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Originally Posted by scotty2hotty
What made you move out there? Work? Family?
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I married a Cape Breton girl almost 10 years ago. We never really thought about moving out here until Covid, and I started working from home. I have nothing against Calgary, but we couldn't afford a bigger house anywhere near the core. We enjoyed Cranston, but it isn't really Calgary, in my opinion. The biggest factor is family. I have a very small family, and since my mom passed, only my dad is left in Calgary. My brother lives across the country, but we don't really talk anyway. My wife has a lot of family out here, and they have kids, so my two kids have lots of cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. Not long after I accepted a voluntary package from my old company and we made the decision to move, my wife's older brother and his wife decided to move back home too. I never had any real family ties to Calgary, so it made the move easier.
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I couldn't imagine not seeing the water daily. My new office is going to have a great view of the cruise ships this summer.
I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
Besides... the people here are kind of ok.
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I'm really lucky that my wifes family has a little place on the Mira. Every Friday after work now that the weathers nice we take a 22 min drive to the ocean, play with the dogs and the kids in the forest, and breathe in that salt air. Something about the water is like calming music for my eyes.