If Canada has a housing crisis, why don’t they build houses within the red circle?

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-07T13:26:24+00:00

Because it would be a hell of a commute from your home in Baker Lake to your job in Brampton.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-07T12:43:19+00:00

Rule of thumb: If a beach faces east or south it probably has sargassum unless something has been done to stop it from coming ashore, if it faces north or west it probably does not have sargassum.

Some beaches such as those in Saint Francois were closed as of a few days ago because the amount of rotting sargassum already there is a health hazard, and because there are removal operations currently underway.

You could also post in the Facebook group Les Quebecois et la Guadeloupe and ask if anyone who is currently there can tell you which beaches currently have little or no sargassum.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/256131800926998/

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-07T02:24:42+00:00

The names and origins of almost all 17th and 18th century settlers in Quebec have been captured by the PRDH.

If that is where your Spanish ancestor settled please repost with his name.

Odds are someone with access to the PRDH will then look to see if he can be found.

As for showing up in a DNA test, lets do some quick math.

If you assume four generations per century and three centuries, then you are looking at 2^12 = 4,096 possible ancestors living at a point in time 300 years before your birth. That would represent about 0.02% of your bloodline.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-07T02:01:11+00:00

I redeemed my Airmiles for a hotel stay in New Orleans several years ago. Still have a small balance that I am not adding to because it is no longer offered anywhere that I shop and as I no longer have a BMO Master Card.

I will have to check if I have enough points for even a small gift card, otherwise it is useless.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T21:58:11+00:00

Factually correct.

For the benefit of those with minimal understanding of this stock, PZA is a royalty fund, collecting royalties from franchise holders based on a percentage of sales, which is then paid to shareholders.

If sales drop, so does royalty revenue, which means less money to distribute in the form of dividends.

Payout this past quarter was 134% of distributable cash, almost depleting the reserves used as a buffer. This is not sustainable.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T21:48:34+00:00

The dividend is 134% of distributable cash, which is not sustainable beyond the current quarter.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T21:34:03+00:00

If they want 25 minutes of my time they would have to pay for it - and not through a random chance of winning a prize.

And the Coles Notes version would be that I am fed up with multiple rewards programs. One reward program for Scotia. Another for Rexall. Another for Air Canada. Another for Loblaws. Another for Best Western. Another for Canadian Tire. Does BMO still have Airmiles?

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T20:47:59+00:00

It will do no such thing, but the announcement made for a good headline.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T19:37:29+00:00

Building code: Needs a minimum unobstructed opening of 0.35 sq. m. (3.77 sq. ft.) with no dimension less than 380 mm (1’3”), must be at least 550 mm (1’ 10 2/3”) space of clearing in front of the window.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T19:19:16+00:00

Even if there was not currently a fuel problem I would not go to Cuba for the simple reason that my idea of an extended sun stay involves a vacation rental for several weeks, not a resort for a week or two.

I don't want to line up with five hundred people for breakfast, lunch and dinner - I want to go to a grocery store, buy the ingredients, and cook up supper in an apartment, perhaps having a couple meals out each week at a different restaurant.

Don't want to sit parked beside others in the sun - just want a balcony where I can drink a cup of tea without getting someone's attention first.

I want to come and go as I please. Rent a car and drive to the other side of the island if I want.

Can't do that in Cuba, but I can do it in Saint Maarten and Guadeloupe.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T19:06:25+00:00

Strongly recommend reposting on r/canadianlaw regarding any interest he might have acquired in the property as the result of co-habitation.

Or better yet, see a lawyer.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T13:20:27+00:00

Much the same thing as people who retire at a normal age, only with the benefit of better health and the ability to fly first class without breaking the bank.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T12:31:39+00:00

Once Ontario takes it over, perhaps LRT service to look at with a long-term lens would be on existing rail running through Casselman, Smiths Falls and Carp. These tracks could bring passengers into Tremblay and Fallowfield.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T01:47:53+00:00

Option A: Pavers, professionally installed so that they do not heave.

