We are bringing Cohousing to Peterborough
Photo by Fred Thornhill for the Toronto Star
Kawartha Commons Cohousing is creating a sustainable community at 736 Maryland Avenue in Peterborough, Ontario. We plan to build our unique neighbourhood within the next three years, where approximately 40 families will live in privately-owned apartments clustered around a shared space that encourages spontaneity, connection, and mutual support.
Our community believes in living lightly on this Earth while embracing an active urban life. We all look out for each other in our diverse community, but we don’t compromise our privacy. You can find out more about us here, and more about our values here. In a nutshell, Kawartha Commons is all about sharing, connection, and fun.
Our Explorer program is currently on hold but if that sounds like you, we hope you will think about joining us when we resume taking on new members.
If you want a little more background on what we’re all about and how our community is coming together, you can read this feature on us that was published in Peterborough Currents, including an interview with two of our members, or this feature that ran in the Toronto Star (there’s more coverage of Kawartha Commons our news page.) In the Peterborough Currents feature, KCC member Aukje Byker describes the appeal of cohousing when she says:
“What I’m looking forward to most is really living in community. I’ll have my own private space, which is great. But I can step out my door and have community.”
