Progress

Every founding task, tracked in the open — no spin. We build the legal foundation first, before a dollar of member money moves.

2 / 500 founding planters registered · 498 spots open

36% Overall — 8 of 22 tasks done

Foundation & legal design 6/6

✅ Identify the land — Salmo, 2,560 acres
✅ Design the two-entity structure (land trust + co-op)
✅ Draft the charity's governing documents
✅ Draft the co-op's governing documents
✅ Draft the member agreements
✅ Legal research — securities, tax, marketing rules

Incorporation 2/7

✅ File the Society name (BC Registries)
✅ File the Co-op name (BC Registries)
⏳ Secure a BC registered-office address
⏳ Incorporate the Society
⏳ Incorporate the Co-operative
⏳ Apply for charitable status (CRA)
⏳ Independent legal review of the structure

The land 0/5

⏳ Confirm the water licence
⏳ Negotiate & secure the parcel
⏳ Open member buy-ins (once the structure is live)
⏳ Raise the acquisition capital
⏳ Close the purchase — debt-free

Build the commons 0/4

⏳ First cohort settles & builds
⏳ Reforest the logged ground
⏳ Water & energy systems
⏳ Shared buildings (lodge, sauna, workshops)

Honest note. We're in the pre-purchase, structure-first phase. No member money is being collected yet — registering a founding share is a free, non-binding way to hold your place while we build the legal foundation properly. When buy-ins open, it will be through the incorporated co-op, with the full documents in front of you first — and you can read the working drafts now.

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