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Originally Posted by darklord700
Edmonton's geographic location is too remote. It's closer to Fort McMurray but nothing else. If you were to drive, you pretty much have to hit Calgary first. From Calgary, Montana is relatively close and you can go to Kelowna or Vancouver 3 hours faster than from Edmonton. Flying anywhere from Edmonton is generally more expensive than Calgary with less frequent flights.
I like the fact that Calgary is at the Rockies foothills so you can see far and wide from almost anywhere here. Edmonton is relatively flat and almost feel claustrophobic. Other parries cities, Winnipeg, Regina and Saskatoon, are all like that.
Calgary is generally warmer with less snow and has the Chinook help cleaning up the snow once a while.
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Edmonton has a lot more in common with the other prairie cities than it does Calgary in my opinion. Some cities I've visited that I feel are a lot closer in similarity to Calgary are Denver, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Charlotte (minus the snow), and Dallas (to a lesser extent).