{"id":809,"date":"2026-04-26T13:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/?p=809"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:45:31","slug":"windsong-cohousing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/2026\/04\/26\/windsong-cohousing\/","title":{"rendered":"WindSong Cohousing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day two of the <a href=\"\/en\/bc26\/\" class=\"vv-pill\">Vancouver Mission<\/a>, I took the SkyTrain to Langley where Alan Carpenter was waiting for me with... 5 interviews!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9216a57d wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Howard Staples, pioneer of Cohousing in British Columbia\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5wyn9C1ll3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Howard Staples, pioneer of Cohousing in British Columbia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keith, a resident of de WindSong Cohousing for 20 years, wouldn&#039;t see himself living anywhere else.\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RGd7Lo_HglU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keith, a resident of de WindSong Cohousing for 20 years, wouldn't see himself living anywhere else.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ellen is American and moved to WindSong to be close to her grandchildren.\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h8SGVZB29QE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ellen is American and moved to WindSong to be close to her grandchildren.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mina Morgado, a lucid and kind young woman\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69fx5UnZgVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mina Morgado, a clear-sighted and kind young woman. \u00abIt takes a village to raise a child.\u00bb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jasmine is a life coach and mother of two\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FSRITrCN7_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jasmine is a life coach and a mother of two.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kyle Orr, father of three daughters. 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He and his wife moved to WindSong a year ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"April 26, 2026\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iaY-37vSbU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">April 26, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tricia Carpenter has lived at WindSong Cohousing since its founding.\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iWVFUqEgh1o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tricia Carpenter has lived at WindSong Cohousing since its founding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"If Cohabitat exists in Canada, it&#039;s thanks to Alan Carpenter.\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fx7pd1PIXN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If Cohabitat exists in Canada, it's thanks to Alan Carpenter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jour deux de la Mission Vancouver, j\u2019ai pris le SkyTrain et suis arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 Langley o\u00f9 Alan Carpenter m\u2019attendait avec\u2026.5 entrevues !&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cohabitat","category-bc26"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":832,"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809\/revisions\/832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villagevital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809"}],"curies":[{"name":"word processing","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}