By Hassan Arif
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McAdam, New Brunswick and the struggle of small communities
Many small towns, communities, and rural areas face challenges with the decline of traditional industries such as forestry. Often, economic development...
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Alberta’s urban vote breaches the Conservative fortress
In Alberta’s recent dynasty ending election, a 44 year old Tory dynasty went down in defeat to Rachel Notley’s New Democrats. While the NDP...
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Bangor, Maine — Beyond the outlet stores & how a small-sized city is nudging back at bad planning
Travelling up the I-95… It was a sweltering Saturday, late morning. I was sitting in a deli in downtown Bangor, and while downtown was not exactly...
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Toronto: Caught Between Political Paralysis and Car-dependence
I do not live in Toronto, but it is a city I visit regularly, a city where I have many friends and colleagues. It is a city I love, from the Toronto...
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PHOTO: Nature and Suburbia – The Meadows of Mississauga
Obviously this photo was not taken right now, it is from a few years ago actually, but it shows the intermix of nature and suburbia, of wildflowers and...
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Lessons from smaller Canadian cities: Fredericton’s Trail System
Fredericton is the provincial capital of New Brunswick and a city featuring two universities, an arts college, a rich cultural scene (including the annual...
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Photo: Moncton’s Chocolate River
The Petitcodiac River, also known as the chocolate river for its brown-coloured water, is a distinctive feature of Moncton, New Brunswick. Until recently...
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Class, race, & the underground economy — Venkatesh’s Floating Cities and Lessons for Canadian Cities
A city is more than the towering skyscrapers of its business district, more than its landmarks, a city – in particular one that has attained or aspires to...
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Smaller city revitalization — the case of Fredericton’s Main Street
A version of this article by Hassan Arif appeared recently in Sustainable Cities Collective. Fredericton is a smaller city, with a population of...