riccosuabe

me and my wife had our hearts set on moving to okotoks,but after being at the emmigrate show today we are interested in regina and are currently researching places to live but dont know where the nice areas are?we dont want to be right in the city but no more than 45mins drive either,can anyone give us any ideas?we have been looking at vibank as it seems very nice

Almost Canadian

Have you visited Okotoks or Regina? If you haven't, are you seriously basing a decision to move on literature?

snowshoveller

you might want to do more research and I am sure there are nice bits, but regina was the crime capital of Canada a couple of years ago.

I have a good friend who was born and raised in regina, she reports that she feels much safer in Winnipeg.

edited to add: just noticed you are in Sunderland now - you will be fine in Regina

Almost Canadian

But will Regina?

riccosuabe

yes have visited okotoks,but not sask.so regina is pretty bad then?

and hey snowshoveller it aint THAT bad in sunderland

riccosuabe

is saskatoon any better or is winnipeg the nicest area in sask?its just looking like i may have more job prospects going to sask

snowshoveller

I understand that saskatoon has a slightly better reputation, Winnipeg is in Manitoba not sask'.

You only need to scratch a little below the surface to find the spirit (lawlessness) of the wild west in any of the prairie cities.

I think you should spend time in some of these areas before you decide to go and live there. If things like gang crime, drug issues and vagrants bother you, you should take a look at the downtown areas after 5pm and see how you feel about it - Although I wouldnt walk!

You are right sunderland isnt that bad....

riccosuabe

haha well some parts anyway.downtown or near to downtown wont really be where well be going on a regular basis (not on a night anyway) with us having the kids and ive spent a lot of time in calgary especially downtown and ive never found it bad there and was told (maybe misinformed by the sounds of it) that calgary was waay rougher than the likes of saskatoon and regina

snowshoveller

Yes Calgary is not pretty after 6pm either - I'm pretty certain someone posted links to crime figures for all cities last year - might be worth a search on here if you are interested.

Clearly folks publicising places will focus on the positives, thats the benefit of these impartial discussion sites - no doubt someone will be along soon who lives in regina and has had no problems - which is obviously going to be a comfort to you.

jericho

One issue to keep in mind is that you'll find it pretty hard to get anywhere from Regina.
It's easy to get to pretty much anywhere in N. America from Calgary, and will be relatively easy for friends/family to visit.

MarkG

Saskatoon is fine: it may have a high murder rate on paper, but it mostly seems to be drunks or drug dealers stabbing each other. If you live and work in any half-decent area you won't have to worry much about crime.

Steve_P

Errrr...Winnipeg is in Manitoba.

snowshoveller

oh do keep up at the back!

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snowshoveller
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Re: nice areas to live around regina?
I understand that saskatoon has a slightly better reputation, Winnipeg is in Manitoba not sask'.

Steve_P

Screw you too.

gingnut

Regina is not ridden with crime like some posts would indicate. I lived in a bad area and was desperate for someone to steal my car as it was too much too fix and not worth the effort to try to sell it. Do you think any yob would help me out, NO. However for the best areas in the city I will give you this guide, Anywhere South of 13th Ave and west of Albert street is good. Also anywhere East of Albert Street and South of 23rd Ave is good, anywhere east of park street and south of Victoria Avenue is nice too. As far as towns and villages outside of the city I am not too familiar, although I like Regina beach due to the close proximity to the lake.