Toronto Ecovillage Project :: Communities Directory

Formed: 2009

This page last updated:4/24/2012

Toronto Ecovillage Project

Toronto, Ontario,

Canada

The Toronto Ecovillage Project is a grassroots initiative involving local residents and a coalition of non-profit organizations that seek to create an ecovillage using the co-housing model with the City of Toronto.

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We have a strong commitment to social justice and developing affordable housing on the site. Our community will (1) be designed (or retrofitted) to be energy efficient and to use of latest environmental technologies, (2) will provide us with the means to reduce our ecological footprint, reduce our consumption and reduce our cost of living expenses, (3) be designed to foster a sense of community, to enable a calmer pace of life and to enable our residents to live and eat healthier, (4) be designed so as to assist and further enable community activists, activist and non-profit organizations, worker cooperatives, social enterprises and small-scale artisan and environmental businesses that can help make a difference in our community, our city and in the wider world.

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We hope this and future projects will redefine cohousing and ecovillages with its well thought out design and be a model for future cohousing developments.

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You can read more about our vision in Communities Magazine Fall 2011 - Right Livelihood edition: http://communities.ic.org/issues/152/Right_Livelihood.

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WHEN WE MEET:

We meet once every three weeks at First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto. All are welcome! Meetings are free to attend.

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LOCATION : Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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NUMBER OF HOMES : To be determined based on site acquired ;

Our aim is to be mixed-use. Residents will be a variety of apartments/lofts and townhomes. Various commercial and workshop spaces will also be available on an exclusive use or co-operative (shared) basis.

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Status: Meetings are held once every three weeks

Website: http://www.theregenesisproject.com

Contact:

Toronto, Ontario Canada

Links:

http://www.theregenesisproject.com

http://www.torontoecovillage.com

Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)

This page last updated:4/24/2012

Affiliations: Toronto Activist House

Network Affiliations:

Ecovillage Network of the Americas

:: Fellowship for Intentional Community

:: GEN - Global Ecovillage Network

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By consensus Identified Leader: No	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Expected (Members are expected to attend at least 1/3rd of all meetings.) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Urban Cohousing: Yes	Food, etc. Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No (We don't have a common faith, though many members are from the Unitarian Universalist faith.)

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Seeking Site

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