Lachine mayor calls for ban on new basement apartments in Montreal

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  • @jimf1964
    @jimf1964 Місяць тому +42

    So instead of taking responsibility for ignoring and not planning drainage, just blame it on our housing. I live in a basement, and am constantly in fear of storms.

    • @professorakiba434
      @professorakiba434 Місяць тому

      If we are going to change infrastructure we should be taking our ques from those in Asia who deal with heavy monsoon type rains. But like everything there is still a limit. Even the most secure city in the world from earthquakes, Tokyo, Japan, sees damage and destruction and death when earth tremors happen. Even places that see hurricanes every few years aren't able to build infrastructure capable of withstanding heavy wind and torrential rain. When it come fast and furious there isn't much you can do. Gravity has a rule with buckets. Once you fill, it overflows.

    • @hazysativa3045
      @hazysativa3045 Місяць тому

      It only applies in the flood zone. Why they built there in the first place is beyond me.

    • @jimf1964
      @jimf1964 Місяць тому +1

      @@hazysativa3045 Are you sure of that? I live a few miles from the river and on reasonably high ground, and people flooded all over in my area. The streets had above my ankles water.
      As for the flood zones, there are so many areas that never should have been built on, but after decades of building, and never a sewer upgrade or rarely even a repair, they blame it on global warming……like big storms have never happened. I just want out of Montreal, and area.

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому

      I am a landlord I will never use cellars for human habitation. Humans should never live below ground. Tenants have no right to play the mold card and should sign notarized waivers knowing that living in cellar holes are inherently unsafe living in wet holes. Low to no natural light, cramped.
      BAN CELLAR DWELLARS

    • @jimf1964
      @jimf1964 Місяць тому

      @@happycamper848 That’s a rather disturbing comment on many levels. So #1, basement apartments aren’t generally "cellars". The place I’m in is only a semi basement, so one side is about 4 1/2 feet down, with a window facing afternoon sun, and it slopes to exposed into a driveway. It can get humid in the summer, like most places around here when it’s 85% humidity, so I definitely-humidify. In the cold months it’s dry.
      I’m afraid to think of what kind of conditions you rent out if you think people live in dark, wet cellars. Mine has vapour barrier, with rigid foam and floating floor. Tile floors for the kitchen, and bath. It’s a nice place.

  • @g.c.3339
    @g.c.3339 Місяць тому +78

    let's limit what folks can do with their homes.... instead of fixing the city infrastructure.

    • @jaac7027
      @jaac7027 Місяць тому +9

      Your taxes will increase heavily to cover those infrastructure costs. Or do you think its free?

    • @jefftee7354
      @jefftee7354 Місяць тому +3

      Oh man if only they covered that in the very video you're commenting on...

    • @lapoose325
      @lapoose325 Місяць тому

      we'd have a lot more money for infrastructure if it wasn't being sent to Ukraine.​@@jaac7027

    • @Ont785
      @Ont785 Місяць тому +1

      @@jaac7027
      It should be paid out of the new people’s taxes

    • @William.Driscoll
      @William.Driscoll Місяць тому +1

      ​@@jefftee7354It's a news article, not an encyclopedia entry; It's reasonably complete, despite your suggestion. While I don't fault the mayor for their choice & rationale, and agree that infrastructure & tax incr./bond issue is appropriate, restricting new-basement apartments may incite owners' building re-development & council's [?] re-zoning above ground... since changing a flood plain is frankly a colossal undertaking.

  • @kenpierard5161
    @kenpierard5161 Місяць тому +58

    Old cities were never built to accommodate the massive increase in population. The storm drains system is inadequate .

    • @alkempton1512
      @alkempton1512 Місяць тому +1

      Exactly right

    • @carlosoruna7174
      @carlosoruna7174 Місяць тому +3

      Population has nothing to do with rainfall and population.,

    • @nickmyers3065
      @nickmyers3065 Місяць тому

      You want to over engineer our cities to take on the wildest of weather events? ... OR do we build our buildings above a certain level ....

