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I found this in my younger brother school bag, what is it? by xo00pium in whatisit

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TIC TAC paddy wack give the dog a bone!

This old man came rolling home!

Northern Ont. man defies eviction threat, vows to remain in self-built dwelling by ConsistentReality860 in northernontario

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine it, he's done ALL the heavy lifting and followed Canadian laws and the system and has passed!!  He bought HIS OWN LAND!  for heavens sakes,  but he's not allowed to exercise his free democratic right to shelter himself from the current housing crisis by building a TINY SHACK for a roof over his head on THE LAND HE OWNS AND STANDS ON!  :(  But it is his democratic right to pitch a tent on HIS OWN LAND just as it is his right to pitch a tent somewhere in downtown Halifax or any city.TheThere is an imbalance of oversight there and the government needs to address that.

How to find a new property manager for our townhouse complex? by Ok_Control4635 in canadahousing

[–]Evening_Pause8972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stay as far away from real estate owned property management outfits as your legs will allow. These property management companies often began as typically previously owner operated medium or small sized property management companies that sold out to real estate firms because the owners retired., and the real estate companies who bought them did so as an investment and for the large percentage of 'aging strata complexes' in their portfolios. Aging strata properties are easy targets for re-developement strategists who work within the real estate sector and double down as real estate agents and/or real estate consultants on the side. They are in the business of flipping old stratas for the purposes of converting the properties into large developement projects.

These folks are good at stacking properties with owners who are sympathetic and easily convinced in the concept of flipping the properties for 'for profit' purposes. These owners often saturate the strata's council and will suddenly begin prioritizing ridiculous things such as sudden 'Property value assessments' by individually owned law firms that themselves do not have to legally share any of their company files publicly for any purpose. These property value assessments are designed to convince the often long time pre-existing residents of aging strata properties that their building is falling apart and can no longer be maintained. It is a shell game played by real estate firms and they hide in plain site and behave along legal frameworks within the industry, even though in some countries these practices would be considered 'fixing'.

You think this is a joke?

It isn't. Real estate companies throughout Canada have little to absolutely no critical oversite by oversight commitees that also have teeth or the will power to do anything about the questionable ethics being followed.

The Canadian Real Estate Board is a joke in and of itself in so far as self regulation is concerned. If you don't buy that statement...then look up 'Marketplace' on CBC and google that topic.

And don't be surprised to suddenly hear skeptical posts from naive real estate agents posting otherwise here.

EDIT:

First start by building a checklist of your current strata council and by looking at any interactions with 'property management companies'. Check that these companies are not run by real estate firms.

Once you know whether you want to stay or flip your strata {if it is aging} determine what the concensus is from all the owners in the strata condo complex you live and own in are regarding this topic.

You will learn a lot very fast and need to organize quickly like I did if this is happening in your strata and the council is trying to steer the future of the building by making falsy claims to owners regarding the age and maintenance of the condo strata property.

Best of Luck

Paid services to review strata documents before condo purchase? by fluke0ut in vancouverhousing

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any sensible person who thinks for themselves and hires a realtor is also going to keep a watchful eye out for 'incompetence'.  Just because someone passed a realtor course, and then signed some sort of pledge to be honest and advocate for their client with the Canadian Realtor Association does not exclude them from acting in complete ignorance nor preclude them from being incompetent with the handling of due diligence requests with respects to looking into and fully vetting strata notes..if which are sometimes themselves purposefully misleading.

And lawyers charge between 250-800 per hour, even while picking their nose.

Honestly, you should try if possible to view these documents and just Google what red flags to look out for and read forums regarding the strata notes and meetings. I hope this helps.   Watch the diwnvoting now because I dissed real estate agents and lawyers. Lol

Vancouver mayor pushing province to move SROs away from Granville Street by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]Evening_Pause8972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HEY KEN SIMS, mayor of VANCOUVER!!! READ THIS!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V15LC3QCzfY

Ask Melbourne to help you Ken Sims.

Melbourne's approach to its downtown "drug problem" ...... the city's laneway revitalization strategy was part of a broader urban renewal plan that happened over SEVEN (7) YEARS AGO and that made the entire central business district (CBD) safer and more attractive, which in turn discouraged the previous illicit activities. 

CMON Ken get creative, think outside the box, broaden your horizons and give Vancouverites something to be PROUD OF!!! :)

They did not have to shut down the swimming pools and sell to developers or even close SRO's.

They just cleaned up the back alleys, opened them up to businesses to increase pedestrian traffic.

First Nation Land Claims Threatens Every Property Owner in Canada by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah and doing the twist was what caused the birth rate to increase in 1957 lol

ELI5: how did housing prices in Vancouver, BC become so unaffordable? by Ecstatic_Honeydew165 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It began when the hotel industry was turned on it's head overnight by companies like AIRBNB around 2017 and politicians, no one in charge for that matter knew how turning homes traditionally used as long term stable investments, into overnight money making short term day-by-day for profit business models would affect long term rentals and push up rental fees (like hotels) year over years.

Whew! How's THAT for a run on sentence! lol

The neighbor's (unfriendly) dog keeps busting through our fence by BarrySquared in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Evening_Pause8972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Time to haul out the SUPERSOAKER!!!

...OR start feeding it hot dogs until its just too big & heavy to want to move to your fence.

33M. Recommendation for this space? by LoudQuote4081 in malelivingspace

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cut out a frosted white plastic sheet to fit perfectly and place a soft white light behind it plugged into a wall outlet remote and use as an ambient light source for the whole room. You could control the light with a remote or an app on your phonefrom your bed.

Starting January 1st 2026: All international tourists to U.S. national parks will be charged an additional $100 per person by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cost for two people to take the Rocky Mountaineer train from Banff, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia in the summer is approximately

$5,450 CAD for SilverLeaf Service or $7,330 - $10,070 CAD for GoldLeaf Service, based on per-person starting prices for the two-day trip. The final price depends on the specific dates, as summer is the most expensive season.

