[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Saint John, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Atlantic City, Cairo

[rfmcdonald]

• A Casavant pipe organ in a church in Saint John, New Brunswick, is up for sale, with an uncertain future. Will it be played again? CBC reports.


• Syrian refugees resettled in a Hamilton highrise tower have encountered bedbug-related nightmares. The Toronto Star reports.


• Radio Canada suggests that the substantial Francophone minority in Winnipeg--the largest such community in western Canada--may have helped the city attract investment from France and Québec, here.


• JSTOR Daily notes the disastrous experience of Atlantic City with casinos.


• Egypt is planning to deal with congestion and pollution in its capital city of Cairo by building a new capital city. The Guardian reports.

Comments

[armiphlage]

Cul-de-sacs with the only inter-neighbourhood access via main roads? The new Egyptian city seems to be taking the worst of North American city planning ideas.