Niagara area, pros and cons

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Jan 15th 2006 | 5:35 am

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Garfielduk

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Re: Niagara area, pros and cons

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Originally Posted by nickybum

hey my aunt and uncle live in crystal beach and they LOVE it

from what i understand houses are very cheap and it's just a really lovely peaceful place to live. the down side is all that weather coming in off the two lakes the winters can get pretty ruff.

A ha ! Crystal Beach is in the South West corner of Fort Erie. Tell us more about it if you can, what's good

and what's not

Jan 15th 2006 | 11:01 pm

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chrisfearon

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Re: Niagara area, pros and cons

no its not a joke.honestly sarnia is a lovely place to live after been on holiday there several times we have fallen in love with the place,so much so that that will be our home shortly if all goes to plan.I agree that there are some industrial parts of this area but not in sarnia they are in petrolia and corunna where lake sinclair is and yes this probably has got toxic water but certainly not lake huron.its like saying dont live on the wirral because ellesmer port is 20 mins away and it is heavily industrialised.it is the same wiyh sarnia.just my opinion anyway.

Jan 15th 2006 | 11:34 pm

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nickybum

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Re: Niagara area, pros and cons

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Originally Posted by Garfielduk

A ha ! Crystal Beach is in the South West corner of Fort Erie. Tell us more about it if you can, what's good

and what's not

well i think the only down side my aunt and uncle have found are the brutal winters, she loves it cus there's a race course not far away shes keen on the gee gees. They lived in Toronto for 40 years and moved down to crystal beach 5 years ago from what they have told us its very quite lots of retired folks the main town where they do their shopping is fort Eire or colborn i think thats correct any way i have not been my self, so this is just what I've been told from my family. when i return home in april I'm sure i will get to visit

i guess you've been to Niagara on the lake i love that town

and of course the other up side with this region is the wine

Jan 17th 2006 | 5:55 am

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Re: Niagara area, pros and cons

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Originally Posted by Bsidebaby

Hello I was wondering how long you have been in Canada and if Hamilton was your first choice as a place to settle.

We are in North Essex -NOT Braintree but quite close and are looking at St Catherines. Do you know much about that place. We havent been yet but are hoping to this year.

We are due to get our medical requests before end of March this year.

Do you have kids?

PM me if you like. Thanks

Well my girlfriend lives in Hamilton, hence me being here. We don't have kids or anything, but we do live in a surburban middle-class area up on the west mountain. I have been coming here on and off for two years, and am finally here for at least a year on a work permit.

I love Hamilton, it's a city that has a bit of everything, which appeals to me. I work downtown, but live up on the mountain, so I see both sides. I think the area where I live is perfect for families. It's safe, has all the amenities you could need, and is reasonably quiet. Downtown is a bit more gritty, funky, and has all you could want. It's certainly safer than chelmsford on a friday night lol.

it kind of depends on what you are looking for I guess. There's some beautiful areas that you don't see when you drive past, like the Royal Botanical Gardens and Dundurn Castle etc.

I have been through St Catherines, and it looks lovely. It's a lot smaller than Hamilton, kind of like a shrunken verison of the mountain area of where I live.

Any more help needed, feel free to PM me.