04-20-2021, 11:05 PM
In the absence of knowing where else to park this story, Six Nations traditional governments have called for a moratorium on development in the Haldimand Tract. While I doubt that they will have much success in halting anything, it would be interesting to contemplate what would happen to the development industry in general if all greenfield development were immediately halted and/or no more building footprints were allowed to be created on existing land (say, for preserving water recharge areas).
I think that the last time this largely happened would have been between the Depression in the 1930s and the Second World War where all construction was diverted to the war effort. However, in that case, there was a lot of greenfield development as bases were planted and expanded. When the war ended, many of those further flung bases gradually reverted back to almost greenfield conditions.
I think that the last time this largely happened would have been between the Depression in the 1930s and the Second World War where all construction was diverted to the war effort. However, in that case, there was a lot of greenfield development as bases were planted and expanded. When the war ended, many of those further flung bases gradually reverted back to almost greenfield conditions.