Quebec does such an amazing job of preserving it’s french heritage because they are a province of hell-bent puritans. They are terrified of losing their culture or even having it watered down by too much of anything un-french.
Quebec City refers to itself as le Capitale Nationale. Since when is Quebec a nation? lol

Open a business with English signage? PROTEST! RIOT! Quebec is not a bilingual province, it’s one and only language is French. Only New Brunswick is officially bilingual.

Anyways, Old Quebec is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. That makes it nearly impossible to screw up.

Look at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Gorgeous. Also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Since Milton doesn’t have 400+ or 250+ years of heritage, respectively, it might be hard to achieve the same results.

I had a lot more typed out here, but after reading it, I was sounding like a hell-bent 5th generation Canadian puritan ;)

@Scotian,

Thanks for the comment.

I am not arguing about turning Milton into the Old Quebec City. I am talking about hardcore urban planning that takes Milton’s *current* character and maintains (better yet, enhances) it as Milton grows into a city of 300,000 people.

Right now Milton is turning into a mini-Mississauga. That’s not a bad thing per say, but I hope to see Milton turn into something better than a cheaper version of Mississauga.

Zeeshan

Thanks for your reply.

I definitely know what your vision is and I am happy to know you feel that way. I just used the opportunity to sound off on why, i think, the Francophone Hardcores’ pride play a large part in why that type of vision is supported on such a large scale.
Hopefully those who end up being the bulk of new residents who bring the tally to 300,000 are as passionate about these sort of initiatives. I know I will be supportive of them and you’ll have my vote if these are the sort of things on the front burner of your agenda.

Cheers

@Scotian,
Got it.

One of the things I am trying to achieve through my blog is to educate people and to get them more involved in town affairs.

Unfortunately most people don’t care at all about local issues (until it’s too late). I am hoping to change that.

[...] Old Quebec is one of my favourite places to visit in Canada.  It’s nearly perfect.  It was also no fluke. At the end of the 19th century people wanted to demolish the fortifications.  Governor Dufferin, showing foresight, successfully managed to preserve the character of the walled city.  He actually went further and made sure that expansions enhanced Quebec City’s charm.  I’ve written about it before.  [...]