We are Atlantic Canada’s first cohousing community, nestled in 15-acres of forest in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia (Sin So’sepe’katik) on the scenic South Shore of Nova Scotia, which is on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people.
We are parents, children, retirees, teachers, writers, digital workers, social workers, carpenters, environmental educators, and more. Ranging in age from one year to 80+, we hail from Bridgewater, elsewhere in Nova Scotia, across Canada, and internationally. Besides English, we speak French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Dutch.
Treehouse Village includes 30 private condos designed with energy efficiency in mind, along with shared spaces that encourage community interaction. A Common House serves as the hub for communal meals, events, and gatherings. Outdoor amenities include gardens, play areas, walking paths, 11 acres of undeveloped forest, and natural green spaces that make the most of the surrounding environment.
Together, residents share responsibility for maintaining our spaces and supporting a neighbourhood centered on social connection, environmental sustainability, and multigenerational living.
Our Vision
Treehouse Village Ecohousing began with a dream: to create a neighbourhood where people know and support each other, while caring for the Earth. That dream grew into a multi-year journey of planning, designing, and building a community rooted in sustainability and connection.
Our vision is simple:
A vibrant, inclusive, multi-generational community living lightly on the earth.
Our Values
- Our planet: living lightly on the earth
- Our community: sharing resources and joy in an inclusive environment
- Ourselves: living in a safe, comfortable, and healthy home
Our Mission
To collaboratively maintain and sustain a vibrant, inclusive, multigenerational cohousing village that lives lightly on the earth.
Our Aims
- Fostering a culture of sustainability and care for the earth, while minimizing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to enjoy and play in nature.
- Creating an inclusive environment where people of all ages and from diverse backgrounds feel welcome and safe.
- Managing our village collaboratively, while maintaining a high quality built environment and using resources wisely.
- Sharing decision making using sociocratic tools and principles, such that all voices are heard.
Our Community Standards
At Treehouse, we are committed to:
- Communicating in ways that are honest and transparent, while doing our best to be courteous and considerate, welcoming and inclusive, compassionate and empathetic.
- Contributing in ways that enrich the social fabric and physical space of our community and that encourage each other to share our varied gifts, abilities, and insights while also recognizing our own needs.
- Collaborating in ways that are intentional and where challenges and disagreements are met with curiosity, openness, and the understanding that we are all learning together.
- Caring for ourselves, our neighbours, and our earth; while celebrating diversity, offering hospitality, living lightly, and being grateful on our journey.
And…together we create a community, a village we can call home.