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Originally Posted by Keith P.
Well, what you have to understand about these "local activist" types is that they have absolutely zero understanding of how the economy works. They want nothing to ever change except for more local businesses to come along and be successful selling locally made/grown, environmentally friendly products, as long as those businesses don't infringe upon the existing dream world in which these types live. They have no idea that in order to be able to have govt fund them and their projects (since most of them can only make a living from govt contracts and projects) we need development beyond what they like. I am not a big fan of DC by any stretch, but I do see how much it has added to the economy locally.
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You are right, they are living in a dreamland. Furthermore, how many of them are actually true "locals"... I bet alot of them come from Ontario.
I don't want to rain on their parade, but every tree (proportionally) in Nova Scotia has been cut down several times since this land was settled. Unfortunately this has resulted in the wooded areas around Halifax being sub-par. Its hard to be an activist for something that has already been changed significantly forever.
I'm not a huge fan of DC either, but I think it is a huge step up from the land use for the retail parts of Bayers Lake.