A 301-acre community a decade in the making. Come see it first.
Join David Salmon for a live walkthrough of Elk Ridge — a 301-acre master-planned community in the Cowichan Valley, designed around nature, wellness, and connection. See the vision, the plan, and how to be part of it from the start.
Four ideas the best modern communities are built around.
At Elk Ridge, these weren’t added on later. They were designed in from the very first plan.
Local food, grown here
Community gardens, orchards, and a food forest woven through the neighbourhood — fresh local food, learning for families, and a closer connection to the land.
Smart, efficient energy
Solar and storage designed in from the start, for everyday efficiency, reliability, and lower operating costs. A future-ready community by design.
A secured water supply
A provincial water licence already in hand — the only one of its kind in the region — so a community of this scale can be planned responsibly and built to last.
Designed for connection
Walkable neighbourhoods, parks, trails, and a village centre, planned so neighbours know each other and families can put down roots for the long term.
A real place, in the heart of the Cowichan Valley.
Master-plan renderings and the land itself — Paldi, on southern Vancouver Island.
Planned with intention, from the ground up.
The infrastructure and design choices that make a community a genuinely good place to live for the long term — built in from the very first plan.
Water & local food
A provincial water licence with roughly 1,000-door capacity — the only one in CVRD Areas E & F — so the community can grow responsibly. Paired with community gardens, orchards, and a food forest that bring fresh local food and a connection to the land.
Energy & wellness
Solar and storage built in for efficiency, reliability, and lower operating costs. Homes designed for everyday health — clean air, water filtration, natural materials, circadian-aligned lighting — plus a wood-fired community sauna.
Community & collaboration
A collaborative agreement with Cowichan Tribes. Four parks including a Zen meditation park, a marketplace at the centre, and multigenerational, multifaith design that honours the heritage of historic Paldi.
“The first multicultural community in Canada — carried forward, a century on.”
Most communities like this fail before a shovel hits the ground. This one didn’t.
Elk Ridge spent ten quiet years securing the things that make or break a community of this scale: the water licence, the zoning, and a collaborative agreement with Cowichan Tribes.
- Provincial Conditional Water Licence (March 2024)
- Water Resource Equal Precedence Agreement with Cowichan Tribes
- CD-1 zoning in place — no rezoning required
- First-Stage Water / Sewer Takeover Agreement (CVRD)
- Phase 1-A Development Permit approved
- Phase 1-B Development Permit approved — 103 lots
- Phase 1-A Disclosure Statement filed under BC REDMA
- Defined path to tender-ready build (4–6 months)
- 66 Letters of Intent — with zero paid marketing
- Independent appraisal completed (Grover Elliott, 2025)
Communities that already proved it works.
Elk Ridge brings a health and wellness focused community model to Canada that is already established and commercially proven internationally.
Babcock Ranch
1,066 sales in 2025, up 34% year over year. North America’s first solar-powered town — proof that a thoughtfully designed, sustainable community is also a highly desirable one.
Serenbe
1,400 acres, 70% conserved. An internationally recognized biophilic community whose residents make a fraction of the daily car trips of the national average — the methodology Elk Ridge applies.
Jubilee
A master-planned wellness community where every home is built to the WELL for Residential standard — third-party certified, measurable home wellness at community scale.
Inside the full vision. Live, with David.
Around 90 minutes walking through the community end to end, with time for your questions.
The full master plan
The 301 acres, the phases, the homes, the parks, and the systems — walked through from the ground up.
Why it’s de-risked
The licences, permits, and agreements already in hand — and what near “shovel-ready” actually means here.
The Cowichan Valley thesis
Why this land, this climate, and this region — and why a secured water supply is the key to it all.
Ways to be part of it
The paths to participate — as a Phase 1 resident, a founding member, or a strategic partner — and the next step for each.
David Salmon
CEO · Elk Ridge Estates Ltd.
David has spent more than a decade assembling the entitlements, the provincial water licence, and the collaborative agreement with Cowichan Tribes that make Elk Ridge real. He’ll host the session personally and answer your questions live.
- A decade leading entitlement, water licensing, and First Nations collaboration
- Phase 1 permits approved and Disclosure Statement filed under BC REDMA
- 66 Letters of Intent secured with zero paid marketing
The honest answers.
No. Phase 1 is made up of several distinct neighbourhoods, each with its own character, and together they offer a genuine range, from attainable family lots to executive estate homes. It's designed deliberately so that people across a range of budgets and stages of life can find a place at Elk Ridge.
No. It’s a live walkthrough of the community and the plan, with time for your questions. If you want to take a next step afterward, David will show you how. If not, you leave understanding the project fully.
No. The session is informational only. Any investment in Elk Ridge is made solely to qualified parties through formal offering documents, in compliance with British Columbia and Canadian securities law. Nothing on this page is an offer to buy or sell a security.
No. The session is open to prospective residents, future neighbours, and qualified investors alike. Come for the vision — the right next step will be clear for wherever you’re at.
Registrants get priority. Show up live if you can — that’s where David answers questions in real time, and where the most value lands.
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Come see what a decade of quiet work built.
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