Cookie Cutter Mansions In Paradise
20 September 2003 - 7:00am
Mega-buildings destroy natural Muskoka landscapes
"So-called "Millionaire's row" has seen a huge growth in "mega-cottages," complete with boathouses, docks, tennis courts and floatplane facilities. And that has changed the character and natural beauty that made people want to build a cottage there in the first place' municipalities are juggling desired development with natural beauty...It's public interest versus property rights."
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`Big Cottage' country
Source:
The Toronto Star, September 19, 2003
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