The Co-op requires members to share the responsibilities of governing, operating and maintaining our Co-operative. This is what makes our Co-op so successful. The Co-op maintains high standards because it is directed by the very people who live here.

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A willingness to participate is an important criterion for acceptance into membership. Volunteering keeps our costs low and therefore also keeps your housing fee's low.

 

Living in a non-profit housing co-op means:

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• You will be expected to get involved in running the co-op in some form of manner.  This could mean joining a committee, such as, the social committee by offering your time to organize a co-op event or activity or doing deliveries to the members.

• You are required to attend General Meetings that are held at least three times a year. 

• You elect a board of directors made up of people who live in your co-op and volunteer their time to do so. You could run for the board of directors. We encourage this.

• You vote on the annual budget, which sets the monthly housing charges and affects the quality of your housing. You will receive audited financial statements that show how the co-op is financially managed.

• You can live here for as long as you like, as long as you keep to the occupancy agreement, the co-op act and the house policies that are agreed on by the co-op membership. Please note: We are not a care facility. We encourage our members to work with their families to have a plan in place for when they can no longer independently care for themselves.

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If you enjoy volunteering and are willing to commit to community living . . . then you’ll enjoy co-op living!

 

Some of our Board Member Committees include: The President, Treasurer, Housing, Grounds, Social events, Health and Wellness, Emergency preparedness, Maintenance, Planning and Renewal. 

 

Other volunteer opportunities include: Hall upkeep, Social Events, Social Media, Gift Makers, Welcome committee, Deliverers and Helping hands incentive. We are also open to new idea's that you may have to offer us.