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Douglas Todd: Western Canadians aim to avoid upzoning through ‘private governments’

From Metro Vancouver to Edmonton, developers and homeowners are striving for different forms of 'private zoning' to stop governments forcing small apartment buildings into neighbourhoods. They're following a long tradition.

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Some British Columbians and Albertans aim to sidestep government upzoning mandates by starting what a legal specialist calls “private local governments.”

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