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Cubby · 07-02-2003, 10:30 AM

Let's see,

Vancouver BC, absolutely gorgeous. I wouldn't say too crowded but it is one of Canada's larger cities (I think around 5 million in the Greater Vancouver area?). Having said that some of the suburbs are still empty and all have pretty good access to downtown. Road situation are the same as any large city..not nearly as bad as Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, etc. There are many improvements that could be made though. The weather here can be miserable and can be absolutely gorgeous. My favorite time here is in the fall September is usually sunny and with the colours of the leaves changing it is really beautiful. You can ski on the North Shore hills or hike, kayak, fish, rollerblade, run all of it taking place in the local mountains, parks, lakes, or ocean. If you want more information on Vancouver (specific or general) just PM me an I'll give you more of a lowdown. I've lived here for almost 25 years and wouldn't really want to live anywhere else. One of the downsides to living here is the cost of housing is getting quite high. Cheaper housing out in the suburbs and the occasional steal of a deal in closer in are still possible.

Calgary, I've visited it a couple of times. Seems like a great city. Really booming economically these days as many people are flocking to a cheaper place to live. Close to Banff and great skiiing in the Rockies. Has an international airport which makes vacations easier. Taxes are good (see comment in Edmonton below).

Edmonton, as has been said before..has the Edmonton mall. I've only visited Edmonton a couple of times and not at all in like 10 years so can't say much about the city. As for the province though, the province has a wealth of oil reserves. Due to these reserves and the extra revenues they bring in, Alberta does not have a provinical sales tax. They have also recently been considering phasing out the provincial income tax but I doubt that will actually happen.

Winnipeg, Manitoba. Been there a bunch due to relatives. Very cold in winter, very hot in summer but still a very neat place to visit and see. They have a different culture than the west coast. Grand Beach (north of Winnipeg)..one of the top 10 (top 5?) fresh water beaches in North America. Amazing place to stay cool in summer.

Ottawa, Ontario. Lived there for 8 months and have been back to visit several times. I really love Ottawa, it is a great place to live and work. Mostly government and hi tech work here and due to the recent economy many of the hi tech jobs are now gone. Beatuiful in fall, cold in winter but that has its own beauty with the winter carnival and skating on the world's larges ice rink (the canal freezes and you can skate something like 5 km right to downtown). Summer can be quite hot but you can escape across the border into the Gatineau hills for some caving or hikes...etc.

That's all I'll give you for now as I haven't really experienced too many more cities. I've been to Quebec City and Montreal and some cities in Saskatchewan and I have friends in the maritime province so I do have some idea of those but no firm opinions or facts.

As I said before..if you need more info please PM me!

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07-02-2003, 10:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
Cubby Insane Location: BC, Canada	Let's see, Vancouver BC, absolutely gorgeous. I wouldn't say too crowded but it is one of Canada's larger cities (I think around 5 million in the Greater Vancouver area?). Having said that some of the suburbs are still empty and all have pretty good access to downtown. Road situation are the same as any large city..not nearly as bad as Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, etc. There are many improvements that could be made though. The weather here can be miserable and can be absolutely gorgeous. My favorite time here is in the fall September is usually sunny and with the colours of the leaves changing it is really beautiful. You can ski on the North Shore hills or hike, kayak, fish, rollerblade, run all of it taking place in the local mountains, parks, lakes, or ocean. If you want more information on Vancouver (specific or general) just PM me an I'll give you more of a lowdown. I've lived here for almost 25 years and wouldn't really want to live anywhere else. One of the downsides to living here is the cost of housing is getting quite high. Cheaper housing out in the suburbs and the occasional steal of a deal in closer in are still possible. Calgary, I've visited it a couple of times. Seems like a great city. Really booming economically these days as many people are flocking to a cheaper place to live. Close to Banff and great skiiing in the Rockies. Has an international airport which makes vacations easier. Taxes are good (see comment in Edmonton below). Edmonton, as has been said before..has the Edmonton mall. I've only visited Edmonton a couple of times and not at all in like 10 years so can't say much about the city. As for the province though, the province has a wealth of oil reserves. Due to these reserves and the extra revenues they bring in, Alberta does not have a provinical sales tax. They have also recently been considering phasing out the provincial income tax but I doubt that will actually happen. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Been there a bunch due to relatives. Very cold in winter, very hot in summer but still a very neat place to visit and see. They have a different culture than the west coast. Grand Beach (north of Winnipeg)..one of the top 10 (top 5?) fresh water beaches in North America. Amazing place to stay cool in summer. Ottawa, Ontario. Lived there for 8 months and have been back to visit several times. I really love Ottawa, it is a great place to live and work. Mostly government and hi tech work here and due to the recent economy many of the hi tech jobs are now gone. Beatuiful in fall, cold in winter but that has its own beauty with the winter carnival and skating on the world's larges ice rink (the canal freezes and you can skate something like 5 km right to downtown). Summer can be quite hot but you can escape across the border into the Gatineau hills for some caving or hikes...etc. That's all I'll give you for now as I haven't really experienced too many more cities. I've been to Quebec City and Montreal and some cities in Saskatchewan and I have friends in the maritime province so I do have some idea of those but no firm opinions or facts. As I said before..if you need more info please PM me! 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics!!! __________________ Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted!