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.

I also really liked CeraVe products, but recently found out they are on the Boycott-Divest-Sanction list for Israel-supporting companies, if that matters to your political views.

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.

I’m sorry you experienced that. That is horrible and should never be your problem as a nurse. Security should have been there for you.

You did nothing wrong. In fact, your body responded in the best way possible for your safety. Staying still is a stress response, and while it was horrible to endure, your body chose it because it was likely to keep you safe until your adrenaline dropped and you could think rationally again. Had you run, or fought, or tried to explain yourself the situation would have likely escalated.

I know in hindsight it feels like maybe if you had done “something else” or something different, things would have changed, but you have no control over that other person and it sounds like grief was taking the reins for them. It wasn’t about you, it was about losing their family member, and you were the quickest target for that aggression. There was nothing you could have done to change that outcome, and I think your body made the safest choice of also doing nothing.

Systematically, you shouldn’t have to endure that ever. Workplace harassment and violence is a big deal and healthcare workers deserve better.

As for me, I would have balled my eyes out and panicked and ran cause I can’t tolerate that level of stress, and it probably would have escalated or got violent.

My advice is to check if there is a public job agency sponsored by your province/state that offer free help with job hunting.

Additionally, getting micro credentials or short-term training for niche jobs can open you up to a whole new market (eg. 6 month healthcare tech certificates so you can work at blood donation centers)

Second the advice to remove your degree for low-paying work. I had some insight into hiring when I was young and saw a ton of well-educated people get their resumes tossed because the hiring manager assumed they would leave right away.

To these hiring managers: Educated people need to eat too, jackass.

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.