11-11-2004, 09:27 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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With half decent weather Calgary would easily be the best place to live instead of Vancouver.
Let's see what Bronco does with that billion dollars he's getting.
The only thing I disagree with in this article is how it makes our parks look good. IMO the parks here are the worst I've seen in any city, but in this climate it's not easy to grow a tree or anything else for that matter.
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11-11-2004, 01:52 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Edmonton
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Originally posted by Red@Nov 11 2004, 04:27 PM
With half decent weather Calgary would easily be the best place to live instead of Vancouver.
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I would rather be close to the water....
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11-11-2004, 01:56 PM
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CP Pontiff
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: A pasture out by Millarville
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Originally posted by Red@Nov 11 2004, 04:27 PM
With half decent weather Calgary would easily be the best place to live instead of Vancouver.
Let's see what Bronco does with that billion dollars he's getting.
The only thing I disagree with in this article is how it makes our parks look good. IMO the parks here are the worst I've seen in any city, but in this climate it's not easy to grow a tree or anything else for that matter.
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When I lived closer to the north, I loved taking my dog up to Nose Hill Park and wandering the bald butt prairie for hours. Lots of trees would have spoiled the effect.
I love places like Nose Hill but also the Douglas Fur Trail, which is like being in Jasper, or Fish Creek, which is a combination of both.
I'm a fan of Calgary parks myself. Just my opinion.
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11-11-2004, 02:11 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally posted by Red@Nov 11 2004, 04:27 PM
With half decent weather Calgary would easily be the best place to live instead of Vancouver.
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I lived in Vancouver for several years, as well as Ontario and Manitoba, and I would say that Calgary does have half decent weather. You don't get the 5-6 months a year of twilight and torrential rains like Vancouver. You don't get the unbarable mugginess in the summer like in Ontario, and you get some mild breaks in the winter, unlike Manitoba. Plus, in Alberta, you get lots of seasonal variation and sunlight.
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11-11-2004, 02:12 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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The thing is almost every single tree in Calgary was planted. We dont have a natural landscape that is conducive to growing trees naturally, so of course it can seem rather baren sometimes out there. But if you got to places like Fish Creek, it can seem very natural and you get the full effect.
You can of course always just go to the mountains....
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11-11-2004, 02:18 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally posted by Snakeeye@Nov 11 2004, 12:05 AM
Major cities I have been to where I would want to live: Calgary, Seattle.
Nice to visit, but never live: Edmonton, Winnipeg, Tampa Bay, Phoenix.
Unsure: Toronto, Vancouver.
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Why Seattle? Personally, I would choose Vancouver any day of the year over Seattle. I used to go to Seattle all the time for the usual things like shopping and concerts, but I also found it to be extremely yuppy and an uncaring city. I found the people to be snobby and pompous. It's not hard to see why there is a Starbucks on every corner in that city with all the snooties and yuppies around.  Try to walk up to people in Seattle and ask for directions. They walk right by you without stopping. Actually, they speed up. Then try the same thing in Vancouver and anyone will stop to talk to you.
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11-11-2004, 02:29 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Originally posted by Daradon@Nov 11 2004, 10:13 AM
Not sure if I like the 'American' parrallel, though I know they just mean economically. I was talking to one of my American friends today and we were talking about those little freedoms that mean so much in your life. For all their ballyhooed freedoms, we both agreed that people in Canada are 'more free' than their American counterparts.
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In what ways? (I think we may be on the same page here).
I love Calgary. Loved my recent visit...love that it's the closest major city to my real home.
Other major cities I've been to that I would live in.....
Denver 
Seattle
Nashville
Kansas City
Cities I have been to that I absolutely would not live in....
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
Dallas
New Orleans
Orlando
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Las Vegas (though there is an admitted attraction for me)
Salt Lake City
Memphis
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11-11-2004, 02:32 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally posted by Red@Nov 11 2004, 10:27 AM
With half decent weather Calgary would easily be the best place to live instead of Vancouver.
Let's see what Bronco does with that billion dollars he's getting.
The only thing I disagree with in this article is how it makes our parks look good. IMO the parks here are the worst I've seen in any city, but in this climate it's not easy to grow a tree or anything else for that matter.
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You don't live near fishcreek do you?
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11-11-2004, 03:38 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally posted by FlamesAddiction+Nov 11 2004, 02:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FlamesAddiction @ Nov 11 2004, 02:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Snakeeye@Nov 11 2004, 12:05 AM
Major cities I have been to where I would want to live: Calgary, Seattle.
Nice to visit, but never live: Edmonton, Winnipeg, Tampa Bay, Phoenix.
Unsure: Toronto, Vancouver.
