Treehouse Village Ecohousing, Atlantic Canada’s first cohousing community, was mentioned this week in a Canadian Press feature on housing affordability in Canada.

In the article, CP journalist Ian Bickis describes how European countries are addressing housing affordability, and contrasts their efforts with those of Canada. He notes that the situation is improving in Canada with initiatives to develop new types of housing, including cohousing.

“Co-housing is also gaining traction,” Bickis writes. “Some examples include Treehouse Village Ecohousing in Bridgewater, N.S., Little Mountain Cohousing in Vancouver and a smattering of others on the West Coast.”

Bickis also quotes Dalhousie University’s Ren Thomas, who says: “For Canadians, it’s important to know that there’s lots of other ways to live.”

Treehouse Village recently celebrated a major milestone when the final home, a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom “Maple” condo, was sold. With the community now complete, Treehouse residents are turning our attention to realizing our dream of creating a healthy, joyful, multi-age, and environmentally responsible community.

Learn more about Treehouse Village Ecohousing and how we’re creating community on Nova Scotia’s South Shore here.