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If You Had To Choose SERIOUSLY

Calgary may be expensive to live in but the Alberta replica louis vuitton bags bubble has all but burst within the past 3 years and the cost of living has gone down. Winnipeg still maintains one of the lowest costs of living for any large city in Canada. Having quite literally double the population of Winnipeg, Calgary has many added conveniences. Many large designer stores are in Calgary, for instance Louis Vuitton.

Many other things come it to play with twice the population though. There is a much more competitive job market, a surge in traffic, and crime is relative only to where you live. I grew up in the South West end of Winnipeg's suburbia and I can say for 20 years there were no violent crimes where I lived. Most criminal activity was localized to the core, downtown and other low income areas in the north (North West North East) ends. By south end I do not mean Saint Norbert, as it is full of gangs and violent crimes. Waverly West, Linden Woods, Linden Ridge, Whyte Ridge Tuxedo rarely ever and in some cases never see violent crime.

Winnipeg has an incredible amount of culture, with; The Fringe high quality replica handbags china Festival, Symphony Orchestra, Royal Ballet, Folk Festival, Folklarama, Ethnically diverse population, Wide variety of ethnic and western dining options, Art Galleries, Exchange District, Museums, The Zoo is iconic (Winnie The Poo!), Assiniboine Park is quite substantial and the theatre there is great, Lots of green areas not consumed by urban sprawl (Assiniboine Park, Kings Park, Laberrier Park, Crescent Drive Park, Wildwood etc), Osborne St Corydon Avenue offer many experiences. It is a great place to live!

There will undoubtedly be bias from Anti Winnipeg mentalities by asking such a question on a Brandon form. Many people here seem to feel condescended to by Winnipeg and people from there, simply because Brandon is of no relevance to Winnipeg but the contrary holds untrue. Half of Manitoba's population lives within Winnipeg's city limits, so yes there are many people from there who know nothing about anywhere else in Manitoba and have never been anywhere else in Manitoba. This naivety is not born from malice or condescension; it is 1:1 replica handbags born from simple practicality. They have no need for the rest of Manitoba as it is irrelevant to their daily life.

It all depends on what is cheap louis vuitton bags from china uk best for yourself your young family. If you are a fan of culture and the arts, wanting your children to grow up with as much exposure to diversity and the world of Art Culture than Winnipeg is the way to go. If you want them to grow up in a more metropolitan environment, with more white collar culture and associated white collar aspects than Calgary is for you. Also depending on your career path, Calgary has much more white collar job opportunities than Winnipeg and if you want your children to have chances with internships and exposure to hone their career paths it would make sense to relocate there. The only, "Blue Collar" thing about Calgary is really their stampede, and even then you will see 1:1 replica handbags many white collar ethnic minorities wearing cowboy hats and cowboy boots :D

I moved to Brandon in the middle of november. Moving back to the surrounding areas in Calgary. IMO its a big city with a small town feel. Theres tons to do there, huge cultural influence, tons of adventure, family oriented, and the rent?? well, i got lucky I guess. Theres the thought of moving to a small town around Calgary, (I'm moving to Strathmore, and the rent is actually pretty decent. In fact, if you like, I might be able to help you out depending on what you are looking for) either way, let me know if you need help. I cant say anything about winnipeg, having never been there, but my heart and home will always be in or around Calgary.

Good luck with your decision, and highest hopes on your impending move!

I lived in Calgary for 5 years and absolutely loved it there. Its a gorgeous city with aaa replica designer handbags lots to do.

cheap louis vuitton bags from china uk Saw on an earlier comment about having to pay for medical coverage and no you dont have to anymore.

Its a very viberent City with always something to do, and the mountains are close by with gorgeous scenery

It might be a bit more to buy a house there but rental rates are pretty comparible to Brandon. Plus you get to actually choose what your looking for, and not jump at the first 1 that comes up like here. I would move back in a heartbeat!!

Dont think you can even compare Winnipeg and Calgary!!

Edited by 84steff, 2010 04 14 16:57:44

in Calgary for 26 years from 1979 till Jan 2008, aside from the 3 years I spent Perfect Quality Louis Vuitton Replica in Winnipeg in the mid 80's. No amount of money would ever get me to move back to Calgary.

Yes, it's a beautiful fake designer bags city, with lots of things to do.

However, traffic is a nightmare, crime is getting worse, and it has lost the small town feel it had back when I first moved there. People used to be very friendly, but that is quickly changing.

While they do have some historic buildings left, many have been bulldozed in the name of progress. Entire neighbourhoods of cool old houses are bought up by developers to be demolished and replaced with ugly little infill houses. Historic buildings that are caught in a battle between the "restore it" crowd and the "tear it down" ones have a peculiar habit of burning down.

Winnipeg has alot of problems, but if it came down to a choice betweeen the two cities I'd have to pick Winnipeg.

Lived in both and Brandon is a better pace easier lifestyle. Calgary is a lot better than Winnipeg however their is a fee for healthcare approximately 150 every 3 months which basically replaces the PST. Car insurance is private so you get raped there plus the travel in Calgary is annoying, it takes almost an hour or two to get to work and home each day. Other than the mountains and more activities to do I'd say moving back to Brandon was the best thing I ever did. Oh and by the way the wages aren't really any better their when you consider cost of living, etc. Both have depressed economies with huge crime rates coupled with higher costs of living. Set to become one of Canada's richer provinces, taxes are lower, education standards higher funded, less crime owing to smaller populations and yes, more employment. I feel just more opportunity there.

Edited by kramer, 2010 04 14 09:29:04"

Saskatoon is a beautiful city. You couldn't pay me a million bucks to live in Regina, but it wouldn't take too much convincing to move to S'toon! "

I am also a Winnipeg er, live in the same area as DC and I have had no issues. I work downtown and have had absolutely no issues.

Compared to Brandon its been great for me. There is lots to do, lots of different restaurants and lounges to try out etc, and you can find something to do in any price range whenever you feel so inclined.

I like Calgary to, as a visitor. We hit Calgary at rush hour this year. We were on our way to Airdrie. It took us just over an hour to get from the outskirts of Calgary to Airdrie. I could not deal with that daily.

Also, we have all heard the prices of housing in Calgary is atrocious. So even though it is beautiful and close to the mountains, can the average person replica louis vuitton bags from china afford to take those trips to the mountains all high quality designer replica handbags the time? Are you going to be house poor living in Calgary and not be able to do anything cheap replica handbags else.