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The Team
We are a collection of passionate individuals who are committed to action towards a sustainable future.
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Our Story
Our Story
In August 2016, Philip was cycling from Markham, north of Toronto to Acadia in New Brunswick, and passed the Maitland Tower site with a For Sale sign. He mused that this would be the next place history would get bulldozed to make way for some new development and history would forget about this place. Then he realized that he could be the one to buy it and do the opposite - bring it back to life, honoring the past and taking it into the future. So by the time he reached the Atlantic ocean, he had bought the Maitland Tower property...
Meet the Team
As you might expect, we are an eclectic group of people from different walks of life have come together around this quest to lead while remembering. From restoration, honoring history, to building healthy buildings, clean energy, reconnecting to community and nature, we have a lot in common
Philip Ling
Skipper, Owner, P.Eng.
LEED AP; Certified Biomimicry Specialist
Philip is a licensed professional engineer (electrical), LEED AP. In 1996, he co-founded Powersmiths International Corp. where he is VP of Technology. Powersmiths is a clean-tech company with a long history of market leadership in ultra-high efficiency low voltage dry-type transformers, internet data center power distribution systems, advanced metering and Sustainability Management.
Philip has written and presented dozens of technical papers over the past 25 years covering efficiency and power quality, and received a national award for technological leadership in energy efficiency from Natural Resources Canada. He also sits on multiple professional and community advisory committees.
He volunteers on several committees in his community including Markham Environmental Advisory Committee. He is committed to wildlife preservation and owns 87 acres of provincially significant wetlands, and has signed a conservation agreement for 400 acres with the Couchiching Conservancy. He has both solar hot water and solar PV systems on his home, and is on his second electric car. He believes in leading by example and making a difference.
This place in Maitland is the opportunity of a lifetime - to be an enabler - to lead the restoration and transformation of an important part of Canada's early days almost 200 years ago to playing a role for the next 200 years.
John Cooke
John is a well-known local consulting professional engineer, specializing in structural engineering, Historic Masonry and heritage restoration, located in Ottawa
https://www.jgcooke.com/
Todd Royer
Project Manager
Michèle Andrews
Community Outreach & Communications
Ambassador, International Living Future Institute
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Bobby Ilg
Architect
Natural Building Specialist
Peter Mack
Construction Manager
Natural Building Specialist
Pete has built over 200 natural homes, bringing a wealth of applied knowledge
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