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Old 12-20-2019, 03:26 PM   #53
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To echo a bit of what Table 5 said - Calgary, broadly speaking, has an exceptionally high quality of life:

- Very high quality public education
- Excellent public health care
- High quality infrastructure and transportation systems
- A very safe and stable society and environment
- Tolerant and accepting of difference
- Growing cultural diversity
- Strong and improving cultural interest including in arts, food, etc.
- High quality neighbourhoods, housing stock and affordability
- High incomes
- Excellent access to the best outdoors activities around
- Ok climate in the context of Canada all things considered (sunny and dry)

Certainly some negatives/room for improvement
- Economic instability at the moment
- Still some growing up to do as a city going from medium to larger
- Long winters!

Overall, there is a reason we are ranked for example 5th overall globally and first in the Americas for Quality of Life in the Economist Rankings. We do exceptionally well on measures that are the foundation of high quality of life that, frankly, we take for granted too much here. Less tangibly, it's a fun city to be in if you're someone that likes to contribute to civic life. You can have a massive impact on community, should you choose to engage.
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