“Cohousing communities attract a diverse population: young professionals and retirees, single people and families, entrepreneurs and artists”
IT ALL STARTED WHEN…
In early 2016 Tracy organized a community talk at the Saanich Fairground and over 50 people showed up to hear Dr. Margaret Critchlow introduce “Cohousing on the Saanich Peninsula” and voila, the project was launched. A small group formed, and we visited other cohousing communities, held information sessions and meetings, took walks and workshops together.
People stepped up and stepped back, as is the way in cohousing. Early members sharpened the vision for the cohousing project and as more information sessions were held more people became interested.
At the end of 2017 we changed our name to Ravens Crossing Cohousing. Ravens are industrious, smart birds you find all around the Peninsula. In Coast Salish stories they are portrayed as both clever and mischievous - and we liked that! Even our old logo liked that, as it easily transformed from wave to bird.
Success - we secured a site, a building permit and started construction
Architect rendition of Ravens Crossing Cohousing
On 29 June 2018, Ravens Crossing Cohousing became the proud owners of a site for their intentional community housing development in Sidney, B.C. Nestled between Resthaven Drive, Brethour and 7th Street (2319 Brethour Avenue), the 26,000 sq. ft planned neighbourhood of 35 homes is a 5-minute walk to the ample amenities Sidney offers, a 10-minute walk to the ocean front, close to transit and green spaces, and a skip and a jump from Sidney Elementary School.
On March 2019 our development permit was approved. In August we had our Ground Breaking Ceremony - over 70 people turned up to join in the celebration as we start the next exciting phase of building our intentional community. In early 2020 we had our building permit.
Construction began….
We continued the excitement by working together on all aspects of the design and our community living agreements. We are proud of our accomplishments and we moved into our new homes in September 2021.
Moving In…
September arrived and we have moved into our new homes. While some final touches are still ongoing, we are enjoying living in community - sharing, learning, and laughing together.
Ravens Crossing Cohousing, 2319 Brethour Street, Sidney, B.C.
