Summary of Recommendations for Advancing Cohousing Dr. Kim Bergeron, Queen’s University, delivered a TED-style presentation titled “Where we live shapes how we age: Designing communities where no one has to grow old alone.” The talk challenged participants to think differently…
In the News: Neighbours of Kingston Southwest: A Vision for Intentional Community – article featuring Lesley Donald and Liz Bird Past Events: Cohousing Event – Help Shape Our Community. On September 26, Kingston Cohousing held an information session at Providence…
Cohousing Event – Help Shape Our Community On September 26, Kingston Cohousing (KCH) held an information session at Providence Village. It was well attended by over 35 people; there were several new faces in the audience. We heard updates on…
In mid-July, Lesley met at Providence Village with the President of Abbeyfield Canada, their Director of Growth and Development, and Geoff Rowan, who will be launching an Abbeyfield board of directors locally. They continue to be interested in exploring some form of…
The funding agreement with the City of Kingston has been signed. The City’s communications department has posted links to our project on their social media accounts. See below. Instagram X
Kingston Cohousing’s first Annual General Meeting took place on Sunday May 3rd in the Providence Village Motherhouse Auditorium. We had an exceptional turnout and we were so pleased to welcome Provincial MPP, the Honourable Ted Hsu, Kingston City Councillors Conny…
Cohousing? Co-living? What’s the difference? When we talk about cohousing, we’re referring to an intentional community of private, self-contained dwellings, whether town houses or apartments, surrounded by common space. Co-living refers to arrangements where unrelated individuals choose to live under…
We are delighted to announce that Kingston Cohousing has been awarded a significant grant from the Community Housing Transformation Centre, a pan-Canadian non-profit organization backed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), through Canada’s National Housing Strategy. Being chosen to…
Wishing Won’t make it Sew was a motto quietly displayed in the repair shop of Kingston’s much loved and now retired sewing machine expert, Vern Simkins. I bought my first machine from him, a Singer Featherweight, back in the 70s,…
Thinking Beyond the Market (This documentary was shown at The Screening Room on February 9.) ________ Tough Old Broads (Thank you Sheila for this recommendation.) ________ Treehouse Intergenerational Communities: The Village in Action (Supporting families adopting children from foster care.)