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A remote Canadian island makes history in fight for affordable housing (www.nationalobserver.com)
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B.C.’s Cortes Island is making housing history as the first community in the province to tax short-term holiday rentals and have the funds directed to affordable housing projects, said Mark Vonesch, the area’s Strathcona Regional District director.

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[-] AlexRogansBeta@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I wish I had your sunny optimism about voters driving the boat.

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