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The Calgary European Film Festival in partnership with the Austrian Cultural Forum is bringing a unique documentary about the co-housing movement in Austria to Canada! Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On is a documentary about self-organized and self-managed housing projects in Austria, which formed in the 1960s. Through interviews with participants and residents of these individual housing …
Fall is upon us, so this month OUV will be meeting up for a pumpkiny good time at Southlands Heritage Farm in Vancouver. We’ll be attending rain or shine, so come dressed for the weather. Friday, October 9th – 5:30-6:30 We recommend purchasing tickets in advance here: Southlands Heritage Farm October Pumpkin Patch
If we’ve learned anything from COVID-19 is that we all know how to Zoom. Although we miss meeting in person, Zoom does have its advantages. No need to dress up too fancy or search for a place to park your bike come to mind. If you’re interested in finding out about cohousing and pressed for …
Presented by the Cohousing Association of the United States, this online event will discuss the systems that make our communities work. Everything from budgeting, to work day planning, capital reserves, to paying for common meals. Save the date now for a full day of “how to”s and cohousing stories. You won’t want to miss this …
We’re growing into a tight-knit community, and we’d like to bring our next six households into the fray as soon as we can! If you’ve toyed with the idea of engaging: get to know us at a social event, a low-key way to see if the community might appeal to you. Saturday, June 27 – …
Our next coffee chat is June 6, 2020 from 10-11:30am. Due the COVID-19 outbreak, we will be “meeting” via Zoom. If you’ve been wondering if cohousing the right for your family, now if your chance to come and find out. Meet with us to learn more about our project over coffee! Planning to attend? Please …
If you haven’t been able to meet us at one of our past events, or perhaps you did but want to know more, please join us at our February social. We will be sharing a meal, potluck style, from 6 – 8pm, on Thursday February 20 at 1068 West Broadway. Kindly bring anything you want …
This years cohousing conference will be held on Friday May 8 to Sunday May 10 at the Croatian Cultural Centre on Commercial Drive. The 2018 conference was hugely successful and sold out fast. This year’s expanded format is in a larger venue and includes two days of workshops and seminars. Attendees can expect to learn …
Come join us to learn about our project and how to become a member: Our Urban Village is a multigenerational, family-friendly cohousing community about to break ground on our new home near Main & 41st. We’re recruiting new members! Cohousing is a community centred around social connections. We privately own our individual units, while our …
Come get to know members of our community and learn more about OUV on the first Saturday of every month at Truffles café at Vandusen Gardens. Our next chat is February 1, 2020 from 10-11:30am. Planning to attend? Please RSVP to ouvmembership@gmail.com so we can know to expect you! Is cohousing right for your family? Cohousing is a community …