Don't worry, I guessed he was joking

I might fit in the with my back tattoo

I'm not joking.

No, he isn't joking !

Oh well that sucks.

Plenty of options here, keep looking and posting possible locations

Dundas
Ancaster
Georgetown
Flamborough

W2995476, 384A GUELPH ST, Halton Hills, Ontario  L7G4B7

H3133959, 27 LYNDEN Road , FLAMBOROUGH, Ontario  L0R1T0

That second one looks really nice, municipal water too, often on a well in Flamborough. It's septic tank though. Not sure I would want to commute to Toronto from there everyday. There are options though, drive to Aldershpt and get the train from there springs to mind.

That first house is nice Second not so much. Thanks

What's Brampton like? One of my friends who has moved over to toronto has said she's heard "things" about it that aren't good. But she doesn't know for definate.

EDIT: Found a nice one in Pickering. http://beta.realtor.ca/propertyDetai...rtyId=14823243 Any good? Nice area?

Pickering is a nice town as is Ajax, both are within minutes of the Lakeshore GO and affordable.

That house is close to Brock plaza, and walking distance to Pickering Mall, yet it's in a quiet set back area of town. Also easy access to 401 or north west to ETR 407.

I think a two week reccy is required ???

Edit
Ok I just had a look at Ajax, south of the 401, which is IMO the nicest area with easy access to the lake and oh my, prices are a bit higher than 4 years ago ??? What happened HG ?

Yeah we're going in March time for a holiday (Also to see how cold it could be) and see if we like it. I'm just looking now for places that are nice so I can get an idea of where we should go and have a look at.

You might need to come a bit earlier than March to experience the worst winter weather, maybe Jan/Feb. Barrie would also be subject to lake effect snow- might be some something to think about which impacts your life...

Slough.

Toronto is a big, sprawling city. If you work in the north central part, driving to and from Barrie isn't so bad.

If you work near the downtown core taking the train is a great option and you can live most anywhere north, east or west of the city. However if your work is located outside of the downtown, you may want to consider living on the same side of the city as your work. That way you don't have to cross the city in rush hour to get from work to home.

An exception to this would be if you work anywhere along the northern edge of the city near the 407 toll highway. It is expensive to use, but typically not congested, even in rush hour. It makes east west travel very fast.

If work takes you downtown or north of the city so that you can use the 407, I'd suggest you look towards Burlington. Maybe not right in Burlington where it can get expensive, but in the outskirts. That way you have access to the trains which run every 30 minutes, plus you have the option of getting on the 407 toll road.

That's only a realistic option for most people if they can use the Lakeshore line. I fired someone once because he'd decided to try to commute by public transit from Georgetown (Ontario, he'd have done as well from Georgetown DC).

Yeh up n down GO ain't as flexible as sideways GO. Bear that in mind OP when looking