Past Events

Co-housing Women's Group | April 13

Women’s Cohousing:

With speaker Margaret Critchlow (formerly Rodman), PhD.

Dr. Critchlow taught anthropology of space and place at York University in Toronto, Canada for 25 years before retiring to Vancouver Island and co-founding the first senior cohousing community in western Canada, Harbourside Cohousing, where she has lived with her husband since it opened in Jan 2016. Margaret enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for cohousing with people of all ages, independently and as a Community Building Facilitator with Cohousing Development Consulting. She teaches online courses for the Foundation for Intentional Community with Laird Schaub, “Planning for aging in community” and “Aging Well in Community.” She also offers workshops for new cohousing groups who want to build their membership and/or understand more about how cohousing can support aging in place. 

Baba Yaga House and other models for living for women retirees

The recent crises in long term care as a result of the Pandemic have emphasized the need for coming up with new models for aging demographics. It remains a well-documented fact that women generally have fewer access to resources than men when it comes to this stage of their lives. The group is intended to comprise those who wish to delve further into the possibilities for self-governing models of group living that combine independent spaces with communal ones (co-housing, coop housing etc.). The Baba Yaga model set up in France has inspired people across the world: https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20130305-babayagas-house

We will share experts and expertise (including inspiring writers, artists and film directors) that exist in the field to see what is possible. It is anticipated that pooling our knowledge will provide a range of realistic models for the future and may even have direct practical outcomes. While the call to participate is initially directed at women only we will decide at the first meeting whether to stay with this model.

Join the Co-housing Women's Group mailing list: Please email sneja.gunew@ubc.ca and express your interest.

Meeting Format: Zoom. Group members will receive the Zoom links in advance of all meetings.

Photo Group | April 6

How to Take and Make a Better Photo with Neil le Nobel

This presentation will appeal to novice and intermediate photographers wanting to improve their photographic technique by putting more "wow" into their photos. A basic explanation of photographic parameters that govern the capture of a good photo will be presented using many illustrative photos. The talk will include a number of techniques that the novice photographer can use to make creative photos without the use of expensive software. "In-camera" techniques that make use of on-board camera software will also be discussed. 

You'll learn about good photographic composition by the use of proper placement of subject matter and favorable shadow and light conditions that help enhance photos. The talk will end with a short series of amateur award winning photos.

Neil le Nobel has been an amateur photographer for thirty years. He is currently the Past President and Competitions Chair of the Richmond Photo Club. He is a photographic judge amongst the Lower Mainland camera clubs as well an online judge for the Canadian photographic community, and a member of the Canadian Association of Photographic Art.

If you would like to attend, please contact Richard Spencer at richard@rhspencer.ca for details

Check out the Photo Group’s new Flickr account to view photos from their last meeting.

Council Meeting April 5, 2023