The Nelson Community Land Trust is Incorporated

October 7, 2024  · Matt Wynne

We are pleased to announce that the Nelson Community Land Trust is now officially incorporated as a society in British Columbia.

Our constitution sets out the following purposes:

1. To acquire, manage, and steward land and buildings in Nelson, British Columbia and area, in order to support local artistic and entrepreneurial community endeavours.
2. To provide affordable spaces for artists, entrepreneurs, and community organisations, including but not limited to coworking spaces, maker spaces, and artists’ studios.
3. To foster creativity, innovation, and collaboration within the Nelson community.
4. To preserve and enhance community assets for long-term sustainability.
5. To promote community ownership, engagement and participation in local land and building development.
6. To support and further the cause of decolonization, acknowledging that this land is the traditional unceded territory of the Ktunaxa Nation, Sinixt Nation, and Syilx Peoples.
7. To carry out other activities that support the above purposes.

The founding directors are Natasha Carolan, Blaine Cook, Rik Logtenberg, Cameron Wenaus, and Anna Wynne.