where is the BEST place to live up in canada?? Options

[RUNNIN-LOW]

well throw it out there, where is the best place to live up there??
explain to me why you like it and why would live there too? thanks

This post has been edited by RUNNIN-LOW: Feb 18, 2009 - 2:14 PM

[Sinyk]

Kelowna, BC is pretty good. For starters, it's BC. The best and most beautiful province in Canada

http://www.tourismkelowna.com/

+'ves
- Consistently pretty good weather but the Okanagan is known to have the weather change in half an hour.
- Fairly hot summers (100 ish for you Americans) and reasonable winters. Can get quite cold, but we don't usually see a lot of snow. This year has been a bit of an exception.
- Tons of recreational activities.
- If you like to golf, there's a TON of courses in and around the city.
- There's 3 ski mountains within an hour drive, Big White was voted as having the best snow in North America) There's probably 6 within 2 hours.
- Beaches galore and the babes to go with them.
- Small(er) town feeling, but is the largest city between Vancouver and Calgary.
- Tons of wineries, if that's your thing. Kelowna is fairly touristy.
- Lots of lakes if you like to fish, or go boating/camping.
- Did I mention it's in BC?
- Mountains. You never realize how awesome they are until you go somewhere between calgary and the atlantic and see nothing but flat (or lumpy hills)
- You can drive down the road and never see another 6gc for weeks!
- Big trades work place if that's what you do. Construction is big here, but in the current market, it's slowing down after like 10 years of going crazy.
- Is only a brief 1,643 mile drive from your current location.
- Lots of local sports and activities. We also have a WHL hockey team.
- 3 1/2 hours from Vancouver, which is nice too, but too big for my liking (and is rapidly turning into the gang capital of Canada).


-'ves
- Living in the nice places costs more. Housing can be expensive, gas here tends to be some of the highest in Canada (93.9 right now, avg in Canada is 88.3).
- I think it's the 2nd largest retirement community in BC (possibly Canada).
- Growing like a weed. (maybe not all bad. we did get a new bridge last year which greatly improved traffic)

That's all I can think of.

[axelrduvirage]

are you coming to work, play or hide (j/k)?

cost of living is lower here on the east coast (The Maritimes), although availability of luxury items can be a factor. there is definitely a slowdown in all manufacturing, technology and retail sectors, but that is a global problem now. we do benefit from universal healthcare but we are taxed to death and salaries are a little lower than in the centre and western provinces. people here are about as friendly as you can imagine. some areas benefit from a dual cultural background (french-english) without all the hangups found elsewhere. the beaches are beautiful and clean but the water is cold (except for the Northumberland Strait). you can live close to nature or hole-up in Halifax or St John if "city" life is your thing. you can get a flight from here to anywhere either out of Halifax or Moncton. and the first time you go to a Maritime Kitchen Party you will be here to stay, "Ça c'est certain."

i have lived in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. i have visited for work and play every province except for British Colombia and i absolutely love the diversity, the welcome and the general easy-going attitude of people i have met. ièm not saying that downtown Toronto or Montreal aren't hectic and VERY VERY VERY urban, i just enjoy meeting people and getting to know what they like about where they live (occupational hazard i guess). i have rarely heard "This place sucks and I need to get out ASAP!!". Quebec City is a cultural and historic jewel, Calgary is crazy at night, Montreal is bi-polar Euro-colonial mishmash, the Prairies are mesmerizing and my home is the East Coast, Nova Scotia, Canada's Playground.

Hope others aren't as shy as i am and give you a better perspective of what their region is like good and bad.

bonne chance and hope to see you one day at the Great Canadian Celica Meet That Never Happened.

raymond

This post has been edited by axelrduvirage: Feb 18, 2009 - 4:25 PM

[azian_advanced]

definitely not in Winnipeg, #1 murder capital of Canada for several years now...lol

[Sinyk]

I think Vancouver is trying to win that title this year.

I have a few friends in "Winter-peg" and they share the same sentiments about the place.

[Valo666]

Personaly, Im an ontario boy. Born and raised, only province ive lived in so far. I really like Toronto, but I think you need to have experience with a BIG city to handel it/appricate it.

Postives: Extreamly diverse. Toronto is one of the most diverse populations in the world. We have people from every single section of the world living in the city, so if you ever want to experience somethin new, theres always a place to do it.

Big city: With Toronto, you can never be bored. Ive lived in Toronto for 22 years, and there are still places/areas of the city ive never been to.

Location: Its about an hour and 20 min or less to NY state, you have lake ontario to the south, the georgain bay about an hour away, the biggest fresh water beach an hour away, some good ski hills for the winter, or mountain bike trails for the summer. Easy to get out of town and head out into the country side.

Housing: Housing in town is expensive if you stay in "Toronto", but if your in the GTA (greater toronto area), so places like Mississauga, Oakville, Brampton, North York, Markham, Scarbrough, etc, the housing costs are pretty decent compaired to other places in Canada.

Negatives: Traffic: It depends on how heavy of traffic you are used to dealing with, but the traffic can be bad. I drive about 74km (45 miles) twice a day every day to get to work, and its not too bad of a drive. But once again, i learned how to drive in Toronto, so im used to the traffic.

Housing: You might not like living in some of the area around toronto, but living in the core is hecktic and expensive.

and its a Big City: every ones always in a rush, its always busy, etc.

So if you dont mind living in a big city, its actaully a nice place to live.

