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Originally Posted by PoscStudent
I find it interesting how so many of the cities downtown's centre around, or feature, a body of water, whether it be an ocean, lake, or river.
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Most cities and towns in Canada pre-date the railroad, so naturally nearly all of them were founded close to the then-available mode of transport. Plus, without a nearby water supply people would die in the days before aqueducts and whatnot. Water's also been essential since the industrial revolution, and Canada is almost entirely newer than that.