Can we force a minority community to either integrate outsiders into its activities or disperse? These are the questions at the heart of a recent debate in Thornhill, Vaughan – an upper-middle class community north of Toronto. A local Shia Muslim congregation had proposed to erect a 17-storey, 205-unit residence with retail space, along with another 17-storey seniors residence with 100 assisted living units and 61 three-storey condo townhouses near a major intersection. This is a large undertaking and buildings of that height and stature could be potentially dominant architecturally – never mind who occupies them. Now understand that this … Continue reading Thornhill: The Kind of Canada I’d Like to Live In
Copy and paste this URL into your WordPress site to embed
Thornhill: The Kind of Canada I’d Like to Live In
Can we force a minority community to either integrate outsiders into its activities or disperse? These are the questions at the heart of a recent debate in Thornhill, Vaughan – an upper-middle class community north of Toronto. A local Shia Muslim congregation had proposed to erect a 17-storey, 205-unit residence with retail space, along with another 17-storey seniors residence with 100 assisted living units and 61 three-storey condo townhouses near a major intersection. This is a large undertaking and buildings of that height and stature could be potentially dominant architecturally – never mind who occupies them. Now understand that this … Continue reading Thornhill: The Kind of Canada I’d Like to Live In