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I was a bit over the top but, even though refugees are a Federal issue, Toronto has not received any funding or help since 2022.....and guess where they are gravitating too?I says Pardon?
I was a bit over the top but, even though refugees are a Federal issue, Toronto has not received any funding or help since 2022.....and guess where they are gravitating too?I says Pardon?
I was a bit over the top but, even though refugees are a Federal issue, Toronto has not received any funding or help since 2022.....and guess where they are gravitating too?
Guess the sleeping on the sidewalk media stories finally motivated them.![]()
Feds providing nearly $100M to help refugees seeking shelter in Toronto
The federal government will be providing an additional $210 million to fund interim housing for asylum seekers, and about half of that money will be heading to Toronto.toronto.ctvnews.ca
$97 million
a little bit of shame, a little bit of money. Still not a solutionGuess the sleeping on the sidewalk media stories finally motivated them.
I had a chance to move to Prince Edward County a few years ago. Nice rural county with a few small towns. Then it 'got found' by urban folk. Now it's all art shoppes, wineries and bistros selling unicorn burgers. All of a sudden it was priced out of reach. Similar changes have happening in places like Carleton Place, Barrie and lots of other communities.Long term, done right, that could be the answer. Short term? Recipe for rapid "gentrification" and rural alienation as people get rapidly priced out of their hometowns by the influx of of city money.
And land,....and people to use them. I see lots of GO trains go by that are mostly empty.Invest in trains, it makes so much more sense than planes or cars. Its also substantially better for the environment. The problem is the high upfront costs associated with them.
Invest in trains, it makes so much more sense than planes or cars.
The capital and operating costs are both blowouts. The problem is that trains operate on absolutely fixed monopolistic routes which are expensive to build, whereas buses have comparatively unparalleled flexibility and use multi-purpose thoroughfares. Eventually the operating deficits of trains cause transit authorities to start cannibalizing bus routes, and things just get worse.Invest in trains, it makes so much more sense than planes or cars. Its also substantially better for the environment. The problem is the high upfront costs associated with them.
I lived in one of those apartments made from a "stately home"... I'd rather live in a building made to be apartments.That's something I've been thinking about. In my hometown (and I'm sure all across the country) there's no shortage low key 3-8 unit multires buildings, made from converted "stately" homes - two story sprawling brick pre-wars. They'd be out of place in a neighbourhood of cookie cutter bungalows, but anything with any size variety at all they blend right in. But you'd never get approval to build them.
Walking distance to Costco and Harveys though!$10 million in Toronto.
Detached. 3 beds. 2 baths.
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$10 million in Toronto.
Detached. 3 beds. 2 baths.
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In some cases, having the missing piece for someone trying to accumulate a larger collection of land lets you extract a significantly higher price.Or you could just rent for under $5000 per month. That's pretty much in line with commercial property in the area that range from $25 to $40 per sq ft. While property is running high these days I don't see how a buyer can recoup costs at $10 million.
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In some cases, having the missing piece for someone trying to accumulate a larger collection of land lets you extract a significantly higher price.
In some cases, having the missing piece for someone trying to accumulate a larger collection of land lets you extract a significantly higher price.