    • @rog69
      @rog69 Місяць тому +1

      @@carlosoruna7174severs act as drain systems so yea it has everything to do

    • @isaacgriffin5690
      @isaacgriffin5690 Місяць тому

      But blaming it on climate change is just so much easier!

  • @stoneneils
    @stoneneils Місяць тому +21

    How about they just come with a "you might drown" clause and charge half the rent.

  • @dempstercommunity4415
    @dempstercommunity4415 Місяць тому +13

    This town needs a new mayor.

  • @015-n1c
    @015-n1c Місяць тому +19

    Yes! Poor people shouldn’t be living in basement which is susceptible to all kinds of hazards.
    They should be on the street.

    • @Circus1990
      @Circus1990 Місяць тому

      Neither option is good and you know it.

    • @InvisibleHotdog
      @InvisibleHotdog Місяць тому +2

      ​@@Circus1990 one is clearly better than the other

    • @nickmyers3065
      @nickmyers3065 Місяць тому

      You know across canada we build on the ground level right.. You can still have lower suites.... and upper suites...

    • @chrisphelan8875
      @chrisphelan8875 Місяць тому +1

      More affordable housing down the drain.

    • @nickmyers3065
      @nickmyers3065 Місяць тому +1

      @@chrisphelan8875 You realsie you can still build a basement right? Just put suites on ground or above or behind like other places in Canada... WHy are people so loonie :P The issue is putting people completely underground.

  • @frankcope6932
    @frankcope6932 Місяць тому +14

    Replace the basement with float logs or pontoons.
    If it floods, the house will float. Simple 😊

  • @faustobarrios5700
    @faustobarrios5700 Місяць тому +8

    What happened with the housing?

  • @AshgabatKetchumov
    @AshgabatKetchumov Місяць тому +7

    My parents advised me against renting basement units for this very reason. It's sad how so many people resort to renting basements since they are the cheapest option in most cases. In Europe houses are several storeys high, even those in suburbs, and each floor can comfortably house a whole family.

    • @nancetardiff339
      @nancetardiff339 Місяць тому +1

      In Europe you pay 2000 euros a month for a broom closet

    • @TrumpFacts-wl2ik
      @TrumpFacts-wl2ik Місяць тому

      @@nancetardiff339 ... may depend WHERE in Europe ... Big cities, big bucks.

    • @nickmyers3065
      @nickmyers3065 Місяць тому

      @@nancetardiff339 In canada too... YOu think Vancouver is cheap!
      BUt at least in Europe everything even countries are near by, You save on a lot, food, gas, cars, utils

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому +1

      Your parents steered you right. Don't live in holes, unless you are a rat.

  • @user-ez3il1yy6i
    @user-ez3il1yy6i Місяць тому +1

    Upgrading Infrastructure Is Asking Too Much ... 🤔🤔🤔

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому

      it's not infrastructure, it's a faulty zone. You are talking lipstick on a pig.

  • @r_p_m7330
    @r_p_m7330 Місяць тому +24

    These people don't have savings. They are scrapping by overpaying for a basement apartments. Because the Province and Municipal governments don't want to build affordable apartments and houses.

    • @andyanderson3628
      @andyanderson3628 Місяць тому +7

      Same in Ontario.

    • @BrotherAlpha
      @BrotherAlpha Місяць тому +3

      @@andyanderson3628 Ford refused to take federal money to help build houses because Trudeau said Ontario would have to allow fourplexes to be built.

    • @trevorsmith9628
      @trevorsmith9628 Місяць тому +1

      They DON'T need to build more housing. The government needs to make what already exists affordable. I live in Toronto and my building is almost 4 years old and I would say at least one third of the condos have never been lived in. They still have the ribbon and the bow on the door.

    • @r_p_m7330
      @r_p_m7330 Місяць тому +4

      @@trevorsmith9628 We need both affordable housing for those who are forced to work full time yet get minimum wage. And need to end corporate ownership of homes. So the rest can afford a mortgage and a half decent lifestyle.