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Why Seattle? Personally, I would choose Vancouver any day of the year over Seattle. I used to go to Seattle all the time for the usual things like shopping and concerts, but I also found it to be extremely yuppy and an uncaring city. I found the people to be snobby and pompous. It's not hard to see why there is a Starbucks on every corner in that city with all the snooties and yuppies around. Try to walk up to people in Seattle and ask for directions. They walk right by you without stopping. Actually, they speed up. Then try the same thing in Vancouver and anyone will stop to talk to you. [/b][/quote]
Vancouver has the notable problem of being home to Canuck fans. :P
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11-11-2004, 03:47 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally posted by Table 5@Nov 11 2004, 02:12 PM
The thing is almost every single tree in Calgary was planted. We dont have a natural landscape that is conducive to growing trees naturally, so of course it can seem rather baren sometimes out there. But if you got to places like Fish Creek, it can seem very natural and you get the full effect.
You can of course always just go to the mountains....
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Fish Creek Park was planted?? I did not know that... beauty about living in the deep SW is that we have Fish Creek and Weaselhead not too far away.
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11-11-2004, 03:59 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kidder+Nov 11 2004, 02:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kidder @ Nov 11 2004, 02:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
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Originally posted by Snakeeye@Nov 11 2004, 05:55 AM
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Lifestyle attractions are evident in Calgary, home to 1.1 million people
um... not yet.
They must be including the population of some surronding communities in that number, like perhaps Airdrie and Okotoks.
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I believe the official metro population is around 1.1 million. Toss in the ridiculously excluded communities to the south and east, and the market area is about 1.15-1.20 million.
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Really? The last I heard the city was about 950 000. Have we really surpassed a million already?
Although the rate this city grows, we could be closing in on 2 mil when I get a reply. [/b][/quote]
The City of Calgary was at 933,495 as of April 2004. The metro area includes these communities:
Airdrie 25,600 (2004)
MD of Rockyview 35,610 (2004)
Cochrane 12,418 (2004)
Chestermere 6861 (2004)
Crossfield 2676 (2003)
Irricana 1043 (2002)
Beiseker 1444 (2004)
Tsuu T'ina nation 1982 (2001)
Total Metro population: 1,021,129
MD of Foothills, Okotoks, High River and Strathmore, which should be in the metro population total just under 50,000 people. With Black Diamond, Turner Valley and the other smaller communities nearby, the area population is about 1.1 million. Slightly lower than I had thought.
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11-11-2004, 04:51 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: In Ottawa, From Calgary
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Quote:
Originally posted by Wolfwood+Nov 11 2004, 07:13 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Wolfwood @ Nov 11 2004, 07:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Lanny_MacDonald@Nov 10 2004, 06:09 PM
Sigh. I am sooooo homesick after reading that article. ;_;
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Me too.  [/b][/quote]
ditto......
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11-12-2004, 09:20 AM
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CP Pontiff
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: A pasture out by Millarville
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That Edmonton SUN article is beautiful. Hilarious.
Whiner, whiner, whiner . . . .!!!
Cowperson
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11-12-2004, 10:15 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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LMAO!
And the hilarious thing is, I have been taken to task on skyscraperpage by Edmontonains whining that the Edmonton inferiority complex does not exist.
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11-12-2004, 10:22 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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After meeting with Suncor officials in Calgary, they flew Cox to Fort McMurray, thus skipping our capital city entirely.
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ah haha, take that suckers. "Edmonton - Avoid us by air if possible"
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Sadly, outside of this province, Edmonton is often seen as the second-fiddle city in Canada's wealthiest province.
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Don't worry Kerry, you are looked at as a second fiddle inside this province as well.
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11-12-2004, 10:41 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Originally posted by Snakeeye@Nov 12 2004, 12:15 PM
LMAO!
And the hilarious thing is, I have been taken to task on skyscraperpage by Edmontonains whining that the Edmonton inferiority complex does not exist.
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haha, i jsut realized that snakeye here is the same guy at skyscraperpage! Ive been there for many years now.....im known as CorporateWhore.
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11-12-2004, 10:59 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Clinching Party
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Funny thing is that Edmonchukker lays claim to Paul Vickers before touting the University or other perhaps legit things.
They can have him back.
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11-12-2004, 11:11 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally posted by Table 5+Nov 12 2004, 10:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Table 5 @ Nov 12 2004, 10:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Snakeeye@Nov 12 2004, 12:15 PM
LMAO!
And the hilarious thing is, I have been taken to task on skyscraperpage by Edmontonains whining that the Edmonton inferiority complex does not exist.
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haha, i jsut realized that snakeye here is the same guy at skyscraperpage! Ive been there for many years now.....im known as CorporateWhore. [/b][/quote]
heh. I better not make any more comments, or I might be found in violation of my treaty with Hootch... 
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