scilly

exactly what happens here

The only difference is that as many of the trees over a certain DBH must be retained as possible ..... thye have to get permission to cut down any that will be in the way of the footprint of the proposed development


or come in over night and chop them all down ............. when they will get fined when found out.

A study last year did show that there were about as many people moving from other areas of Canada to the Lower Mainland, especially Ontario, and thus other Canadians were fuelling the high prices and demolition of small houses for mega mansions or rows of townhouses.

HGerchikov

Complete with double sided fireplace and 60 inch TV no doubt

dbd33

I think this might be it.

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/S...4J3-Lorne-Park

When we first lived along there the plot was a little farm, market gardening, then suddenly it was a housing project some huge number of these things squished in where the greenhouses had been. We were aghast, we hadn't spent $140,000 on a house to have this kind of gaucherie on the doorstep.

BristolUK

I'd happily have a place like this (for the same upkeep costs as currently, of course) but it's just a little outside my price range.

My only real objection is it's bad enough having one garage (door) spoiling it let alone two!!

Is there a bus stop just outside?

Partially discharged

I see that the listing agent isn't interested in getting cradles, americans or older brits to figure out what will fit where in the house.

Partially discharged

Buses are for the help

dbd33

Yes. One way the bus goes to Port Credit GO, the other way to Clarkson GO. I tried commuting that way for several days before giving up on it and driving.

dbd33

Well, no, if you're selling a house in Canada those are not the target markets.

raindropsandroses

Jeez, its set in "the Manors of Lorne park"?!? We discounted one house (admittedly there were other reasons for dismissing it too) as it was known by the locals in the area as "The Manor" and I would have felt like a complete pretentious t*at telling anyone where we lived.
I did a trial run in the local store telling people which house we were considering, just giving the number and street, but nope, they do indeed refer to it as "The Manor".

I can't imagine how much worse it would be if you had to say "ahh yes, I live in the Manors of Lorne park". It makes me cringe just writing it.

dbd33

New subdivisions usually have dreadful names. Often, as noted above, they're the name of the thing exterminated in order to build them. "Aspen Glade" being one I saw while the bulldozers were still knocking the aspens over.

I confess that I rather like "Dynamite Reach", if only it would:

Modern Gadfly: Ridiculous Subdivision Names

"Arbour" is popular locally "The Village of Arbour Trails", "Arbour Vale at Glen Morris", "Arbor Peaks".

This is a gem, not only the apostrophe-less subdivision name but those houses themselves:

https://www.bremonthomes.com/communi...ess-model-home

I think I'll submit that to mcmansionhell.

raindropsandroses

That's awful. Dynamite Reach is fantastic, I'd love that one, I also loved Rancho Bella Vista from your link, although I'd be forced to say it in a Del Boy accent every time.

I have a collection of mooning gnome solar yard lights which currently line our boundary facing our a55hat neighbour, I feel if I lived somewhere like that I'd have to up my game with the obnoxious/trashy yard ornaments .

They are quite a contrast to the rest of our tasteful landscaping and they make me laugh every time I open the curtains, because I'm small minded and petty like that.

dbd33

We have solar powered plastic lights in the shape of various cocktails, they're in a variety of dollar store colours. No flamingoes here, alas.

raindropsandroses

Ahh, well I do have some flamingo plastic lights on a string too, Dollarama's finest. Those cocktail ones sound like I need to investigate them, I think our son would love them for around his playhouse. Sadly our new house doesn't have neighbours so I will have no reason to seek out delights for the yard anymore, I had some real corkers lined up too. I currently introduce something new twice per month, on the same day each time so that a55hat can enjoy the anticipation - the curtain twitching is quite something

Our nice neighbour (other side of a55hat) and I have a running competition for most obnoxious ornaments, currently I'm winning by a hairs breadth - her urinating Little Boy Blue took some beating.

dbd33

Our cocktail lights are inexcusable, there are no neighbours close enough to be able to see them.

raindropsandroses

They sound genuinely nice though, the sort of thing which can't help but make you smile. I don't think I'm making much sense, strong painkillers again tonight, a lethal combination with access to the internet!