    • @RoseKobersteinDesigns
      @RoseKobersteinDesigns Місяць тому

      ​@@r_p_m7330 No one is "forced" to work full time for minimum wage nobody broke their arms.

  • @VipDetailingMontreal
    @VipDetailingMontreal Місяць тому +8

    lower your politician pay if it's a 6-8 digits pay per year, and invest into the city infrastructure.

  • @jonathansmith3031
    @jonathansmith3031 Місяць тому +7

    More regulations will fix everything. Sure...

  • @MM-sr6fw
    @MM-sr6fw Місяць тому +4

    Interesting problem solving idea. Our competent politicians think to fix flooding problem we should reduce more affordable housing like basement apartments instead of fixing our infrastructure. Good luck Canadians.

  • @jeremybenoit759
    @jeremybenoit759 Місяць тому +6

    Ya its cuz of flooding, not to reduce choice and force people to pay more.

  • @gabycesari7799
    @gabycesari7799 Місяць тому +3

    Who gave the building permits near water...

  • @SpecialEd730
    @SpecialEd730 Місяць тому +4

    Seems like a sump pump should be installed if you live in high ground water area.

    • @WayneKenny-uw7rh
      @WayneKenny-uw7rh Місяць тому +1

      And pump it where

    • @kimchristensen2175
      @kimchristensen2175 Місяць тому +1

      Yup... With a backup system for when the power fails.

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому

      @@kimchristensen2175 correct the tenants can't maintain and monitor a sump pump. Not the landlord's job. Theirs. Case closed. Flooded

    • @kimchristensen2175
      @kimchristensen2175 Місяць тому

      @@happycamper848 If I was the landlord, I'd install the sump pump and save the hassle with the insurance company, because I know they wouldn't keep covering me for this.

  • @ramcat9831
    @ramcat9831 Місяць тому +8

    Where will there adult children live...

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому

      In their parents cellars! Where they always have.

  • @Thankyou_3
    @Thankyou_3 Місяць тому +1

    Do people in Montreal have common sense? Your sea level is very low unless you are living in Mount Royal. Move people! This flooding is going get worse every year eventually insurance companies are not going to renew your policies.

  • @JJ-bf6dx
    @JJ-bf6dx Місяць тому +4

    Ok but no ban on pop tents in park

  • @northernmetalworker
    @northernmetalworker Місяць тому +8

    Great idea, reduce access to housing.

    • @nickmyers3065
      @nickmyers3065 Місяць тому

      You realise by raising the lower suite... YOu just do like the rest of Canada Lower suite upper suite... JUst u know above sea level or a certain level.. It wont change much... Other then the main resident could live at the bottom and the other back or upper.... Also it just says don't build a bottom basement suite... not have a no basement...

  • @bunzeebear2973
    @bunzeebear2973 Місяць тому

    I live beside a lake. So, I know where the water table is at- I know how deep I can dig in the lawn before I hit water. Sometimes only 10" when the lake is high in the spring. Basically city planners know that too, that they ALLOWED CONSTRUCTION to happen on a lowland(or swamp) They should never O.K. projects that go below the water table.
    A project could be a basement suite. It has to be licensed by the city and they know where your house is and how deep you can go. Some people can't do it just because of where there house is. Or the house is built above the water table so a bilevel unit(in the ground 4 feet or 3 or2feet and the roofline of the house above is higher. Which means building a new house just for a downstairs apartment? Because the whole house has to be destroyed to do that, so mucho dinaro. Or a tiny house out in the back yard at lawn level. Or fix up the garage for an apartment?
    . In my area. there are so many bylaws and licences YOU NEED BEFORE YOU DO STUFF or flood insurance will not cover you because you did not get the permission by the city.
    . getting a license to go deeper is not the answer IF THE CITY KNOWS IT HAS A DRAINAGE PROBLEM. Then basement apartments are not allowed because of the situation you have now. People will continue to be flooded out and it does not help the upstairs of the home with the extra interior humidity=mold, mildew, sewage. The people that bought the home upstairs are not fine. This is what they got. Sorry Batman, should have bought a house on a hill.(which cost more but they never get flooded out) You could always build the house on poles.

