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people of small towns
235 notable Canadians. The small towns that shaped them.
What small towns mean to the people who grew up there
Written for 1000 Towns of Canada
We lost something, a strong sense of community and connection to place.
David Suzuki
Scientist & TV Host
Wonderful place to raise the family in the 1950s — fond memories about Battleford and all things prairie.
W. Brett Wilson
Dragons’ Den Panelist
I’ve lived in small places, big places, centric places, eccentric places. I see the blessing and the curse in all of them.
Yann Martell
Life of Pi Author
235 Profiles and Counting
Celebrities, entrepreneurs, artists, athletes — the people who call small-town Canada home.
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Bobby Orr · Parry Sound
W. Brett Wilson · Battleford
Yann Martell · Port Hope
Tom Thomson · Owen Sound
Joni Mitchell · Fort Macleod
David Suzuki · Leamington
Wayne Gretzky · Brantford
Alexander Graham Bell · Brantford
Stompin’ Tom · Skinners Pond
Farley Mowat · Port Hope