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Originally Posted by C-Life
False. I drive about 100-150KM in the SW everyday and I wish what you said was true. Don't forget the Sw has ChinaTown, almost all of downtown, the native reserve, Woodbine, and areas like Strathcona, Cougar Ridge etc which are full of immigrants. It's brutal out there. So brutal in fact I stayed home today. Not worth risking my ass.
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uhh, in a word - no.
Do a search for our mayor's famous TEDx speech, where he shows a graphic of neighborhoods by race - south of Crowchild is under 8% minorities, whereas North of Crowchild dis something over 20%, if I recall correctly.
Furthermore,
1) He shows that the West hill (Cougar, Strathcona, Aspen, etc) is the whitest area in town, and he made the observation that real estate agents red-lined these areas FROM immigrants who were house hunting.
Finally, I grew up in Strathcona and Christie Estates, and now own a home in Aspen hills and I can confirm that the hill is as WASP-y as ever.
My family has been here in Alberta alone for over a hundred years now on one side, and my grandfather always said that life was made easier for new immigrants when they lived in established neighborhoods, as it prevents new immigrants from shelling up with fellow immigrants and sheltering themselves as a crutch - I am not sure I 100% agree, but I see the point.