Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Farmer is forced to pay $400,000 in archaeological fees to build home on his own field | Daily Mail Online

Farmer is forced to pay $400,000 in archaeological fees to build home on his own field | Daily Mail Online
  • A Canadian farmer who wants to build a house on his land is being forced to pay $400,000 for a government-mandated archeological dig on his property - and could face jail time if he does not comply.
  • Bruce Cassel, 75, was required to get an archeological assessment of his Ontario farmland when he decided to build a dream retirement home for him and his wife more than four years ago.
  • During the dig, archeologists discovered bits of stone identified as Indigenous artifacts. 
  • Now the owner could face massive fines or even jail time unless he pays to complete the final stages of the assessment, which he said totaled $400,000, National Post reported...

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