[URBAN NOTE] Four notes about cities, communities: Smiths Falls, Oshawa, Halifax, same-sex couples

[rfmcdonald]

• I am glad that Smiths Falls survived--it was lovely when I visited in 2003. If it is marijuana that saved it, good. From Global News.
  
• That Oshawa--the 'Shwa, to GTAers--has managed to evolve past dependence on cars is a very good thing indeed. The Toronto Star reports.


• Can Halifax support the proposed light rail network? This sounds like a good idea, but I would say that, then. Global News describes the proposal.


• Patrick Cain does a great job analyzing the 2016 Census data on same-sex couples in Canada: distribution, ages, etc. His analysis is at Global News.