[URBAN NOTE] Ten city links: Montréal, Lac-Mégantic, Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton ...

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• Tracey Lindeman writes at CityLab about how Montréal is trying to keep the redevelopment of the Molson-Coors Brewery site from killing the Centre-Sud.


• In the Montréal neighbourhood of Park-Extension, evictions--renovictions, even--are on the rise. Global News reports.


• Lac-Mégantic now has a train depot that bypasses the heart of this traumatized community. CBC Montreal reports.


• Halifax is now celebrating the Mosaic Festival, celebrating its diversity. Global News reports.


• Jill Croteau reports for Global News about Club Carousel, an underground club in Calgary that played a vital role in that city's LGBTQ history.


• This business plan, aiming to bypass long lineups at the Edmonton outpost of the Jollibee chain, is ingenious. Global News reports.


• The Iowa town of Pacific Junction, already staggering, may never recover from a recent bout of devastating flooding. VICE reports.


• Avery Gregurich writes for CityLab about the Illinois town of Atlas, a crossroads seemingly on the verge of disappearing from Google Maps.


• The proposal for Metropica, a new sort of suburb in Florida, certainly looks interesting. VICE reports.


• Guardian Cities shares a cartoon looking affectionately at Lisbon.