[TRD_Ian]

east coast!. maritimes is were it is at, you get 4 seasons, cold winters and hot summers....allows you to enjoy any hobby, some of the most friendly people you will ever meet anywhere... lotsa roads to drive with some cool back roads......only down side is pot holes here and there......i love it here i live out in the country 45 minutes away from fredericton which is the cap of new brunswick. its deffinetly a cool spot to visit!

did i mention you can get GT 4's over here.....thats all the reason you need im sure lol

[RUNNIN-LOW]

Winnipeg, #1 murder capital of Canada..HUMMM..not going there i suppose???.. ..but yeah humm...all these places sound awesome..you guys are making me think like crazy..im comin to visit and for work..so ill have to see all these place for myself..

ANYMORE???

[Jeunesse]

What Valo said... Toronto is the best place. You'll never get bored. Always something to do and somewhere to go.

[Valo666]

Plus the Toronto 6GC crew is a good set of guys. Like Jeunesse(Derick), Nader, Behindethesmile(Paul), Mike_E(mike), Shannon (cant remember his sn), Chris (cant remember his sn either), Zoom-Zoom (Harry), can call me up when ever, and ill give em a hand with their cars, or finding parts, or w/e. Just a solid group of guys and good friends. And Im sayin this as some one who doesn't even drive a celica any more. If you decided to come up here, we treat fellow 6GCers like family.

[TRD_Ian]

i wish i had some tight family like that down here.......no celica love..im one of 3 yota's in my scene around here...
hey! if your coming to visit canada you need to go stay a couple day's in montreal!!!.......some of the best strip bars ever.....and drunk french girls are amazing lol

[bccentaur3]

Do you have to know french in Toronto?

[Valo666]

some of the best strip bars ever.....and drunk french girls are amazing lol

agreed..Montreal is good for a few things and french girls...they are the reason the word OMG were invented..lol

Do you have to know french in Toronto?

Dont have to...our city probably 97% english speaking. The other 3% would be a mix of every other language from around the world. The chances of running into some one who only speaks french in toronto is slim.

[tonytutino]

anywhere that has decriminalization

[KAOS]

Plus the Toronto 6GC crew is a good set of guys. Like Jeunesse(Derick), Nader, Behindethesmile(Paul), Mike_E(mike), Shannon (cant remember his sn), Chris (cant remember his sn either), Zoom-Zoom (Harry), can call me up when ever, and ill give em a hand with their cars, or finding parts, or w/e. Just a solid group of guys and good friends. And Im sayin this as some one who doesn't even drive a celica any more. If you decided to come up here, we treat fellow 6GCers like family.

Calgary Alberta is pretty much the same scene. Our crew is small, and highly unorganized, but when we do eventually come together, we're a family. We help each other out as much as we can.

Sinyk is a frequenter of our group; so much so that we consider him a full time member; its always great to have him over from BC.

Anyways; getting to this location thing. Calgary is a great "metropolis" to visit; with tons to do, and see; you'll never be bored here either. Its nowhere near as big as T.O. but its size is still overwhelming.
Low crime-rate.
Banff national park is only 45mins/1 hour away - you always see celebrities there...
Flames games at the Saddledome; Elisha Cuthbert is almost ALWAYS there... :drool:
No PST, only GST. You can get a job on the rigs with no experience earning almost 6 figures in your first 5 years... (well maybe not now with the economic crisis at hand)

Plus if you don't like the weather; just wait 5 minutes... lol.

[Rayme]

MONCTON NEW-BRUNSWICK ! Not too big, not too small..and if you want to get away from the city..well, 10 minutes of driving and you're in the backwoods, lol ! Beach is is 20 minutes away (and nice beaches at that), tons of snow for skidooing and extremely low crime rate, cheap housings and cost of living.. However depending on your job, the pay rates are below average..which sucks.

I personally can't stand big cities, I like to be able to go for a drive without getting caught in circulation, well that's me.

For some reason, this city is totally going through the recession like nothing is going on...wierd.

Good luck mate

[Valo666]

Low crime-rate.

BWAH!? Low crime rate? How many gang related shootings have there been in Calgary in the last year?? I know it sounds kinda hypicritical coming from a guy from Toronto, but Calgary has had soo many shooting deaths due to gang voilence in the last year its not even funny. My buddy moved from Windsor out to Calgary, was walking down the street and a cop stopped him and asked if he wanted to become a cop because he was a big guy..lol. I'm actually thinking about moving out that way just to join up with the Calgary police services. I know that being from Toronto we do have shootings here, but most of them are just random speradic ones involving people who know eachother.

[KAOS]

Low crime-rate.

BWAH!? Low crime rate? How many gang related shootings have there been in Calgary in the last year?? I know it sounds kinda hypicritical coming from a guy from Toronto, but Calgary has had soo many shooting deaths due to gang voilence in the last year its not even funny. My buddy moved from Windsor out to Calgary, was walking down the street and a cop stopped him and asked if he wanted to become a cop because he was a big guy..lol. I'm actually thinking about moving out that way just to join up with the Calgary police services. I know that being from Toronto we do have shootings here, but most of them are just random speradic ones involving people who know eachother.

lol

... not really funny I guess, but I was wondering when someone was going to call me on that statement.
I guess I should have said lower than T.O. or Vancity.

It was really depressing at the beginning of 2009; but it seemed like the gangs were trying to kill one person a day for the first few weeks here.
Mind you they only attack each other; although there was one innocent by-standard who was trying to prevent a person from being shot, that actually got shot himself.
Like seriously; wtf is this world coming to??

This post has been edited by KAOS: Feb 23, 2009 - 3:48 PM

[Sinyk]

That's happened in Calgary? Geez, same thing happening in Vancouver at the same time.

Oh well, nothing like that going on in Kelowna!

[Valo666]

Isnt most of the violence happening in the north of Calgary??

Im very interested in Kelowna, I'm actually gonna b flying into Kelowna to go up to Revelstoke in the beggining of april, then after a few days of skiing in the area, im gonna b flying out of Kelowna again and into Calgary for a few days.