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I photographed this bird at our cottage near Bancroft. Can you help identify it? —Elsa Skuy, Monck Lake, Ont.
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How do we designate the cottage as our “principal residence”? —Caleigh MacMillan, Kawartha Lakes, Ont.
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Recently my cottage neighbour complained that my dock is in his water space and that he would appreciate it if I moved it. Is there such a thing as water space rights? —Harold Dinesen, Catchacoma Lake, Ont.
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My parents just bought a piece of land and want to build within a year. I am thinking they should camp out for at least a year and get to know the area before building. Is that a good idea?—Name withheld
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How do you stop porcupines from eating plywood buildings?—Craig Loucao
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We would like to put a screened-in porch on top of our deck. We wish to keep the floor as is, with spaces between the planks. We were told that we should have no problems with mosquitoes and blackflies as they will not travel up through the gaps. Is...
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How do I treat a dug well contaminated with coliform? —Jake Svanda, via e-mail
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We have a flat, sandy lot at the cottage. Is there any vegetation that will grow in very sandy soil? I’d love to see my vacuum bag empty of the pounds and pounds of sand being tracked inside.—Cheryl Rowan, via e-mail
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While splitting some logs that we cut from dead trees, we found one with an inner portion darker than its outer portion, as if the tree had been burned. What has happened?—Marj Barnden, Go Home Lake, Ont.
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