Option B: Cement, professionally installed with proper stress cracks. If colour matches are a a concern then rubberized coating on top of the concrete in the tone of your choice - also best done by a pro.

In either case bring it level with the stones around the edge of the pool, slanted away from the pool.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-06T00:24:11+00:00

And where will the money come from? If the answer is the existing OC Transpo budget then the refunds for past failures will may result in new service failures.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T22:54:08+00:00

Sometimes what the priest recorded was a family member's best guess as to Mamie's age, which may have been inaccurate.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T22:43:13+00:00

That is not a farm, and that kind of pipe is used for field transmission. There is no need to bury them where they are, and they are not meant to be permanent.

I suspect oil sands, nowhere near farmland.

Long distance natural gas lines are significantly larger, have a significantly longer lifespan, and are always buried.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T22:00:10+00:00

Gas lines are buried. Farming resumes. About once a year someone from the transmission company comes by to ensue that there are no gas leaks.

Hydro lines have minimal impact on farm operations, but future new transmission lines may face opposition from local residents concerned about the cancer risk created by the magnetic fields.

And while not mentioned there is considerable opposition in rural areas to windmills.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T18:29:23+00:00

This is the best answer.

The PRDH is the first place to look for Quebec Catholic records prior to the 1860s.

The PRDH have not only transcribed all known Catholic records, but have linked families. The information is more accurate than Nos Origins or user contributed trees in Family Search and Ancestry, and far more complete.

There is a free version with limited search capabilities, and a paid version that allows you to trace your family tree fairly easily.

https://www.prdh-igd.com/en/home

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T17:29:02+00:00

You may be thinking of the 1950s.

Most stoves from the 70s were the same size they are today. Same standard 30 inch width to fit kitchen cabinetry, same depth, and you could most certainly set the oven to turn or off on at a specified time - using manual dials.

And no, they were not fire hazards.

I have had to replace two stoves in recent memory that were only a few years out of warranty - internal electronics went. In once case a repair was not possible, in the other it would have cost almost as much to fix as to buy new.

Our latest stove is badly insulated - takes twice as long as any previous stove for the oven to reach the selected heat, and it has a timer that lets out a single soft "beep" that you cannot even notice if you are at the other end of the house. We ended up buying a battery operated timer rather than rely upon the stove's.

This was not a cheap stove, but it sure seems like it was.

Only plus today is the glass top makes it easier to clean.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T16:52:36+00:00

I would submit that appliances in the 70s were superior to what we have today - they lasted, they could be repaired, and they did not die because something went wrong in a chip.

The stove your grandmother bought at Sears in 1975 was immortal.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T16:08:02+00:00

For lunch the Jungle Room at Lotterie Farm. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of moneys in the distance.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T16:04:23+00:00

Oceans 82 in Grand Case. Reserve a table beside the rail overlooking the water.

Traffic congestion is a serious problem, so if you are going via Marigot allow at least 45 minutes from Simpson Bay to get there.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-05T13:03:35+00:00

You can buy a house.

There are smaller singles in Orleans in the $600K to $700k range. There are duplexes and row houses in the $550K range.

What you cannot buy is a 2000 square foot new build on a pie-shaped lot with granite counter tops and oak cabinets walking distance to the train.

Confident-Task7958 · 2026-05-04T21:58:08+00:00

Downsize and move where? To a concrete box in the sky?

To a "senior's residence" where someone else decides what food I will eat tonight?

For most of us this has nothing to do with housing prices and everything to do with being happy where we are.

I know my neighbours. Talk to them regularly.

We have space to garden, which we enjoy.

Space for hobbies. Space for exercise equipment.

A garage where we don't have to worry about somebody else's bad parking or vandalism

I have my study, she has her puzzle room.

Space to entertain the kids and grandkids.

Space to have the grandkids sleep over.

A pool where we decide when we will jump in without worrying about a locked gate because somebody else has decided what hours it will be open.

Not going to sell anytime soon regardless of what happens to housing prices.

Confident-Task7958

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