Two cities, one micro. It doesn’t add up.

For a smallish city, Kingston has a lot going for it. Great architecture. Good restaurants. Interesting people. And, as Catharine just pointed out, equal access to Montreal bagels and excellent cream cheese. We have pretty much everything, with one glaring exception.

This was brought home to me on a recent visit to Peterborough. Another mid-sized Ontario city, it’s in many ways the anti-Kingston. It’s smaller, not as rich, and starts looking slightly ragged a block or two from the downtown. Ye...