’ blocks are honoured if they can show that the decision would cause harm to the community as a whole or go against the community’s stated values.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Encouraged or suggested (2 hrs/week)
All member families pay a monthly strata fee
As the members own their home in a fee simple structure ‘pre-existing debt’ is not an issue.
Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Gym or sports area, Internet
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A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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