Lasqueti is a secret Canadian island where the vast majority of residents are completely off-grid.
Just One Hour From Vancouver There Is A Secret Island Where Everyone Lives Completely Off-grid
February 27, 2015 by Sophie McAdam
Lasqueti is a small island between Vancouver and Vancouver Island, home to a little known community of off-gridders who take pride in their isolation from both mainstream culture and mainland Canada. In this short documentary film, a journalist from 16×9 News goes to meet some of Lasqueti’s characters and find out more about life on this beautiful land that time forgot.
With very little industry or economy, most of the residents live simply, taking what they need from the land and having next to no carbon footprint (and little need for money). The 2011 census recorded 426 people living in Lasqueti, who meet up to socialize in the island’s (one) bar and cafe.
Lasqueti also has a free store, where people can leave or collect items without any monetary exchange. Just one hour by boat from Vancouver island, Lasqueti doesn’t have a tourist industry, booming economy or any industry to speak of, but those who live there say that they enjoy the sense of timelessness, community, and freedom that their home provides.
That's super cool! Like the opposite of what happened with Oceanic 815... Nice to see some peeps making it work. Just need more of us doing it and it will catch on!
as in green with envy big time!!!!
But I like the earthships,,I have been in a double walled earthship in 20 below weather,,,and the house had been empty fora month, no fire, no heat,,,it was 60-70 degrees,,,,,ithad the 24 inches of tires, as the outer wall, as many earthships get toxic when the gases from the tires permeate the mud plaster in the house. This one had 24 inches of strawbales as the inner walls of the house, and it was awesome... personally i prefer a dome or a quanset,,,but ,,,to have the place to do it,,on an island no less,,,,priceless
Now we're talkin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ipGlnn3m8
This place sounds wonderful. There is also Bakers Island off the coast of Massachusetts. It's almost all vacation cottages that are all off grid and only a caretaker lives there during the winter but what a beautiful and safe little island it is for children and vacationing families.