 | Small Town in Modern Times: Alexandria, Ontario Subjects: Alexandria (Ont.) -- Social conditions; Alexandria (Ont.) -- Economic conditions; Alexandria (Ont.) -- Politics and government; Alexandria -- a town of about 3,500 people in Glengarry County in Eastern Ontario -- conforms in some respects to the stereotype of small towns as friendly communities without the strains of city life. Although David Rayside found Alexandria to be a pleasant town, in this penetrating study he reveals that this community, which includes an almost equal mix of anglophones and francophones, is also marked by social inequalities and divisions that parallel those in urban centres. |
