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You can't purchase a home in Banff National Park (which includes the towns of Banff and Lake Louise) without having an active or planned business set to open in
by jnwatson 4y ago
You can't purchase a home in Banff National Park (which includes the towns of Banff and Lake Louise) without having an active or planned business set to open in the town, having some other blood relation to someone living in the town, or having lived in the park since 1981.
This is a special situation. They are specifically trying to limit the supply of housing in Banff to limit the environmental impact.
- johnny_canuck 4y agoAnother example that comes to mind is in Prince Edward county where affordable housing is so limited that some businesses are building places for (seasonal) employees to live: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/prince-edward-county-tourism-workers-affordable-housing-1.6015205 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/prince-edward-county-...