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Keith Gerein: How quickly is Edmonton losing its small-city vibe?

A lot of the tensions playing out these days on issues such as infill, transit, taxes and crime are reflections of this very question

Since I refuse to travel to the United States these days, I decided to spend some of my vacation time this summer in the big muggy metropolises of Eastern Canada.

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Toronto and Montreal have both been semi-regular destinations in the past — I even lived in Toronto for a couple of years — but this particular trip proved to be an interesting exercise in comparative urban studies.

Those two Eastern hubs are fun places to visit. There are crowds and energy, culture and history, spectacle and nightlife, with distinct districts, vibes and no shortage of things to see and do. They are busy, busy, busy.

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