A group of people in Kamloops decided to pool their funds and come up with a type of sustainable housing that would work for them.
In the growing city of Kamloops, B.C., about a four-hour drive north of Vancouver, a group of people decided to pool their funds and come up with a type of sustainable housing that would work for them.
When she lived in her townhouse she’d occasionally rent rooms to students, but her new housing situation is different, she says. One unit is vacant because the shareholder moved to the coast and at the end of July put her one-sixth share on the market, priced at $262,500. The monthly fee is $440, which includes utilities, internet, property taxes, Netflix and more. They each contribute $330 per adult for groceries. For $770, the basics are covered, says Ms. Jordan, and because they own the property, it’s an investment as well as a home.
Margaret Huff is the newest shareholder. The yoga therapist bought in less than a year ago, after living in a small condo. Before that, she owned a house for 27 years, mostly as a single parent. She knew of the RareBirds co-op and decided that it would be nice not to have to cook dinner every night, and to share the workload of running a home. Like the others, she values a lifestyle that keeps her carbon footprint small.Meal times are a highlight for most members, she says.
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