  • @sharonstone-bh1zp
    @sharonstone-bh1zp Місяць тому

    Did the owners not know there were flood issues before building. The city must also accept responsibility for issuing the building permits.

  • @bobsfanjoy6569
    @bobsfanjoy6569 Місяць тому +1

    💖 Astounding, isn't it??? Across Canada...Sea to Shining Sea...Politicians/Developers built homes, etc. in flood-prone areas, either ignoring or making sure environmental assessments weren't required/or done!!! Profits over Everything!!! Good Job All!!! Cheers, Eh 🍁💖🙃

    • @professorakiba434
      @professorakiba434 Місяць тому

      Actually it isn't that astounding. We've lived in stability for 10,000 years by river valleys and water sources with the occasional extreme weather event causing issue. Major weather events have only been gradually ramping up over time. Not a lot of people have even thought what climate change, especially related to weather events means until the last few years when it has started to become more clear what that looks like. Remember the science has been predicting this kind of world but who listens to the science right?.
      Truth is if environmental assessments weren't required that seems to me a deficiency of the voters not the politicians or corporations. You vote for adaptive change in the developing of housing units or for substantial changes to living space that responds to the changing nature of the environment then those changes should result. If it is a concern that influences the ballot box that should mean some kind of substantive change after the ballot has been decided.

    • @bobsfanjoy6569
      @bobsfanjoy6569 Місяць тому

      @@professorakiba434 Voting has not/could not/won't change Anything! (ie: Ontario Greenbelt, Parry Sound Wetlands) Once a Government is elected, "They" will forge ahead regardless if "They" have to placate "Those" who got "Them" there... Fact of Life! They Never worry about 10-20-100 years hence... Not Their Problem Period. The unsuspecting, first time home buyers are just excited to fulfill Their dream. IBC/All Financial lenders green lit "Those Projects", They gladly mortgage/insure said properties from the get go!
      Everybody claims "Not My Fault" and here we are... Coast to Shining Coast!! Cheers, Eh 🍁💖🙃

    • @bobsfanjoy6569
      @bobsfanjoy6569 Місяць тому

      @@professorakiba434 Guess Your moderators didn't like my retort? 🍁💖🙃

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому

      Ford is big on accessing swamps

  • @seblaf1
    @seblaf1 Місяць тому +1

    I'm glad people finally realize government restriction is not the solution to the housing problem.
    We need:
    -Far less construction insurance, lowering prices;
    -Looser regulation that does not force workers to own a permit for every single trait;
    -Faster zoning regulation updates to allow for multiplex;
    -Faster permit approval;
    -Less taxes;
    -Far less immigration, lowering demand;

    • @professorakiba434
      @professorakiba434 Місяць тому

      Which means corruption and corporate control of city living spaces. Sorry but I can bet you'd be the first to cry about corporate greed yet here you are preaching the procedures that make corporate greed all but necessary. By the way less construction insurance doesn't mean lower prices. The USA lowered taxes for the rich and corporations but did any of that money "trickle" down? No! Your plan doesn't offer the solutions you think will work because corporations don't think "yeah we'll lower prices."

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому +1

      Far less immigration, lowering demand;

  • @mikemann1638
    @mikemann1638 Місяць тому +1

    Basement appt in a flood zone your on your own

  • @thedrabfour
    @thedrabfour Місяць тому

    Montreal gets to dump raw sewage into St Lawrence until 2030

  • @dianneferraro7969
    @dianneferraro7969 Місяць тому +2

    Why would you build in a flood ateas, silly

  • @justanotherchannel6097
    @justanotherchannel6097 Місяць тому

    Way to increase rent prices and take out inventory rather than improve infrastructure

  • @adriandelaat2905
    @adriandelaat2905 Місяць тому +1

    No basements, no flooding great idea

  • @JoanMurray-j5y
    @JoanMurray-j5y Місяць тому +1

    Move politicians to luxury basement accomations.

