{"id":38571,"date":"2025-10-03T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=38571"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:32:26","slug":"event-quayside-village-cohousing-tour-north-vancouver-oct-19th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2025\/10\/03\/event-quayside-village-cohousing-tour-north-vancouver-oct-19th\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENT: New Courtenay Cohousing Launch &#8211; Oct 19 tour and conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/Events_Spacing_logoBanner_600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23848\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/Events_Spacing_logoBanner_600.jpg\" alt=\"Spacing Events Vancouver Banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/Events_Spacing_logoBanner_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/Events_Spacing_logoBanner_600-300x36.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tour at Quayside Village \u2013 North Vancouver<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Sunday, October 19, 2025<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>11:00am \u2013 1:00pm<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Meeting point provided upon registration<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Register at <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/luma.com\/72q3gnm4\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>https:\/\/luma.com\/72q3gnm4<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Urbanists are constantly experimenting with ways to address housing affordability, social isolation, and sustainability. One promising model is <i>cohousing<\/i>\u2014neighbourhoods designed with both private homes and generous shared spaces, where residents intentionally collaborate to build community. Our team, combining expertise in planning, architecture, and homebuilding, is creating a new cohousing community in <b>Courtenay, BC<\/b>, designed with a strong social connection at its core.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019re taking a somewhat alternative approach to the traditional cohousing development model\u2014leapfrogging past years of potlucks and failed attempts at group financing\u2014and leveraging a purpose-driven developer model to shorten the development timeline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Courtenay Cohousing is planned as a multi-generational neighbourhood of 18 privately owned homes, within biking distance of downtown Courtenay, and anchored by a common house where neighbours will gather for shared meals, events, and informal daily connection. For urban planning professionals, it offers a rare opportunity to see how design choices\u2014such as compact building schemes, clustered parking, shared green spaces, edible landscaping, and shared facilities\u2014translate into a lived experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019re also excited to be designing for modular construction and reaping the benefits of high-quality prefabrication, including material efficiency and reduced site disruption. Beyond design, it\u2019s about governance and mutual care: how residents can co-create resilient social infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">First move-ins are planned for the end of 2026, and we\u2019re currently<b><i> inviting future neighbours<\/i><\/b> to join us in shaping and ultimately living in this community. If you\u2019ve ever wondered what it would be like not just to <i>design and plan for <\/i>better neighbourhoods but to <i>live<\/i> in one, we\u2019d love for you to connect with us. You can learn more at our upcoming <b>Cohousing Tour in North Vancouver<\/b>, or, if you can\u2019t attend, through the resources listed below.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p5\"><em>Watch our <span class=\"s2\"><b>New Video<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"> (2 mins)<\/span><b> <\/b>and read project info: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justuptheblock.com\"><span class=\"s1\">www.<\/span><span class=\"s4\">JustUpTheBlock.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><em>Curious for more info?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Watch our <span class=\"s7\"><b>Orientation Video <\/b><\/span><span class=\"s8\">(30 mins)<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-33HZDu1F5U4esIiosBkm2lPNUPQMPoI\/view?usp=drive_link\"><span class=\"s1\">here<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>Subscribe to our calendar for future events: <a href=\"https:\/\/lu.ma\/courtenaycohousing\"><span class=\"s1\">https:\/\/lu.ma\/courtenaycohousing<\/span><\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\"><em>Ready to jump in?!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>Associate Member form: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/YuU2at12DtdHPSTU8\"><span class=\"s1\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/YuU2at12DtdHPSTU8<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tour at Quayside Village \u2013 North Vancouver Sunday, October 19, 2025 11:00am \u2013 1:00pm Meeting point provided upon registration Register at https:\/\/luma.com\/72q3gnm4 *** Urbanists are constantly experimenting with ways to address housing affordability, social isolation, and sustainability. One promising model is cohousing\u2014neighbourhoods designed with both private homes and generous shared spaces, where residents intentionally collaborate<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2025\/10\/03\/event-quayside-village-cohousing-tour-north-vancouver-oct-19th\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;EVENT: New Courtenay Cohousing Launch &#8211; Oct 19 tour and conversation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-housing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EVENT: New Courtenay Cohousing Launch - Oct 19 tour and conversation - Spacing Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2025\/10\/03\/event-quayside-village-cohousing-tour-north-vancouver-oct-19th\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EVENT: New Courtenay Cohousing Launch - Oct 19 tour and conversation - Spacing Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tour at Quayside Village \u2013 North Vancouver Sunday, October 19, 2025 11:00am \u2013 1:00pm Meeting point provided upon registration Register at https:\/\/luma.com\/72q3gnm4 *** Urbanists are constantly experimenting with ways to address housing affordability, social isolation, and sustainability. 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