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I haven't ever been to Saskatchewan, but my son has lived in Regina since January this year. He was shocked by the locals' attitude to the crime rate.

As someone said, it's largely confined to the North Central Region where all the First Nations people live and equally largely confined to internal acts of violence and theft.

He works for a radio station and was perplexed when, after one weekend when there were 5 separate murders, the news program on his station didn't mention any of them.

"Son," he was told, "If we reported on the Natives killing each other, we'd lose our audience overnight. They have their own radio station".

Such is Regina.

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I have relatives in Regina, including in the "scary" area. I've visited often and never felt unsafe. I also lived an hour outside of Regina back in 2001 and the city was my go-to place when small town life was driving me bonkers, and I liked it fine. Now, I'm biased because I do have family and connections there, but I thought it was livable. However, I do think Saskatoon is the better option of the two. I've no experience there, but I have a friend who lived there for five years and she said the university is better, it has more of a cultural scene (I can hear the laughter now, but keep in mind we're comparing Regina and Saskatoon, so not exactly the cultural epicentres in Canada), the river valley is nicer than Wascana and the engineered lake, that sort of thing. Saskatoon is also five hours' drive to Edmonton, if you need some item that can only be found in a larger centre. Regina is nine hours' drive to Edmonton, but about five hours to Winnipeg (which some might say is not exactly a selling point).

Lloydminster is a transit town really. People pass through it on their way somewhere else.

Estevan...whoa...now I love small town Saskatchewan. Most of my relatives, aside from the aforementioned ones in Regina, live in tiny villages; but it's not anywhere I'd live if Saskatoon was an option.

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According to the police statistics there is a fair amount of crime around us, but it mostly seems to be people stealing building supplies and tools from the construction sites.

For me the biggest downside of Saskatoon is that because of the boom the roads are packed with people in pickup trucks and mini-vans who think that three feet is a safe distance to leave between them and the car in front when driving on fresh snow on an icy road. I've seen more crashed cars in a few years here than I did in decades living in Britain, and when a couple of them crash on bridges at the same time it can pretty much grid-lock the town.

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I've lived in Regina for practically nine years now--I can't stand the place. I encourage anyone thinking of moving to Saskatoon or Regina to please visit first. I've been to Saskatoon a few times over the years and honestly, I don't see a difference. As far as I am concerned, the cost of living and short commute times were the only advantages to living here--they are both gone for the most part!

And don't get me started on crime. Yeah, it's mostly confined to one area, but it's starting to spread to other areas of the city. My wife has lived here in Regina all of her life. She use to feel safe here--now, she doesn't it. My wife thought she'd live here forever. We hope to be in Alberta within the next few months.

Additionally, I find the place ridiculously boring. I work weekends on purpose because it's so boring.

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I'd be interested in your opinion of my son's opinion.

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ahahhahahaha I love this thread. This thread is *almost* as good as the Perth threads in the Australia forum. Almost.

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This made me laugh out loud. Thank you. :thumbsup:

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Yeah, the Perth ones seem to generate more heated discussion...the Saskatchewan one rates more a meh...

It's a comparison of aaaaargh hellhole on earth I hate it OMG why did I ever come here vs. this place kinda bites oh well, what's for dinner...

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Hahaha that's hilarious.

However, I think arguing about how great/lousy a place is is quite silly. Trying to get everyone to like/dislike a certain place is like trying to get everyone to like/dislike a certain shirt.

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What does the shirt look like?

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I agree 100% with what your son had to say. Does he work for News 980? I can see the paid shills at that station saying something like that. On that station it's all about, "we only report positive news on the Saskatchewan economy".

I had to go back and re-read your earlier post. Thanks for posting it--it just confirms what my wife has said for years.

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You are welcome. It's the truth. Whenever my wife and I are off the same day, she'll say, "What do you want to do today"? And I just look at her like she's crazy. Then she'll say, "I know, I know it's boring here". :D

In all seriousness, don't rush in. Take your time and visit the place and really do your homework. It's not all bad. There really are some nice people here.

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Why don't you give the keyboard a rest until you KNOW what you're rambling on about.:thumbdown:

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What's your problem?

I reported an experience relayed to me by my son, who lives in Regina.

I asked another poster, who appears to have removed the rose tinted Regina spectacles, to comment on that opinion.

I take it you disagree with it? If so please elaborate.

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My problem is with people like you who are more than willing to troll this forum and give some narrow minded opinion on a subject that they know nothing about, in your case 15000 posts in 5 years reflects a shallow existence,rather than getting out and experiencing what Canada has to offer.
You readily admit having never been to Saskatchewan but jump on the bandwagon of SK bashers using secondhand information to portray Regina as city that has 5 murders on a weekend ,absolute BS.never has happened here and I've checked this fact with a couple of mates in S.W.A.T.before posting .
Maybe it irks you now that SK has overtaken the center of the universe regards earnings/low unemployment,and rather than being the wannabe Province we are now the happening Province.Who knows what goes on in the minds of GTA residents?
Elaborate enough? More truthful facts if you want them.BTW,I don't live in Regina,I have done in the past and my work is based there nowadays,but I've never had any crime related issues.
If you really want to sit on your high horse and spout off about anti-social,criminal,illegal immigrant,social welfare issues etc try taking a look in your own backyard,address the situation there then come back on here and talk about something you know about as opposed to hearsay gossip.
Grow a pair and get a life !!

