East Wing Tour

On November 1, fifteen KCH members and supporters met to tour the East Wing of Providence Village Motherhouse. We were accompanied by David and Cynthia McAuley, who developed and live in Watershed Cohousing in Guelph (designed by David).  This tour…

What is Placemaking?

Placemaking projects are community-led initiatives that aim to improve a place. They often build community connections or address a local challenge. Read about placemaking projects in this article, which was shared with us by Kathy Horton of Treehouse Village in…

Radical Optimism

I saw this image on the t-shirt of a fellow shopper in a supermarket. It called to me, so I asked to take a photo of it, and the fellow kindly agreed. We had a great conversation!  Radical optimism is…

A Visit to Wolf Willow Cohousing in Saskatoon

In preparing for my first ever trip to Saskatoon, to attend the Abbeyfield Canada* 40th Anniversary Forum, I contacted two completed cohousing communities there: Radiance Cohousing, and Wolf Willow. I received a warm invitation to meet with folks from Radiance,…

We visited Treehouse Village EcoHousing in September.

The fall is a wonderful season in Canada. The air is fresher, the sky seems bluer, flower and vegetable gardens offer us their last hoorah of growth and abundance, and the mosquitoes finally give us respite. It’s also a great…