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Sex and the suburbs
From the construction of the first bungalow in Don Mills, Ont. in 1953, the debate went one way or the other. Perfectly planned communities were idyllic for some and unliveable for others. Since then, skeptics have weighed in on suburbia's cookie-cutter qualities — strip malls, two-car garages and endless doughnut shops. Nevertheless, Canadian suburbs continue to grow faster than cities, and now even musicians have claimed them a hub of artistic creativity.
. In 1999, Maclean's reported that people living in suburban communities on the outskirts of big cities were healthier than people living in cities. The data, from Statistics Canada, was collected over three years.
. Another study reported that people living on the outskirts of cities used more resources than their big-city counterparts. In 2004 the study by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities said the average resident of York Region in Southern Ontario used 43 per cent more resources, such as fuel and water.
. Other Ontario regions guilty of overuse were: Halton, Peel and Waterloo.
. The 2001 Census reported that the population in the suburbs was aging more rapidly than in the cities. The shift was attributed to the children of immigrant suburban families moving to Canadian urban centres.
. In recent years, Dollard-des-Ormeaux's social development has been focused on a new community centre, an amphitheatre and an arts centre.
Program: Take 60
Broadcast Date: Jan. 10, 1974
Guest(s): Eve St. Pierre
Host: Adrienne Clarkson, Paul Soles
Duration: 6:40
Last updated: February 20, 2013
Page consulted on March 25, 2013
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Suburbanites escape high rents and high rises.
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Three housewives praise child-friendly suburbia.
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Appealing to a "broader taste" is the suburban specialty.
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No one dances with their own spouse on Saturday nights.
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Teenagers, parents and other Scarborough residents sum up suburban liv...
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The suburb beckons more often than the city, according to a new study.
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Creativity does exist in the suburbs, say the Barenaked Ladies.
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Architect of the first modern suburb created Levittown in 1947.
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Suburbia goes architecturally high tech.
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Residents say modern home doesn't fit with original Don Mills architec...
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Half a century later, housing prices aren't as affordable.
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