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There's seems to be direct correlation between how shit a place is and how defensive people are about it.

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Oh gawd,another fine example of the keyboard warrior,7273 posts in 3 years,and adds a really constructive post to this topic!!
I rest my case and suggest you lot do the same,but of course you all know better LOL.:D

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I like the cut of this mans jib especially in post 56.

BTW I have been to Regina many times and had no problems.

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It doesn't mean there aren't nice people who enjoy their lives and raise their families, but, and we've had this discussion before, there's a reason why the property prices in London, Paris, New York, St. Tropez etc are higher than the cities on the prairies of the Canadian mid-west.

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WTF are property prices relevant in this topic?
I can honestly say that we never lock our vehicles let alone take the keys out,and I could not tell you where the house keys are as the last time we used them was in 2006 to move in.
Try doing that in your mentioned cities and you'll soon realise that life in in the Prairies ain't that bad after all,inspite of the nonsense put on here by numbnuts from the GTA.

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Maybe flat to the mat is on her period this month :nod:

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I, too, don't really understand the relevance of property prices in this debate. In most 'Livable Cities' studies around the world, high property prices actually make for a lower score. In downtown Mumbai, property prices are comparable to Manhattan. However, I do not think there are a great number of people who would think living close to Nariman Point is similar to living close to Times Square in terms of standard of living.

Furthermore, like I said in one of my earlier posts in this thread, most of the negative statements about living in SK come from people who don't live in SK or have never lived in SK. Even though, this is confirmed in this thread, my comment is not directed at anyone in particular. It stems from what I was told about Regina by people in the Maritimes and in Toronto. I have nothing against these people. I used to be one of them. When I learnt that I would be moving to Regina, my first thought was "Why Regina? Why not Halifax, or Montreal, or Calgary, or Vancouver, or Ottawa.......?"

It is true that Regina, or any place in SK for that matter, is probably not a place most people would choose to move to, but that is not because its a bad place to live. I believe it's because there has been such a stigma created around SK being a poor province, backwards, have-not province etc. in the past that no matter how much progress it makes, people outside of SK will always think it's not a great place to live.

I, for one, feel lucky to have got the opportunity to move here and discover what a great place it is. After I moved, there were others in my company based in different cities in Canada that we were trying to get to move here, but probably only 10% of them agreed. I used to look at the younger guys and felt sorry for them because they were turning down a great chance to be in one of the fastest growing (if not the fastest) cities in Canada just because of second or third-hand information. From a professional standpoint, I cannot think of a better place than Regina and Saskatoon to be in right now.

This post is not to say that everyone who lives in SK loves it here. I have met people who hate it, probably just as much as the gentleman on here who works through the weekend. There are a number of factors...too flat, too cold, no beach, no great skiing, no gigantic malls etc. but in my experience, there have been many more who love the experience of living here than not.

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Also, their assumption that other people are similarly attached to where they live. Generally people in the GTA are pretty much indifferent to it, people live in Oakville because it's alright and near to work, they don't live in Oakville because the other choice was Juan le Pins. I can't imagine someone defending, say, Etobicoke, with the ferocity used for Regina.

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The particular numbnut from the GTA to whom the comment I reported was made is my son, who, I repeat, lives in to Regina.

Moreover, despite being formerly a numbnut from the GTA, he thoroughly enjoyed living in North Bay ON for four years prior to moving Regina.

North Bay also has a large urban First Nations minority, but they, for the most part, aren't ignored and reviled by the rest of the population.

Some other people on this thread have commented that what crime there is in Regina doesn't effect them because it takes place in the North Central district. I merely added that it is also ignored by the media.

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No ,you merely added that there were 5 apparent murders in 1 weekend which went unreported by the media because they took place in North Central.
Not too sure which 5 murders you're flapping your gums about because nobody here recalls them,probably getting Regina confused with Winnipeg,bless:D

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At least these places are good at something :thumbup:

http://www.globalsaskatoon.com/regin...597/story.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...sk-110721.html

http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Regin...304/story.html

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Oh dear,yet another boring olde fart with nothing better to do with their time,so so sad at this time of year :rofl:

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I thought Edmonton had the highest rate for this past year... ;)

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10-4 Rubber Duck

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The time of year when it's getting impossible to go outdoors, when the chill wind blows across the hundreds of miles of totally flat to the mat topography with not even a tree to hinder its malevolence?

Enjoy.

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Ignorance must be bliss matey :rofl: Gotta dash,need to kill a Bison so my family can atleast eat tonight.

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At least the bison can't hide.

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Regina NOT Reggina