What Owen Sound Could Learn from Others About Community & Belonging

A bit of paint, public will, and planning: Reflections from Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula highlight how vibrant public spaces and community care can thrive, offering lessons we could take to heart.

Photo: Joel Pennington

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In April, my partner and I spent some time in Mexico’s picturesque Yucatán Peninsula. We travelled to a few places varying in population size — from a small town of around 2,000 on Isla Holbox off the north coast, to Mérida, the largest city on the peninsula with a population of 2 million.

There were some fasc…