Biblioterre

We are a solidarity cooperative of just over 20 people who purchased 700+ acres of Land in the Gatineau Hills. We intend to “disown” at least half of the Land and include it in a Land Trust for the Algonquin nation or people in it. We would like the other half to be part agricultural incubator (fruit, vegetables, nuts, animal sanctuary – respecting animal safe space), part semi-private event space mostly for education, part ecosystem restoration/preservation (especially the waterfront and marsh lands), and part intentional community. We have members who are interested in different aspects of the project (not all members will be living onsite). The intentional community will hopefully have a shared community centre with apartments and rooms for rent, a multiplex, a tiny home pad, and low-impact-off-grid options (the members could own their own small dwellings but would rent the Land from the coop). We would like the community to eventually become self-sustaining. We envision the membership to be quite diverse, reflecting the landscape here and building resiliency. We envision a community where BIPOC and queer folx won’t be in the minority. We envision a community that is as accessible as we are able to afford and acquire grants for. Our shared values are: Natural Responsibility, Algonquin Sovereignty, Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression, Animism, Holistic Health, Liberation, Thus far we have an old farmhouse where 4 members live. We are currently focused on establishing an Algonquin advisory committee and becoming financially stable to afford our hefty bills and finance the housing development. It’s been challenging in terms of time capacity (we are all volunteers), finances (most, if not all, of us are low-income), and skills (especially administrative).