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Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Linda P
(Post 6614674)
Edmonton :thumbup:
Linda |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Sam-in-Okotoks
(Post 6615879)
I would say one of the smaller communities 25 minutes outside Calgary, Cochrane, Okotoks, High River. All these places would meet your requirements and are fantastic places to live. Sam
I live in the NW of Calgary and it takes me 25 minutes to DT Or 10 minutes (min) to cochrane ergo 30 Minutes AT LEAST to DT from Cochrane. Similarly you cant hit DT calgary in 25 minutes from Shawnessy or McKenzie so god alone knows how you expect to do it from Okotoks never mind High River |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Hi,
I worked in the centre of downtown Calgary for 15 months and commuted from my home in Okotoks. It used to take me between 35 and 40 minutes from door to door (sticking to the speed limits). I would use the Deerfoot Trail, and then take Memorial Drive West. The Deerfoot runs to the east of the city, and the Macleod Trail runs into the centre of downtown. I have used the Macleod Trail at times, but it takes a little longer due to the amount of junctions and traffic lights. Yes of course it takes a little longer to get into the city centre from the satellite towns, but for me the commute is well worth it because I really like the community I live in. The commute from Okotoks was never an issue with me, but personally I would not want to be any further out than say High River, if I had to commute into downtown. This is a personal opinion though as some people have absolutely no issues with commuting from much further afield! Hope this helps, Eddie :thumbsup: |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by MB-Realtor
(Post 6614119)
Ain't that the truth :rofl:
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Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Dave+Jules
(Post 6621398)
Yeah but you can eat what crawls on them there mountains :sneaky: lovely squirrel/rabbit stew or nice hunk of white-tailed deer :sneaky:
Elk Burger? |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
(Post 6621609)
Bear Sausage?
Elk Burger? |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Dave+Jules
(Post 6621667)
Sounds good, and throw in a bit of Branston pickle for a gourmet version.
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Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
(Post 6621673)
I am ashamed to say that I have eaten both:o (The bear was in romania:o)
I absolve thee from eating winnie the pooh and elk thingie (quick wave of the arms in a strange golden arches motion) |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by wallace
(Post 6621002)
Hi,
I worked in the centre of downtown Calgary for 15 months and commuted from my home in Okotoks. It used to take me between 35 and 40 minutes from door to door (sticking to the speed limits). I would use the Deerfoot Trail, and then take Memorial Drive West. The intersection of Deerfoot and Memorial to downtown can take 30 mins on a not too bad day:cool: |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Dave+Jules
(Post 6622948)
Why ashamed?
I absolve thee from eating winnie the pooh and elk thingie (quick wave of the arms in a strange golden arches motion) |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by AlexInBC
(Post 6616686)
Wow - 3hrs? - I think that'd be pretty quick for the winter time! It generally takes us 5 hrs to drive to Edmonton and we're an hour past Jasper, so it would take us 4hrs to travel between Jasper & Edmonton in good driving conditions. You're upper estimate matches our experience as the roads are generally pretty good, even in the Winter.
Our friends that were following us got there in 2.5 hours, but knowing them they broke all speed limits, and we prefer to arrive safely.:p Linda |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
:p:p
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
(Post 6617989)
:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:
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Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 6623739)
What time of day were you travelling ? I can't get from Somerset C-Train station to downtown in less than 30 mins and the train stops for nowt !!:eek:
The intersection of Deerfoot and Memorial to downtown can take 30 mins on a not too bad day:cool: I spent 26 weeks training downtown, and then spent 9 months working downtown with the Calgary Police Service. Obviously being on shift work my travel times varied considerably.:D |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Linda P
(Post 6624176)
We have travelled for the last two years from Edmonton to Jasper for skiing and we took between 3 to 4 hours. We now live in Sherwood Park, so that is a little closer, but still falls between that time frame. This is a steady run with a stop at Gasoline Alley.
Our friends that were following us got there in 2.5 hours, but knowing them they broke all speed limits, and we prefer to arrive safely.:p Linda You live in Sherwood Park which is east of Edmonton yet you say it is closer to Jasper. :huh::confused: Gasoline Alley is just south of Red Deer on Highway 2 or is the another one west of Edmonton someplace? It's about 350 kms from the west side of Edmonton to Jasper townsite to make that distance in 2.5 hours you would have to average 140 kph. :eek::eek: |
Re: The perfect location to live in canada
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 6624284)
It's about 350 kms from the west side of Edmonton to Jasper townsite to make that distance in 2.5 hours you would have to average 140 kph. :eek::eek:
we did it in 3 hours, taking in tim hortons of course and timmy bits...... |
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