We met on a BC Ferry (that neither of us should have been on) in January of 1996. Sally, a Penelakut Band member, was attending university, enrolled in the Native Indian Teacher Education Program. Roger was a Management Consultant with Deloitte, bringing his expertise in telematics to five continents. We both had two adult children from previous marriages…

We met online in 2003, much to the shock of our families. Both had dogs and learned that we had many complementary interests. Paul, a retired mechanical engineer, is a keen genealogist and collector of antique bottles related to a family business that began before Confederation. Jill, whose antiquing interest are in the kitchen and crafting domains, has a background in IT and project management…

I grew up in Victoria, but never really felt part of a community until many years later, when I had the opportunity to live ten years in Haida Gwaii.  

Haida Gwaii was missing a few key elements for it to become my permanent home, but life in a small community where one is known really appealed to me.  

I started looking into ways to have that small community feel while being within a workable distance from the communities where most of my family chooses to live, and intentional community through cohousing seemed like a possible way to accomplish that…

These two charming young adults are Hannah (daughter of Eleanor) and Russell (son of Wendy Stevenson and Colin). Both “kids” are very excited about eventually living together – with a full-time caregiver – within this burgeoning co-housing community…

Me & Fiadh- my Irish Canadian girl, youngest of 9 grandkids

Cohousing dreams started for me about age 8. I asked my parents “why can’t all the neighbours on our street live together and share stuff?”.  My mom said they knew I’d eventually make that wish a reality…

I have been attracted to cohousing since I visited the Windsong Cohousing Community in Langley, B.C. in the 90s. I was fortunate to get involved with Ravens Crossing Cohousing here in Sidney on Vancouver Island, and it only reinforced my belief that living in an intentional community is the way to go…