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troutman · 03-09-2017, 01:08 PM

I loved it there, but that was almost 30 years ago. London has grown a lot since then - close to 500K now?

I spent 3 years at Western, and missed the humid summers when I went back to Calgary in the summer. I think it is quiet in the summer when all the UWO students are gone?

Nice size city, and midway between Toronto and Detroit. Lots of entertainment possibilities - sports, concerts etc.

I think the nice communities were west and north of UWO. East London is more blue collar.

Good place to raise a family I think. Not as busy and expensive as Toronto, but still close enough to the big cities when you need that.

It was an insurance hub when I was there. Some wealthy old money families there, and fairly conservative.

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troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	I loved it there, but that was almost 30 years ago. London has grown a lot since then - close to 500K now? I spent 3 years at Western, and missed the humid summers when I went back to Calgary in the summer. I think it is quiet in the summer when all the UWO students are gone? Nice size city, and midway between Toronto and Detroit. Lots of entertainment possibilities - sports, concerts etc. I think the nice communities were west and north of UWO. East London is more blue collar. Good place to raise a family I think. Not as busy and expensive as Toronto, but still close enough to the big cities when you need that. It was an insurance hub when I was there. Some wealthy old money families there, and fairly conservative. Last edited by troutman; 03-09-2017 at 02:11 PM.