I was in awe of the house boats that were scattered along the canals when we visited Amsterdam but I never even knew there was a small pod of house boaters that existed in Toronto. The Toronto Float Homes are anchored in Bluffers Park Marina just near the Scarborough Bluffs. The City of Toronto issued 25 permits, which have since been grandfathered and they will no longer allow any additional homes to be built - talk about an exclusive community! Imagine having a cottage without the commute, and being able to live on the water (for a small portion of the the cost of a gigantic lakefront estate) but being able to jump on the highway and get downtown in no time. Apparently many of the owners have renovated their spaces and turned them into modern homes with all the expected luxuries.
If you're as interested in this idea as I am, read up here! I'm curious, would you ever live on a house boat?
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