  • @bobsfanjoy6569
    @bobsfanjoy6569 Місяць тому +1

    💖 Without Prejudice: No matter how You vote, or who ultimately wins, until the IBC/All Financial Lenders completely stop mortgaging/insuring "NEW" projects Intentionally built on "Known" risk areas... Nothing changes, and the "Current" Owner is saddled with Everything because "It's Not Anyone's Fault but Yours For Buying!!! " Cheers, Eh 🍁💖🙃 (Context: They're living off the avails of Your sorrows!) Sadly 💖🙃

  • @jason19twofour
    @jason19twofour Місяць тому +2

    I only care about the few English speaking people in Quebec.

  • @alkempton1512
    @alkempton1512 Місяць тому +1

    The house hast to be built at a proper grade approved to make the basement livable,,what was once common sense

    • @kimchristensen2175
      @kimchristensen2175 Місяць тому

      Most of these basements were never intended to be lived in. Canada's obsession with RE has pumped up the prices so much that almost everyone renos the basement so they can rent it out to pay for the obscene mortgage they've managed to overbid themselves into.

  • @kenclements3001
    @kenclements3001 Місяць тому +4

    In my city,the council will give you 10,000 dollars to build a basement suite.

    • @Willard-tn8bh
      @Willard-tn8bh Місяць тому

      So charge the tax payer for some else's improvement. That make sense!

    • @nickmyers3065
      @nickmyers3065 Місяць тому

      @@Willard-tn8bh Its too build more housing you idiot.

  •  Місяць тому

    ya they will be better of on the streets

  • @lbar9720
    @lbar9720 Місяць тому

    What's the alternative?? People are living in their cars, and on the streets; fix the issue, and get people in off of the Streets!

  • @wasupfool5692
    @wasupfool5692 Місяць тому

    Way to drive up apartmentcosts even more .

  • @alexandernigthzz4156
    @alexandernigthzz4156 Місяць тому +1

    Omg...this lady has other options for people? Or just raise the prices of rent even more??

    • @professorakiba434
      @professorakiba434 Місяць тому +1

      cities don't raise the prices of rent, only the taxes. Its land lords who raise the rents and they don't all raise rent because they need to. Lot of times they raise so they can make a bit more cash off you.

  • @ArtbyL763
    @ArtbyL763 Місяць тому

    The government won't do anything, but will be ok with lamdlords raising the rent once more to cover the costs

  • @deborahgarry9363
    @deborahgarry9363 Місяць тому

    Why are you putting this on to the public. It's the city's job to get the solutions, implement them and PAY FOR THEM. ASAP.

  • @393boss
    @393boss Місяць тому

    OLDER HOMES USE A 3-4" SEWER LINE GOING INTO A 6" STREET MAIN SEWER LINE...
    now think of what can happen with doubleing/tripleing the amount of poo in the line.

    • @bunzeebear2973
      @bunzeebear2973 Місяць тому

      oN A 4 INCH LINE you still can't fill it up. It is like a water slide.

    • @393boss
      @393boss Місяць тому

      not with tampons or wipes in it

  • @laurenehamilton453
    @laurenehamilton453 Місяць тому

    omg...that's the most lame excuse i've ever heard.

  • @rog69
    @rog69 Місяць тому +2

    Ban basements. Basements are poor conditions to live in, their existence is simply greed of property owners, their greed has no limits and is borderline inhuman

  • @GM4ThePeople
    @GM4ThePeople Місяць тому

    There once was a man from Lachine, who invented a rental machine...

  • @siskens470
    @siskens470 Місяць тому

    This is city failure. The rain happens all over but only 'certain' parts flood. Hmmmmm I wonder why lol.

  • @bond_institute
    @bond_institute Місяць тому

    that was not the click bait propaganda I was expecting!

  • @jonathanclement7788
    @jonathanclement7788 Місяць тому

    Looks like we got some dangerous extremists, here.