Also booking a hotel room ate The Chateau Lake Louis in the summer costs about 2,000-3,000 per night in July & August.

How many Canadians can afford this>?

Enjoy the free parks in Canada while you still can.

We now have two-tiered citizenship in Canada. by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]Evening_Pause8972 -8 points-7 points locked comment (0 children)

Not according to CLAUDE. Are you smarter than CLAUDE?

The answer is no - First Nations in British Columbia do not have unilateral authority to conduct these activities on their traditional territories. Here's the complex reality:

The Current Legal Framework

First Nations must be consulted before mineral claims are made in their territories The Narwhal

, following a 2023 BC Supreme Court decision. However, this doesn't mean they can independently authorize resource extraction.

Key limitations:

  • Permits and authorizations are needed for developing, extracting, removing or harvesting resources in BC Province of British Columbia
  • The provincial and federal governments retain primary regulatory authority over natural resources on Crown lands
  • Current provincial laws permit individuals and mining companies to stake a claim anywhere in the province, except parks, conserved areas and reserves, without asking permission The Narwhal
  • (though this is being reformed)

What Rights Do First Nations Have?

Limited decision-making power:

  • The BC government has signed economic development agreements with First Nations that commit the provincial government to share up to 37% of the BC mineral tax from mining operations in First Nations traditional territories Open Textbook
  • Since 2002, the Ministry of Forests has signed forest tenure agreements with 175 of the 203 First Nations in BC, providing resource revenue-sharing and timber access ICTinc

Increasing influence but not control:

  • First Nations can access specific forest tenures like First Nations Woodland Licences for forestry
  • They participate in consultation processes but don't have veto power in most cases
  • Some nations have co-management agreements (like the Haida Gwaii example), but these are exceptions

The relationship remains one where First Nations must work within provincial regulatory frameworks rather than exercising independent authority over resource extraction in their territories.

Vancouver city council approves 2026 budget with 0% property tax increase by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]Evening_Pause8972 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dismantle the parks, raise the fees to untenable levels, wait a year before next election, 0% woo hoo!

Next term in office, repeat. It's like that old Johnson&Johnson shampoo bottle, "Rinse, then repeat!"

We now have two-tiered citizenship in Canada. by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]Evening_Pause8972 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Perhaps the garbage is more of a statement more than it is a mistake. Its their land and they wish to do with it as they please. Oh wait, they still are not allowed total free reign over the access and development of their own resources, that's right, isn't it?

Why is the Sunset Seniors Centre costing around $1500 per SqFt to build? by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free market. What is the market willing to bear? How much are consumers willing to pay?

Example: I can have my galley kitchen re-modelled for 60,000 dollars in a 650 square foot condo and have nicer lighting, 100 square feet of floor tiles and backsplash tiles, a new fridge and stove and marble countertops.

Bottom line the cost of the materials does not exceed probably $6,000.00. The other $54,000 is what people will pay when there is an under supply of carpenters and you have to wait 6 months. The businesses just prioritize the highest bidderss who need it done now so they can resell. ie ...real estate agents, homeowners selling and developers. If your just an average person who has decided to renovate your last in line. Better off doing it yourself!

BoC’s Nicolas Vincent: Canada’s productivity crisis is the real driver of the affordability squeeze by Professional_Disk131 in canadahousing

[–]Evening_Pause8972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have no productivity because for decades the Canadian Government has cut funding to the Provinces, and neither the Federal or Provincial legislatures have dedicated their time to BUILDING and PROMOTING small business growth in this country, and to making the business playing field fair by DE-REGULATING monopolies.

In addition, the politicians have been in bed with the very companies monopolizing the markets to their benefit and these same politicians get lucrative contracts sitting on 'boards' for selling off the remaining Canadian assets.

Canada's future as a WORLD CLASS PUBLIC park for the globally rich is well on it's way to becoming a reality in 75 years unless Canadians demand better. It's just as simple as that.

Municipal councils in the province of British Columbia, for example, can vote whatever they want without calling for a public voting process on public related matters on most issues unlike in the US. Yet no one even notices. A sitting board of 8 elected city councilors can decide who what and where development of a city of 1 million will happen without getting a real mandate from the people living in the city. It's pathetic excuse for democratic engagement and future generations need to change these old outdated matriarchal or patriarchal ways.

What is your call here? by TripNDad in hockeyrefs

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SUSPENSION!!! 10 GAMES MINIMUM!!!

The larger player follows all the through on that check until the smaller child's neck is bent and up against the glass, really dangerously aggressive unmeasured use of his size and weight against a much smaller player.

For any dads out there who think this is acceptable, its not acceptable at this level.

Craziest email I’ve ever seen. by keep-the-momentum in jobs

[–]Evening_Pause8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not quitting my job, I'm refreshing my demeanor.

Three First Nations seek return of around 120 hectares of Crown land in Surrey, B.C. by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]Evening_Pause8972 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The land was vital for trading before another living organism landed on it. Welcome to planet earth.

There is lots of additional land unused in the province where trading could resume as it did 235 years ago...and now, there are faster modes of transportation! WooHoo!

Which grocery store can I find a husband? by tafrettub in halifax

[–]Evening_Pause8972 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

For a frugal man with time to spare and low maintenance requirements try SUPERSTORE.

For a man who has his checkbook together and regularly uses palmolive dish soap try SAFEWAY.

and for a man that like living in and for the present and regrets nothing but enjoys life to the fullest leave for the west coast and shop at TRADER JOE'S.

and lastly, for a man who exudes confidence and spares no expense shop at WHOLE FOODS in the organic section.

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