Canadian housing
Jul 13th 2017, 1:51 am
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Re: Canadian housing
This is happening in Vancouver .......... with the difference that services such as water mains, sewers and storm drains are so old in many areas that they are getting overloaded by all the new pipes coming to or from the densification.
The number of major repairs having to be done to services is increasing every summer ................ just like the rest of Canada, such work is always scheduled from May to October
The number of major repairs having to be done to services is increasing every summer ................ just like the rest of Canada, such work is always scheduled from May to October
Jul 13th 2017, 3:13 am
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Re: Canadian housing
Have you tried driving (or even taking transit) around Vancouver recently??
If not, then you'd probably find it hard to understand what I mean.
If not, then you'd probably find it hard to understand what I mean.
Jul 13th 2017, 1:52 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
Some of us are urban people and like living in urban developments Who needs a garden when you habe the City Parks Department ?
Jul 13th 2017, 3:24 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
I have to wonder why some of you are here.
Jul 13th 2017, 3:35 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
For the culture
Jul 13th 2017, 3:56 pm
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Jul 13th 2017, 3:59 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
We were annoyed when we learned the truth, but now? F*** it. Chinese Canadian dollars are worth the same as yours.
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Jul 13th 2017, 4:38 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
Originally 
I'm enjoying being here but only because it enabled me to retire at age 47 something I couldn't have done in the UK.
Honestly Canada wouldn't be high on my list of places to live otherwise.
something I couldn't have done in the UK.
Jul 13th 2017, 5:15 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
For the children.
I have to say that my experience doesn't match yours. The most common criteria in a house search for the Canadians local to me are related to age of property (less than 5 years), size of house (as large as possible), size of lot (small as they don't want to cut too much grass or rake too many leaves), and hardwood floors.
In the outer suburb to Toronto where we lived for 12 years, our neighbourhood was made up of the 1/3 acre lots with ranch bungalows and sidesplits as you describe. Whenever a property was sold, the bungalow would be demolished and replaced by a mega mansion (two storey) with the maximum (and often greater, thanks to the committee of adjustments) lot coverage permitted by the zoning bylaws.
I have to say that my experience doesn't match yours. The most common criteria in a house search for the Canadians local to me are related to age of property (less than 5 years), size of house (as large as possible), size of lot (small as they don't want to cut too much grass or rake too many leaves), and hardwood floors.
In the outer suburb to Toronto where we lived for 12 years, our neighbourhood was made up of the 1/3 acre lots with ranch bungalows and sidesplits as you describe. Whenever a property was sold, the bungalow would be demolished and replaced by a mega mansion (two storey) with the maximum (and often greater, thanks to the committee of adjustments) lot coverage permitted by the zoning bylaws.
Jul 13th 2017, 5:29 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
Ah, the Committee of Adjustment..aka 'night court'. The funny thing about most applications replacing a small house with a McMansion is that the same # of people will live in the McMansion as the small house but just with more bathrooms to hide from the other household members.
Jul 13th 2017, 5:40 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
Ah, the Committee of Adjustment..aka 'night court'. The funny thing about most applications replacing a small house with a McMansion is that the same # of people will live in the McMansion as the small house but just with more bathrooms to hide from the other household members.
Jul 13th 2017, 7:05 pm
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Re: Canadian housing
For the children.
I have to say that my experience doesn't match yours. The most common criteria in a house search for the Canadians local to me are related to age of property (less than 5 years), size of house (as large as possible), size of lot (small as they don't want to cut too much grass or rake too many leaves), and hardwood floors.
In the outer suburb to Toronto where we lived for 12 years, our neighbourhood was made up of the 1/3 acre lots with ranch bungalows and sidesplits as you describe. Whenever a property was sold, the bungalow would be demolished and replaced by a mega mansion (two storey) with the maximum (and often greater, thanks to the committee of adjustments) lot coverage permitted by the zoning bylaws.
I have to say that my experience doesn't match yours. The most common criteria in a house search for the Canadians local to me are related to age of property (less than 5 years), size of house (as large as possible), size of lot (small as they don't want to cut too much grass or rake too many leaves), and hardwood floors.
In the outer suburb to Toronto where we lived for 12 years, our neighbourhood was made up of the 1/3 acre lots with ranch bungalows and sidesplits as you describe. Whenever a property was sold, the bungalow would be demolished and replaced by a mega mansion (two storey) with the maximum (and often greater, thanks to the committee of adjustments) lot coverage permitted by the zoning bylaws.
One of things that pissed me off in particular was that we'd spent $20K on the kitchen (which did need updating). But like your bungalows the whole place will be demolished.
