The Story of Hastings
Courtesy of the Shoreline Group. To join please contact wearehastings@gmail.com H A S T I N G S Ask yourself this… If you owned a home that was destroyed by fire in Fort McMurray, or a flood of the Red River, or a flood of the High River, and were subsequently told by the municipality you could not rebuild because there ‘might’ be another event that could destroy your home, what would you do? To add insult to injury, the municipality effectively sterilizes your property by down zoning it with no compensation: what would you do? That your neighbour who is on the lot immediately next to you whose house remained intact can continue to enjoy the privilege of enjoying their property? Would you feel fairly treated? And yes, we do live in Canada. This is the story of Hastings. Hastings Drive is a 3 kilometer stretch of beach and forms part of a 42 kilometer sand peninsula well known as Long Point, Ontario. Hastings Drive was a registered as a plan of subdi