Canada Bans Off-Grid Living (And It’s Happening In The U.S., Too)
by: Daniel Jennings
OffTheGridNews.com
August 5, 2015
It is illegal for Cheryl Smith to live in her own home because it doesn’t have electricity.
Officials in Clark’s Harbour, Nova Scotia, are refusing to give Smith a certificate of occupancy to live in her new house because it has no power. She since has stopped working on the home.
“Why am I being forced to rely on electricity or fossil fuels or whatever if I don’t want to?” Smith asked CTV.
Smith cannot get a certificate of occupancy because national building codes in Canada require new homes to have wiring for smoke detectors and ventilation systems.
The ‘Rules Are the Rules’
Smith’s 14-by-20-square-foot dream “tiny home” has been sitting empty with signs that say “Freedom of Rights Denied” and “Work Stopped” tacked to the door for a year.
She said it’s odd that the Canadian government espouses environmentalism views but doesn’t allow citizens to live off-grid.
“I just don’t want to leave a big footprint on the earth,” she told CTV. “If what we’re trying to do is move the world into a greener place and make it more environmentally friendly so there’s something still left for our children, then why am I being forced to rely on electricity or fossil fuels?”
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