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Hi guys..
What about Calgary for living? have a job offer there. I'm looking for a nice, clean and safe city to live next year.Better than Ottawa?
Thanks.
- monNom0
the chinooks give me headaches.
but good skiing is ony a few hours away.
- Dolan0
Three words:
Cowboy hats, cold.
- ********0
calgary is a clean city and nice place to live...
little short on the night life.. but nice fine red necks there
did i say the city is clean?
- ********0
Calgary is rated one of the
cleanest cities in the world,
and very modern. I love it!
good luck.
- inkbase0
I moved from Calgary to Vancouver 3 years ago, but I do miss Calgary.
If you are interesting the outdoors (mountain biking, snowboarding, climbing, etc), then Calgary is a fine choice.
In many ways, I would say it's better for mountain activities than Vancouver.
- monNom0
inkbase:
you must not live in northvan.
the rockies are still 1-2 hours away, that's a bit of a drive for an after-work hike.
- ********0
There is also a fairly decent
art culture here, ACAD
Alberta College of Art and
Design, Art gallery Calgary,
and many private art centers...
There are some pretty good
agencies here too, although
the main market is Oil and Gas,
agriculture .. and the cattle
industry. But alas, this is what
the interweb is for!
- n80
chalk one up for not liking calgary. (i live in lethbridge, 2 hours south and visit a lot).
it's just another big city on the prairies... quite right-wing and not so liberal with all the oil boys'n rednecks.
- architype0
i was just there and it sucked.
way to many smokers, red necks, big trucks ect.
way better off in BC
- ********0
I guess that sums it up!
If you are a judging, granola
eating hippy.. move to B.C.
If you are a modernist, and
enjoy practical things - AB.:D
just kidding!
- inkbase0
No I don't live in North Van, Kits actually, but I make it over to the shore as often as I can.
Mountain Biking in Vancouver is great, but it can take just as long to get to North Van as it does to get to East Kananaskis.
I'm not slamming Vnacouver, I love it here, but I found the Rocky mountains to be much more accessable than the Coast Ranges.
In Calgary, you can drive through the mountains, pull off to the side of the road, scramble up a mountain that is way above treeline and make it back home in time for dinner. Weekends are bliss.
In Vancouver, because of its climate and elevation, you have to bushwack for hours and cover great distances to get to a peak that's just above treeline.
Of course, If I had more vacation time I wouldn't have any problems. I would have time for a few days of trekking, but that's another topic altogether.
- toqueboy0
not to bust the 'art' bubble mentioned here, but ACAD is a joke, and the art galleries here are even worse...
sorry...had to get that out...art does not thrive in calgary.
point form things to consider:
- there is a lot of work here if you have skills.
-all the work here is corporate
-calgary is like walking into a bay catalogue
-it thinks that it's more cosmopolitan than it is
-way too expensive for a city that's still shy of 1 million people
-clean
-huge police presenceother than that...it's a small city...it's probably a little more fun than ottowa, but don't look for any of the culture that ottowa has and all of a sudden you're a long ways from montreal and TO.
it's okay here though...with global warming, winters are getting better.
toque
- ********0
you must not be active within
the art community then, I know
some amazing artists here.Calgary has one of the best
underground art and music
scenes in Canada.Not to bust your bubble
either, but you must not get
that much work then?
- neeko0
calgary is no edmonton.
first of all, and most importantly, the oilers are a far superior team to the flames. who wants to live somewhere with a shite hockey team?
ok, so maybe thats not too important to some (but it should be)... on a more serious note:
ive worked in both... edmonton has a more thriving art community in my humble opinion, but ive always thought ACAD was quite decent and respected. am i wrong?
calgary is closer to the mountains, and thats a big plus. jasper is cooler than banff, IMHO, but theres a lot more ski hills near banff.
i found calgary pretty bogged down with commerce/accountant types... a little soulless if you will. i didnt notice a heck of a lot of community spirit when i was there either. ofcourse, i didnt spend much time there either, so i might not have benn privy to that scene.
edmonton has a better night life, and cooler places to drink too. while its my job to slag calgary, as an edmontonian, i have done some extensive research in this area.
- Luckyitem0
I've been in c-town for over 6 years.
Expect alot of bland corporate work. There's not much in the way of culture or taste, but every once in a while a good band comes through.
The art and design scene is hidden away, and you gotta get to know the people, but once you do, there's some really good artists and designers out here.Toqueboy, I disagree, ACAD is actually a very fine institution. ...the vc program is somewhat mediochre at times though.
But it is clean, safe, sterile and bland.
It's good thing you got a job lined up though, cause this place, unlike some people's opinions is not paved with gold.
However, it is better than Ottawa, even though Ottawa has the sweet, sweet benefit of being close to Montreal.
- Luckyitem0
Yeah neeko...
I hear that Cagary is no edmonton.E-town's got a lot more nitelife and more culture I've heard, though I still havent been up there to witness it yet...especially that lovely White Ave.
- BonSeff0
diggin the fact that redneck smack isnt limited to the south here in the states
- neeko0
Whyte Ave is good. Moved a couple blocks off Whyte a while back.
Edmonton is a good place to live, but if youre job hunting, all the money is in Calgary.
- neeko0
what the...
not paved with gold? well, scratch my last comment then.
- Luckyitem0
yeah the rich here are rich for a reason.
they pinch their pennies and are scared of spending money....unless it's for their 4th SUV for their teen daughter wearing her tight tees from le chateau.