Posted Aug 2, 2020, 2:43 AM
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Originally Posted by lio45
To me, it also indicates a lack of faith in the long term viability of the town, and a lack of caring about its future. Cheap buildings that are meant to be utilitarian (cheapest sidings, cheapest/smallest windows you can get away with, etc.) are something that's typical of Northern Quebec mining boomtowns, for example.
Conversely, when there are people who decide it's worth it to build more durable and more elegant buildings in the town, it says something.
Also, the area around Maple Creek isn't exactly lumber industry central. It's drier and with even less trees than the area of Oklahoma I posted about.
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60 km to the south of Maple Creek. Quite a bit of wood there.
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