Cookie Cutter Mansions In Paradise

Mega-buildings destroy natural Muskoka landscapes

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September 20, 2003, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"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."

Thanks to Grigorii Boyko-Vekin

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