[JimmytheT]

- There are NO homeless people, and I know this sounds crazy, but I have never once seen one homeless person. Not that homeless people are bad, it's just unfortunate and it took a while for me to get used to them in Calgary.
- Sask. has the lowest utility rates in the country, seriously, it was in the paper. Plus health costs are much lower and we do not have to pay for a library card, things like that.
- Two words: CAR INSURANCE: crown corporation = sweet. I hit a car last summer and destroyed the side mirror, it didn't do anything to my insurance rates or license because it was under $200. Can you believe that!?!?! Plus, because of this, cars do not go around after they have been in an accident like they do here. My friend pointed this out to me when he visited me, a lot of people do not take their cars in because of the premium hike, but it's really not that big of a deal in Sask.
- The cost of living as a whole is quite dramastically cheaper. The cost of houses are a percentage of that in Calgary, let alone Vancouver or anywhere else.
- Regina has two world records: Longest bridge over narrowest span of water and the number of parks per capita. My house is within walking distance of about 10 parks.
- The Riders - you think the Red Mile is crazy, and it is, but that's how all Rider fans are - even when they suck!
- The air. Oh man, the air! It is so clean, and crisp and you can just take in great big deep breaths and it feels amazing!
- Regina is about 175,000, I think, and Saskatoon is bigger, probably by quite a bit, so it's not a small town, or a big city. I personally think it is quite a nice balance. I mean, I try to think of things that Calgary has that Regina doesn't, but there isn't a lot (either than the Flames), there is just a less quantity of them.
- Lakes. Calgary is the most land locked place in Canada. I mean, the closest beach is probably Sylvan Lake. Within an hour drive of Regina there are about 10 different lakes, and Northern Sask is completely different than the South. The forests up there, and the nature, is unbelievable.
- The sky! The license plates do not say "Land of the Living Sky" for nothing. For the first couple of months, I felt so claustrophobic at night because I was constantly trying to see the sunset but I couldn't in Calgary. The stars, the northern lights, the sunrises... so awesome!
- Space, your own space. Your backyard will not have the view of five houses behind you. This also took a lot to get used to in Calgary, just being able to escape the rat race and get some sort of tranquility. I have had a few freak outs if I am in Calgary for too long. I've had to just drive east for a while untill I can look in the horizon and not see anything or HEAR anything. I have lived in a number of different places in Calgary, and there is always that "city hum"... that sound of traffic, buildings etc. The quiet that can be achieved in Sask. is so good for the mental environment, and I have come to appreciate it so much.

Though your geographic preferences are inarguable, you should know that the taxpayers fit the bill for several of the "perks":

-The lowest utility rates
-Low insurance premiums (which are not much different for people over 25 in this province); basically the employed ages 25+ are subsidizing lower rates for young drivers who should really be paying higher premiums (Im 23 by the way)
-Cheaper health-care

And I highly doubt there are "NO" homeless people in one or either of Saskatchewan's major cities. Hell I live in a small town that has one homeless person.

Im sure if you looked in the right places in Saskatchewan and/or did your research you would find there to be homeless people. To say that any province has no homeless people is nonsense.