Chapter 727

In the afternoon, the sun is not blazing, and ice fire island is located in high latitude, so the temperature is not high. This is a good time to take a walk on the island.

Farewell to the island's economic recovery has little impact in other places. The impact on ice fire island and Kabila town is very unusual.

Parry studied the transformation of farewell town in detail and understood the role of Qin Shiou. His continuous investment in the fishing ground is a good means to strengthen the confidence of the villagers.

Maybe the villagers can't get profits from Daqin fishing ground, but this fishing ground has become their shield of courage. Some people are willing to invest in the fishing ground on a large scale, which proves that the surrounding fishing grounds are still promising and valuable, so they don't have to abandon the island.

In addition, what is more valuable is that Qin Shiou took the lead in bringing tourist groups from home and successfully promoted this tourist route.

Of course, Parry didn't know that this was Mao Weilong's role. In fact, it was the young master of the second stall head of the capital royal guards who used his interpersonal relationship to find a tourist group for the town. Of course, Qin Shiou also made a lot of contributions.

In short, he regarded Qin Shiou as a life-saving straw in the town.

"Actually, man, the island began to slump ten years ago. At that time, it was proposed to disperse the fishermen to other places and help them drag the house away with government funds. " Parry said as he walked, "but as long as there is hope, who is willing to leave his hometown, don't you think?"

Qin Shiou stood on a small hill and looked at the town. It was sunny and clear. Looking around, almost the whole island could enter the field of vision.

White huts are scattered on the earth, with lush trees. Occasionally, a few Labrador dogs or Newfoundland dogs walk lazily in the street, making everything look comfortable and leisurely.

But this is only for tourists. The villagers live in poverty, and the cost of living on the island is too high.

The price was shown that night. When Qin Shiou packed his things, he found that his mouthwash was gone, so he asked where Parry town sold it.

Parry told him with a bitter smile that the supermarket in the town can only provide very simple daily necessities, such as daily necessities, such as daily necessities, oil and salt, and mouthwash, which need to be shipped across the Strait to buy in the city on the other side.

"You may not believe it, but sometimes we have to take the ferry to the other side if we want to eat fresh hot bread and pizza. We also have to go to the other side to supplement vegetables, beef and eggs every week. So every family has such a big freezer. If you go on a trip, you can live safely at home for a period of time. "

Parry said this with a bitter expression.

Other fishery owners have encountered similar problems. They are used to going to a certain place and replenishing something, but the small town can't provide the goods they need.

Finally, even the most hardworking Andrew couldn't help complaining: "I just want to buy a pack of cigarettes, man, isn't it? God, people don't smoke here? You are angels. "

"We planted tobacco leaves ourselves. Would you like to try it?" An old fisherman in his seventies smiled and waved his pipe.

Andrew looked weak. Fortunately, there were ferries and fishing boats in the town. They could go shopping on the main island of Newfoundland.

As for the cruise ship you took when you came? Sorry, after arriving at Binghuo Island, Matthew said he would repair it and won't start in three days.

Of course, the cruise ship was not overhauled. The fishery owners understood Matthew's meaning. Mr. Minister wanted them to experience the life of the residents in the declining fishery.

If the queen fishing village left the impression of helplessness to the fishermen before, the ice fire island gave them the impression of despair.

Kabila town is very dilapidated and has no vitality. When they walk in the town, they meet either half-aged children or old people over 60. Parry said that the average age of residents here is 62, which is not alarmist.

"In that case, why not move away? There is no need for this town to produce. " Donald was very upset.

I'm old and people are old. Chalco is about the same age as the residents of the town, so he can better understand the ideas of the elderly.

He sighed: "can't you see that many of the old people left now spend their lives here. They are real island residents."

The town may have been established for only 40 or 50 years, but there was a fishing village here before. These people have lived in this fishing village for generations.

Parry reluctantly said to Qin Shiou, "if there is no way to bring the town back to life, it is likely that it will be completely deserted in a period of time."

Qin Shiou asked why. Parry explained that the provincial governments of Newfoundland and Labrador have been mobilizing them to move. If people on the little bay island are willing to move to other places, the provincial government can give compensation.

The reason why the government is so active is not only for the consideration of the island residents, but also because in order to maintain the operation of the town, the government has set up a diesel power station, a small hospital and a school on the island. In order to maintain the operation of these institutions, the government has to pay millions of Canadian dollars every year.

If the town moves away from the island, the government can interrupt all services provided to the island and save money.

People with a little sense know that the fate of the town is over, but they can't leave. As Chalco said, for those who are now in their 60s, where do you want them to move?

The Canadian government has a good point. There is no forced demolition. Since there are residents in the small town who choose to stick to it, according to the constitution, more than 10 families can apply for the construction of villages and more than 50 families can build towns. At the township level, the government must provide infrastructure to provide services.

Kabila is a small town, in its early 200's. But many families have only one old man alive, and his wife either dies or leaves here with his family. Even so, there are more than 100 households in the town, which can still maintain the establishment of the town according to the constitution.

The reason why there are such wonderful regulations is that in the past, Canada was too vast and sparsely populated. In order to attract immigrants, the government had to provide various conveniences, otherwise once its nationals lost abroad, the country could go bankrupt.

In order to persuade the town residents to leave, the provincial government raised the compensation amount of relocation expenses a year ago, and the minimum relocation compensation is $300000 per household. If a family has two people, it will be increased to 300000 yuan. If a family has three people, it will get 350000 yuan relocation compensation.

For the old people in the town, this money is a huge sum of money. They are old and can't make much money now. They used to be fishermen and didn't make a lot of money.

So it's good for them to get a relocation payment and leave the island. It's regarded as a pension. Otherwise, what should they take to provide for the elderly if they stay here?

Stimulated by this huge amount of money, the number of townspeople who want to move naturally increased, but some people are still unwilling to leave the island. The older people are, the more stubborn they are.

What makes those townspeople who want to move depressed is that the relocation compensation given by the government is for the whole town. Money will be given only if they move away as a whole. If they go by themselves, the government will only pay the relocation fee.

This is what makes Parry difficult. The people who want to move away and take the money blame him for his procrastination and lack of decision-making. The people who don't want to leave say he is ruthless and doesn't care about nostalgia. Now he is the most difficult in the middle.