BeeLiving Ecovillage/Ace Society

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About the Community

  • Forming
  • Suburban

What we do

A forming Ecovillage that in the Maple Ridge area. Focus on long term affordability, resilience and suburban food production. Land to be built on owned by one of our members. Planning for around 20-25 homes.

Predevelopment work such as geotechnical analysis is completed and the land is determined fit for the use intended. Site concept by qualified architect completed and professional team is engaged to continue predevelopment. Applications to Government in progress.

Email us to join us in our Zoom meetings which occur bi-monthly on:

  • 2nd Thursday at 7 PM Pacific
  • 4th Saturday at 6:30 PM Pacific
  • Our Vision

    Build resilient, inclusive communities of people, small homes, and shared amenities in order to connect with each other and our environment.

    Our vision is to help support multiple communities with ACE values – Affordability, Community, and Environment focused.

    Our Mission

    Build resilient, inclusive communities of people, small homes, and shared amenities in order to connect with each other and our environment.

    Our vision is to help support multiple communities with ACE values – Affordability, Community, and Environment focused.

    • Community type
    • Cohousing
    • Ecovillage

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    • 8 Total members
    • Open to new members
    • Open to visitors
    • Open to volunteers
    Total
    8

    How to join

    subscribers – 50$ per year and sign form
    members – Join us for a least 2 meetings until we get to know you. Sign up for a working group. Once approved to join, sign the membership agreement and today the payment is 3500 Canadian dollars. This “downpayment” amount will increase over time as members pay for predevelopment costs. It is strongly encouraged you participate in this year’s (2025) workshops to provide your feedback toward the design of the community.

    Basic expectations or agreements for members

    contact us and join us via the zoom link we provide. We meet the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7 PM and the 4th Saturday of every month at 6:30 PM.

    Primary decision-making authority

    • Small Leadership Group

    A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

    Governance structure

    • Sociocratic/Circle-Based

    Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.

    Economic model

    • Independent Finances

    Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

    Economic scenarios for this community

    • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
    • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
    • There is a labor obligation
    • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

    Additional economic information

    Join fee: $1000
    Monthly fees/dues: $4
    Labor: Encouraged or suggested
    Members with pre-existing debt: Yes (some debt)

    Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

    Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop

    Property status

    • Privately owned

    Property owner

    • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

    Setting

    • Suburban

    Residential areas outside city centers but within metropolitan regions.

    • Land area size
      4 acres

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    Location

    • British Columbia, Canada

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