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Formed: 1974 Established: 1974

King Edward Collective

Vancouver, British Columbia,

Canada

King Edward Collective has been a cooperative household for over 30 years in Vancouver BC. We share vegetarian meals, social gatherings, environmental consciousness, ideas and laughter. Our household is usually made up of 7 adults, plus a toddler. This is a special place to live, and enriches the lives of those that live here.

We buy our groceries primarily from local organic suppliers. Each member of the community cooks one vegetarian dinner per week, and we share food shopping and household chores.

King Edward regularly hosts members of our extended community as dinner or party guests, and for special events, such as musical rehearsals, intentional community study groups, barbeques, Hops N' Tunes and clothing swaps. Our community extends to many people who have touched our lives as past housemates, or the many friends who are regular visitors to our home.

We have more composters per capita than any place that we know of, and gargoyles abound in our yard. This is a home where you can hear live classical music while acupuncture takes place downstairs. We have a wildlife tree in our backyard that lists the varieties of bird life that we have counted in our natural habitat. We have created a front yard that is filled with plant life indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. Our large character home has hardwood floors, a fireplace, big trees and a great view of the mountains and the city. We are close to two major bus routes, and we have great storage for bicycles.

Please visit our website at www.vancouvercooperativehouse.com for more information.

What Matters To Us

1. Sharing

2. Sense of Community

3. Fun

4. Interaction

5. Safe place to be oneself and grow

6. Open communication

7. Equality of participation/balance/fairness

8. Commitment to working out problems

9. Participatory democracy through consensus decision-making

10. Gentleness, Nurturance, Sensitivity

11. Investment in our home and the people living in it

Website: http://www.vancouvercooperativehouse.com

Contact:

King Edward Collective
2822 W King Edward Ave
Vancouver, British Columbia V6L 1T9 Canada
Phone: 604-731-2370
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Former/Other Names: King Edward House

Last Updated:12/2/2008

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Those interested in visiting us should contact us in advance via email or by phone. We prefer to choose a time when many of us are here to meet our visitors and exchange information and ideas.

Network Affiliations:

Vancouver Cooperative Household Potluck Network

Population Adult Members: 7 (This can vary between 5 - 7 members) Child Members: 1 Non-member Residents: 0 Open to new adults: Yes (when space is available) Open to new children: Yes (when space is available) Gender Balance: 50% M 50% F Age Focus: No Focus	Government Decision Making: By consensus Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: No (We are small enough that we all participate in major decisions.)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Labor Contribution: Expected (We are all responsible for contributing efforts to maintain and improve the household, and people choose the tasks that most interest them.) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: Yes (We each contribute $25/month to a house fund that is used for things that benefit the community.)
Land and Buildings Urban (We live in a residential area of Vancouver.) Land Owned By: An absentee landlord Number of Residences: 1 Cohousing: No	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% (Depending upon whether we have passionate gardeners or not, this can vary. We have great garden space.) Share Community Meals: Nearly all dinners (Our communal dinners provide a key part of the social structure of our house.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: We all share a common diet (We eat vegetarian meals in the house, although some members joyfully go out for burgers on their own.) Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian (See above.) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: Yes Shared Spiritual Path: No

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