tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6653533054260880797..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: A Call to Cull - Waterfront Homes, That Is.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-88869860190509761412015-02-08T17:53:44.691-08:002015-02-08T17:53:44.691-08:00This is the start, Anon, of a retreat from the sea...This is the start, Anon, of a retreat from the sea that will pick up steadily, especially in the U.S. Although Canada has far more coastline, a lot of it is sparsely inhabited. Still in the populated estuaries, like the Lower Mainland of Greater Vancouver, we'll feel the hit eventually.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-12298626387584060872015-02-08T17:29:24.078-08:002015-02-08T17:29:24.078-08:00
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In my town we have some low-lying, flood prone...<br />Re<br />In my town we have some low-lying, flood prone areas. I spoke with the city engineer who said there are now properties where no future building permits will be issued. Not so much as a new garden shed will be allowed.<br /><br />This is good news; the penny has dropped.<br />I think that a municipality that allows building in a flood plain or avalanche area are liable as long as they collect taxes!!<br />More fool the taxpayer that allows such practices. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-52412587573946352232015-02-08T10:44:41.988-08:002015-02-08T10:44:41.988-08:00It's a growing problem that Canadian governmen...It's a growing problem that Canadian governments, at all levels, will have to address, Toby. <br /><br />In my town we have some low-lying, flood prone areas. I spoke with the city engineer who said there are now properties where no future building permits will be issued. Not so much as a new garden shed will be allowed.<br /><br />Sea level rise should be the provincial government's remit but they've run from it, leaving the whole thing to the municipal level. That means there's no coherent strategy, no uniform policies for coastal towns and cities. Every place for itself as far as Victoria is concerned.<br /><br />Then again with so much ridiculously costly waterfront property in the Lower Mainland I can see why someone like Christy Clark would treat the whole thing as a hot potato.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-26513847067748070372015-02-08T10:34:51.104-08:002015-02-08T10:34:51.104-08:00Government subsidies for vacation homes. That mak...Government subsidies for vacation homes. That makes sense. Not. <br /><br />Aside from the rich, this touches on a more universal problem, that of municipal governments allowing construction on flood plains and/or allowing construction of basements below seasonal high water marks. It is important to note that governments allow this. We can blame builders or promoters or acts of God but it is high time governments at all levels treat site location with the same diligence as the electrical code. <br /><br />What is it about lakes, rivers, streams and oceans that make people stupid? Doesn't a town named <i>High River</i> tell them anything important? <br /><br />Tobynoreply@blogger.com