Upcoming Events:
SAVE THE DATE! On May 3rd, at Providence Village, we’ll be sharing details of another major step forward, and we want you to join us! We can’t wait to share our good news, outline next steps for the project and celebrate with our dedicated supporters and local officials.
Join us in the Auditorium of the Motherhouse, 1200 Princess Street, on the afternoon of Sunday, May 3rd.
1:30 – Doors Open and Refreshments. Please arrive prior to 2 pm
2:00 – Announcements and Presentation by Kingston Cohousing and guests. Q & A Discussion to follow.
3:00 -Annual General Meeting of the Members. All are welcome to attend.
This is a family-friendly event! Refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP by April 30 here
On Friday, March 27, our research partner, Dr. Kim Bergeron, spoke about cohousing and Kingston Cohousing as part of a Queen’s Undergraduate student conference on health and ageing.
May 11, 17, and 21 – Esquimalt Village Cohousing, BC, is hosting a series of Zoom information sessions. Details and registration here.
About Kingston Cohousing
We are a not-for-profit cohousing group based in Kingston, Ontario.
We are in the development stage and still accepting new members. We welcome more “burning souls” to join our core group and “Explorers” who want to be involved in our progress.
Many hands make light work! If you’d like to join us in creating a thriving community, we’d love to work with you. And then you’ll forever have the prize of knowing you helped to create it.
Project Vision
Location: We are advancing discussions that we hope will lead to leasing a portion of the Providence Village site at 1200 Princess Street in central Kingston.
Mix of Dwellings: Our current vision is to create a mix of studio to 3-bedroom apartments. Our final design is pending.
Diversity: Mix of young families, couples and singles across all ages.
Sustainability: Reduce carbon footprint by designing an eco-friendly building and sustainable land use.
Legal Structure: Cooperative ownership of the buildings, on land leased from Providence Village. Housing charges to be determined. Our goal is to create as many affordable units as possible.
KCH Mission Statement:
To create an environmentally sustainable, multigenerational, inclusive, intentional, cohousing community, in the Kingston area.
Vision Statement:
Kingston Cohousing will build 20-30 private dwellings, with shared outdoor and indoor space including gardens, dining and meeting rooms, workshops, etc. Cohousing seeks to support community connection and limit the footprint of private dwellings. We will use the principles of sociocracy as our governance model. We will explore potential partnerships as we move toward occupancy in the Kingston area by 2028.
Values Statement:
Inclusivity: different ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, financial capacities, openness and sense of belonging
Neighbourliness: trust, acceptance, empathy, respect, interconnection, joy & play, creativity, sharing resources
Participation: integrity, responsibility, cooperation, communication, sharing time and skills; using a skillful conflict resolution process
Physical well-being: ecologically sustainable, accessible, healthy natural spaces.
Land Acknowledgment:
Providence Village is located on the unceded ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Huron-Wendat Peoples—a place that has long been home to diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. With humility and respect, we express our gratitude to Indigenous Peoples for their stewardship of these lands since time immemorial and we honour their deep connection to the land. We are grateful for the land’s nourishment and gifts and recognize our shared responsibility to protect and sustain the land for all our relations, now and for generations to come.