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Comment on Hello, and welcome by susannah

susannah — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:03:58 +0000

Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m glad you enjoy my posts, even though they are few and far between!

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Comment on who says? by susannah

susannah — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:36:14 +0000

Unfortunately, I don’t live in the Toronto area, but I enjoyed reading your TECO blog. I’m discovering similar kinds of projects scattered here and there across Canada, which is a positive sign that this philosophy is beginning to catch on. I’m at the tip of the Baby Boomer “iceberg,” and I think that as more and more of us hit retirement age and remain relatively healthy, the idea of communal living will continue to expand in popularity.

Comment on who says? by Iris Kairow MURRAY

Iris Kairow MURRAY — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:29:11 +0000

what town do you live in? – iris from toronto

Comment on A new kind of residence for seniors by susannah

susannah — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:13:35 +0000

Thank you for this information! It’s encouraging to see that these kinds of co-housing projects are beginning to become realities; and I expect that as our population ages, the idea will become an appealing option for more and more active and vital seniors.

Comment on A new kind of residence for seniors by Iris Kairow MURRAY

Iris Kairow MURRAY — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:37:50 +0000

HARBOURSIDE SENIORS COHOUSING is an intentional neighbourhood of strata-titled housing for seniors that is affordable, environmentally friendly, and socially/culturally supportive, allowing people to flourish through mutual support as they age in place and in community. Our mission is to be a sustainable senior cohousing homeowner community that promotes healthy aging in place. The physical structures as well as the social fabric of our community will nurture an innovative elder culture with lively connections to the larger society. While respecting personal privacy, we will foster cooperation, social connection and affordability through design and through the sharing of elder care as well as physical and social resources. In January 2013, eight households became founding members of Harbourside, a senior cohousing community in Sooke, near Victoria, BC. Harbourside is the new name for West Coast Senior Cohousing, an informal group that came together a year earlier. We are active, energetic couples and singles in our late fifties to seventies.

WOLF WILLOW SENIORS COHOUSING, SASKATOON – The purpose statement of Wolf Willow is to develop a cohousing community for people aged 55 years and older that encourages a sense of community while maintaining the option for privacy, and is within walking/biking distance of most of our needs. Wolf Willow is the first senior co-housing development in Canada.
For a number of years, a group of activist women were talking about creating a community where they could live together as they got older. In January 2008 there was an initial group meeting about creating a cohousing community in Saskatoon. Meetings continued for eighteen months. The group created a vision statement, our principles for living together, and made decisions like whether we would be an inter-generational community or one designed for seniors. We developed a consensus decision-making model and adopted some tools to assist us in the meetings like coloured cards. As we made decisions that they didn’t agree with, some people chose to leave our group. By October 2009 there were only seven people left. It was this core group that made the decision to purchase a parcel of land in the West Industrial Area and to hire Ronaye Matthew, Cohousing Development Consulting in Vancouver. http://www.wolfwillowcohousing.ca/
With Ronaye’s technic

Comment on Love and pain by Patti Ciotti

Patti Ciotti — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:32:31 +0000

Mama … Do you have a copy of the book “Women Who run with Wolves”? I’d really like to read it one day.

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Comment on Edge dwellers by fandljohnston

fandljohnston — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:57:37 +0000

Oh, Susannah – you’ve done it again! What a wonderful post. In just a few words you transport me to where you were, show me what you saw, and let me feel some of what you felt. Zenners – Lee

Comment on Hello, and welcome by upayacouncil

upayacouncil — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:06:41 +0000

“…as Shambhalians if we have something to offer we have to demonstrate that within our own community…”

The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, Jampal Trinley Dradul, Osel Rangdrol Mukpo
2010 Shambhala Day address
14 February 2010
Boulder, Colorado
USA

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Upaya Council

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