12-12-2007, 08:55 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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The top city in Canada? Calgary
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl.../National/home
Strong economy, young labour force makes this town the most attractive.
I'm still thrilled about living here, just over four years after moving to town.
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12-12-2007, 09:07 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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When I see Saint John ranked second-last on that list, it makes me more and more glad I left that stink-town five years ago. 
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12-12-2007, 09:29 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chiefs Kingdom, Yankees Universe, C of Red.
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We have all know this for decades. 
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12-12-2007, 09:30 AM
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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3rd in North America? Impressive!
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12-12-2007, 09:31 AM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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wow, you guys aren't spelling Sydney right at all. It's S-Y-D-N-E-Y, not C-A-L-G-A-R-Y. Good tries though 
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12-12-2007, 09:32 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Halifax
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How is Edmonton so high? Yes it's going threw the same boom as Calgary....but....so....depressing
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12-12-2007, 09:34 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: /dev/null
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That list is bunk. Edmonton is in the top 5. 
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12-12-2007, 09:40 AM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Space Sector 2814
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I KNOW Saskatoon is a nicer city than Edmonton. This list is wrong.
Calgary is right on the money though, very nice looking city.
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12-12-2007, 09:50 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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I don't understand how Washington is the #1 city in North America.
Everything I've ever heard about the place says it is not that nice of a city.
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12-12-2007, 09:55 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
I KNOW Saskatoon is a nicer city than Edmonton.
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Holy crap, that is very, very debatable. I know every city has it's nice areas and dumpy areas, but Saskatoon's dumpy areas are depressing as f$^%. And I've seen Edmonton's worst.
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12-12-2007, 09:57 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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I'm curious about Washington being #1. I thought it had very bad crime and traffic issues. This seems to be fairly heavily weighted to economic considerations.
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12-12-2007, 10:00 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
I don't understand how Washington is the #1 city in North America.
Everything I've ever heard about the place says it is not that nice of a city.
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Washington DC is a tremendous place to visit, that said there are issues in the immediate downtown area that are detrimental
I think alot of the suburbs are fine though, and friends I've known who have lived in the metro DC area have enjoyed it quite a bit
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12-12-2007, 10:02 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Maple Ridge, BC
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How bout Calgary's climate, they should have added that to the equation and there's no way Cgy would be number one.
Let the ripping of Vancouver begin!!
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12-12-2007, 10:04 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Maple Ridge, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
Calgary is right on the money though, very nice looking city.
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The looks of the city had nothin to do with the list.
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12-12-2007, 10:05 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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The "harsh climate" of Calgary is overrated by some, I'd say. Weather here is a crapshoot but the citizens make the most of what any given day throws at them.
I do enjoy visiting Vancouver, so I can't take too many shots at it.
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12-12-2007, 10:05 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
The looks of the city had nothin to do with the list.
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Nor did the climate.
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12-12-2007, 10:06 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Maple Ridge, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarchHare
Nor did the climate.
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Thats why I said if climate was on the list, there's no way Calgary would be number one.
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12-12-2007, 10:08 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
Thats why I said if climate was on the list, there's no way Calgary would be number one.
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sure, but I think a surprisingly low number of professionals factor climate into their relocation plans...I agree with another poster above that Calgary's climate isn't THAT bad, but when the weather is bad I ask myself briefly why I'm here, but when I factor everything in, its a no-brainer to stay (for me anyways)
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12-12-2007, 10:10 AM
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Meh. Calgary is a nice place to live, but it's nowhere near the metropolis that New York, London, or Tokyo has to offer. I'd live in those those cities any day of the week, and Tokyo twice on Tuesday's before I live in Calgary.
The problem is it's so easy to live here and make money it's hard to leave, but once you do and you go to a great city, calgary is simply an afterthought.
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12-12-2007, 10:18 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Isn't a strong Economy and young labour force the only things calgary has going for it? Crap public transportation, a weak arts and music scene, the most uncontained urban sprawl in North America, more murders and gang-related crime every year...
Washington DC number 1?! Isn't that city the murder capital of the US, or has been in years past?
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