  • @marcelnowakowski945
    @marcelnowakowski945 Місяць тому

    There are simple engineering solutions to prevent it.
    Why would one bother implementing them if it is better to listen to some uneducated politician's pep-talk?

  • @unclestevedidnothingwrong
    @unclestevedidnothingwrong Місяць тому +2

    i think bringing more foreigners into the country will help

  • @EyeMac-u8k
    @EyeMac-u8k Місяць тому +3

    . . . the ban needed is on any not-legal crossing of Canada's border . . . exporting all of these not-legal border crossers as fast as legally possible is very important . . . many of these not-legal border crossers all believe in their ideology that women are Chattel (Property), no different than a farm animal or livestock. If these not-legal border crossers are not all legally exported as fast as possible, then all Western Society women will be eventually converted to be property.

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому

      But after chattelizing many women and goats, They will afford a 1.2 mil house and not live in basements. This is how to solve the flooded basement problem.

  • @silverroddo1468
    @silverroddo1468 Місяць тому

    Lachine High, are you ready?!

  • @davemcd9077
    @davemcd9077 Місяць тому

    '...to help prevent residencts from experiencing flooding..."? No dear, it would be to prevent Insurance companies from not paying out.

  • @frankmahovilich4995
    @frankmahovilich4995 Місяць тому

    Thanks Trudeau

  • @jetterbenne2578
    @jetterbenne2578 Місяць тому +4

    Finished basements are a ticking time bomb. Bad idea especially in flood zones. Basements are for: pipes, roots, workshop, storage of flood resistant items, bomb shelter.

    • @happycamper848
      @happycamper848 Місяць тому +1

      furnaces and water heaters.. PLUS NOTHING! AMEN AND AMEN , Landlord

  • @rae0521
    @rae0521 Місяць тому

    How about banning building ANYTHING except perhaps swimming pools in flood prone areas?
    It's the only sensible thing to do. I wouldn't blame insurance companies if they refused to insure anything built where floods could occur.

    • @BrotherAlpha
      @BrotherAlpha Місяць тому +1

      Do you know how many areas are flood prone? You're just making it harder to build enough homes for people.

    • @kimchristensen2175
      @kimchristensen2175 Місяць тому

      @@BrotherAlpha He's right. Building basement suites in flood areas is dumb. Canada need to stop with this endless growth and institute a zero growth policy. But business and politicians want to keep the ponzi going.

  • @Circus1990
    @Circus1990 Місяць тому +1

    All these Montrealers are Slavic or Black.

  • @AlialiBinladen
    @AlialiBinladen Місяць тому

    😂😂🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

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    @PatriciaBaughman-k4n Місяць тому

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    @JanaTeague-r3c Місяць тому

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    @TommyFink-y6c Місяць тому

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    @ChrisSargent-f5j Місяць тому

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  • @skylarlee8767
    @skylarlee8767 Місяць тому +6

    Housing crisis .... wow brain dead . Maybe upgrade your drainage and sewers and dams...

    • @gee-ld4ys
      @gee-ld4ys Місяць тому +1

      Right?

    • @professorakiba434
      @professorakiba434 Місяць тому

      If we are going to change infrastructure we should be taking our ques from those in Asia who deal with heavy monsoon type rains. But like everything there is still a limit. Even the most secure city in the world from earthquakes, Tokyo, Japan, sees damage and destruction and death when earth tremors happen. Even places that see hurricanes every few years aren't able to build infrastructure capable of withstanding heavy wind and torrential rain. When it come fast and furious there isn't much you can do. Gravity has a rule with buckets. Once you fill, it overflows.

  • @mikk1332
    @mikk1332 Місяць тому

    HEY
    IF WE JUST PAY MORE IN CARBON TAX IT WONT RAIN AS MUCH
    PROBLEM SOLVED
    THANKS TRUDEAU

  • @macstermarston2145
    @macstermarston2145 Місяць тому

    Sooooo the future IS LIKE that Korean movie??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