If anything, it’s click baity enough to draw in a skeptic and convince them to read the article and take in perhaps a new view point.

Tingly. That’s my closest word for the feeling.

Thank you for providing some real life numbers and experience.

$8k of unexpected costs can be a lot for some people, and feel like a steep price for some holes to be dug. Doing these surveys does require skilled labor and a host of professionals to analyze and produce reports.

It sounds like much of the agony comes from administrative hold ups on the government’s side, which is where my attention would be focused if I was an impacted citizen. Permitting shouldn’t take years to complete with proper reports.

No, I’m saying that it is up to the buyer to be aware of the risks they are taking with a purchase and that they accept them when they make that purchase. Just like any house, you get an assessment beforehand to make sure you aren’t buying a lemon. They wouldn’t pay $300k for an assessment; that is to dig their entire property. They might pay $1-2k for an archeologist to dig a soil pit and make a determination based on the findings. That is what reasonable risk avoidance looks like.

I’m also not advocating for the homeowner to liable for the entire price tag. I’m just in the camp that this was a foreseeable potential outcome.

It’s not about knowing, it’s about risk.

I live in an earthquake zone. I know before I buy a home, I should consult an earthquake map to see my risk of liquifaction or amplification and make a judgement based on that.

When buying a property, it is in the buyers interest to look at KNOWN hazards, assess the risk and make informed decisions. Archeological remains is a known risk of that area, just like flooding might be because of the lake front.

To add:

Niagara Region’s own mapping tool shows that almost the entire region has “archaeological potential” — denoting the likelihood of Indigenous ancestral remains and artifacts being

Hill-Montour questions why Wainfleet Township issued the Reios a building permit given the region’s history.

“Why would you put this person in this position to be where they are right now?”

The only reason it would be a fraction of the cost is because there would be no regulations and no requirement to adhere to certain standards. Of course it would be cheaper, but it would also probably miss a lot of evidence and destroy much more if there was no requirement to meet a standard. Probably no indigenous inclusion as well.

I do agree that the law needs to be redone to define undue hardship and set clear limits on what a homeowner is responsible for. Owning property is a privilege, not a right, and thus the homeowners should be responsible for a portion of it, but not a bankruptable amount. I have a hard time assessing what pity is deserved in this case, because they clearly had the money to buy a second, lake-front home. Not saying $300k is chump change, but this isn’t a poor family by any means.

I am a bit shocked that the homeowners were unaware of the amount of remains found in the area.

10/10 True shower thought

I agree! It also means it can include single species crops that do not get rotated over time. It is an umbrella term that can be used appropriately in both contexts.

This from the Phytomemeology Facebook page where the mod has some firm views on what they define as monoculture. As far as I’ve researched. Monoculture just means a single species crop, and does not reference a time frame at all. This meme is based off of the comment argument they got into

Just not news about fighter jets apparently 🤷

That headline alone made me rethink my sanity. Gripens? What’s a Saab? What apocalyptic thing is GlobalEyes?

I’m out of touch

Also buried the lead on this:

He previously pleaded guilty to a number of other charges linked to that probe, after admitting to getting traffic tickets voided in exchange for liquor and gift cards; stealing cannabis from a police scene; sharing confidential police information, and sending lewd texts about a photo he took of the nearly naked body of a woman who had fatally overdosed

What a piece of shit.

A typical British Columbian Land Acknowledgement is: “We acknowledge with the respect the First Nations on whose traditional territories we stand, and whose historical relationship with the land continues today.” Often, it goes on to draw personal or subject matter connection to reconciliation.

Yeah, I didn’t wanna know the American president was a bratty sub. Not this one anyways.

Considering that their Nations stewarded this land for thousands of years and they learned firsthand how to do that through their own scientific lens, yes, they should have a say in how WE steward THEIR lands.

You literally used the argument that the actions of one indigenous owned company means we should be weary of how all indigenous voices are heard and respected. I don’t think you can talk your way out of the racism of that.

You can’t paint all Indigenous Peoples with the same brush. That is a racist view. First Nations would not even have logging companies without colonization imposing poverty on their nations.

Sounds like you need to read the book Debt: the first 5000 years by David Graeber.

Penicillin is one of many types of bread mould.

I too will probably die from bread mould poisoning given my stingy habits with food waste. It’s fine if it’s only the white/blue type, right?

Generally, the upset about the Quw’utsun case is alarmist, racist, and based on misinformation from local politicians.

There are better sources to get factual information about the case and the implications towards private property rights. Largely, the case invalidates Crown and municipal land, not private property. I’m no legal expert, so the article below explains it better.

https://jfklaw.ca/cowichan-tribes-and-private-property-separating-fact-from-fiction/

I think you’ve identified some areas that are causing this. Intense vocally negative people, really traumatizing and disheartening world events. Watching the world change for what we see as for the worse IS depressing.

I’ve felt this about climate change, and tried medication and education and being informed. None worked like taking action. Going to restoration events, taking part in community events and making small changes to my environment. When you find small ways to take action, you can relieve the feeling of helplessness and then your surroundings yourself with positive change. Whatever your cause is, whatever makes you sick and want to turn away, find a cause that combats it and take action.

Not a sure fire thing, but it’s a start.