The grand opening of Harbourside Cohousing, SPN photo

In case you missed it, CBC’s Sunday Edition shined a spotlight on the two cohousing projects in Sooke, Harbourside Cohousing and Westwind Harbour Cohousing. The success of cohousing in Sooke is remarkable: since the opening of the Harbourside project, their waitlist has jumped from 40 to 400. Having received approval in principle from the District to explore affordable senior housing on Lot A has also received mention.

“Now I wouldn’t want to live any other way” Karin Wells goes back to the #cohousing community of Harbourside in Sooke BC to see how “My Last Big Adventure” turned out. https://t.co/Vi4L94spX8

— CBCSundayEdition (@CBCSunday) June 10, 2018

Sooke, at least on the seniors’ cohousing front which has gone from concept to construction to completion, is in the national spotlight.

To read the full CBC article and to hear the Sunday Edition show, click here.

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