big ron

Has anyone ideas on living in NOTL I fancy moving to there when we finally get to Canada, The house prices seem to be favorable and I am retired so Iwont be looking for work which might be a problem for a younger person.

Cookie

Visited there many times - it's beautiful. It's a 'must see' for anyone visiting the Falls.

Only thing that may bother you is all the tourists during the summer months but they tend to stick to the main street. Great for the economy though

big ron

Ya full of tourists but living on the edge of town would be nice. Something going on all the time and it would be nice to meet the people on holiday,sit and have a coffee and past the day away.

garethnock

only one thing to say about this place........AMAZING!!!!!!
I would love to retire here one day aswell

dbd33

Bit weathery, wouldn't it be?

Bill_S

The missus and I were there last week, and asked a couple of locals about the winter conditions. They claim it's not bad.

garethnock

I was there in Dec last year and spend a few days there (getting married) and yes it was snowy and cold - but it all adds to the beauty of the place!! its no colder or worse than other places I have been in winter (inside ontario)

dollface

We were there yesterday - I love it! beautiful, clean, quaint, perfectly manicured - perfect spot!

dbd33

I'm sure it's no worse than other places I've been in winter (inside Ontario). However, I get heartily sick of having to spend half an hour on the tractor each time I want to get out of the driveway. Others may not mind but those who do might want to look into "lake effect snow" and exactly where it falls.

big ron

Think Iwill do what the bear's do stuff my guts in summer and hibernate in the winter then the wife will have to clear the snow

Souvy

You may be better off believing what dbd told you.

dbd33

We get about 66" of snow per winter, that imo, is lots. Niagara on the Lake gets 59. (Statistics from the Weather Network). It'll be far from an even distribution so being trapped for a couple of days is a realistic possibility (the government says one should always be ready for 72 hours without power).

Neither of these numbers are brutal for Ontario but they do, I think, go some way toward explaining why Canadians avoid Canada in the winter whenever possible.

dbd33

They would, wouldn't they?

big ron

You have convinced me, I think I will settle in Hawaii instead

dbd33

Live in Niagara on the Lake in the summer, join your neighbours in Hawaii, Arizona, Mexico or Florida in the winter.