Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
Jul 30th 2013, 12:46 pm
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
There is a GO bus from Woodbridge to Toronto or you could get a train from Etobicoke. System map here: http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/...es/sysmap.aspx
http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/...x?station=WOOD
http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/...x?station=WOOD
Jul 30th 2013, 1:23 pm
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
If you were to move near to Toronto you might want to consider that Woodbridge and Schomberg have large Italian populations, sufficient that you could probably shop in Italian. Of course, I don't know if this would make you less or more likely to move near there.
As far as land area goes, be aware that you won't be able to keep a horse on anything less than five acres and in many locations zoning rules require that you have ten. (Absurdly, once a horse is legal, any number of horses is legal).
As far as land area goes, be aware that you won't be able to keep a horse on anything less than five acres and in many locations zoning rules require that you have ten. (Absurdly, once a horse is legal, any number of horses is legal).
Jul 30th 2013, 1:39 pm
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Jul 30th 2013, 2:09 pm
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
I imagine it is from Woodbridge. The subway and streetcars work well enough but they're only in Toronto itself and the near suburbs. The GO train is a workable option but only along the lakeshore.
It would be possible to live rurally and drive to the Hamilton GO station (another place with lots of Italians, btw) if you were willing to devote a lot of time to commuting. At one time I looked at a horse place on the escarpment and considered that, I thought it would be ok, if expensive, but I only planned to go into the office three days a week.
It would be possible to live rurally and drive to the Hamilton GO station (another place with lots of Italians, btw) if you were willing to devote a lot of time to commuting. At one time I looked at a horse place on the escarpment and considered that, I thought it would be ok, if expensive, but I only planned to go into the office three days a week.
Schomberg looks quite in reach, I could drive to the subway station and then get to the city centre with no stress
It's quite funny to plan commuting in a city never seen before and that I have no plan to moving in for the next two years.
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Jul 30th 2013, 2:10 pm
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Jul 30th 2013, 2:46 pm
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
If you were willing to go out a bit farther from Toronto, then this is economical and commendably weird:
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetail...ey=-1041581992
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetail...ey=-1041581992
Jul 30th 2013, 3:02 pm
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
[QUOTE=dbd33;10826585]I imagine it is from Woodbridge. The subway and streetcars work well enough but they're only in Toronto itself and the near suburbs. The GO train is a workable option but only along the lakeshore.
So the OP can forget the other 5 lines then ?
So the OP can forget the other 5 lines then ?
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
Jul 30th 2013, 4:09 pm
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
I'm guessing the nearest station is Newmarket. It's an hour from there to Toronto, say 20 minutes walking or subway at that end, maybe 40 minutes to drive to Newmarket and park, that's two hours each way if everything goes perfectly. There are five trains a day, all of them in rush hour. So, four hours a day in transit and, if you're late getting up, you've missed all the trains. That's not a sensible commuting plan. It only works if you're willing to be a half-hearted employee.
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Jul 30th 2013, 8:25 pm
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
Hi all,
I'm trying to understand a bit better about rural Canada. OK, rural Canada is huge, but I'm now referring to the rural ares within drivable distance from a city (<100miles)
Are small villages common? is there a sort of "size gradient" from the big cities, surrounded by towns, then big villages and finally small villages, or is it possible to find nice, isolated rural communities without the need to travel for hundreds of miles from the big centres?
I would imagine (but it's just a supposition) that in the central provinces is somehow easier to escape to the country, but south Ontario and BC look really crammed
I'm trying to understand a bit better about rural Canada. OK, rural Canada is huge, but I'm now referring to the rural ares within drivable distance from a city (<100miles)
Are small villages common? is there a sort of "size gradient" from the big cities, surrounded by towns, then big villages and finally small villages, or is it possible to find nice, isolated rural communities without the need to travel for hundreds of miles from the big centres?
I would imagine (but it's just a supposition) that in the central provinces is somehow easier to escape to the country, but south Ontario and BC look really crammed
Your question is all but unanswerable.
Canada is the second largest country in the world and covers 9,984,670 km2 (3,854,085 sq mi). To give some perspective on that, the UK, is the 80th largest country in the world and covers only 243,610 km2 (94,060 sq mi). In other words, the entire United Kingdom would fit into Canada 40.98 times! Hell, the entire UK would fit into just the province of Ontario 4.41 times.
With a country of that size, there is no way to discuss 'rural Canada' as rural means different things in different provinces. Heck, it means different things within the same province. Canada is simply too large to apply general labels like that. If you have some more specific areas that you are interested in it would be easier for us to help offer advice on those.
Jul 30th 2013, 8:29 pm
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Re: Rural Canada - how is it? and where?
Your question is all but unanswerable.
Canada is the second largest country in the world and covers 9,984,670 km2 (3,854,085 sq mi). To give some perspective on that, the UK, is the 80th largest country in the world and covers only 243,610 km2 (94,060 sq mi). In other words, the entire United Kingdom would fit into Canada 40.98 times! Hell, the entire UK would fit into just the province of Ontario 4.41 times.
With a country of that size, there is no way to discuss 'rural Canada' as rural means different things in different provinces. Heck, it means different things within the same province. Canada is simply too large to apply general labels like that. If you have some more specific areas that you are interested in it would be easier for us to help offer advice on those.
Canada is the second largest country in the world and covers 9,984,670 km2 (3,854,085 sq mi). To give some perspective on that, the UK, is the 80th largest country in the world and covers only 243,610 km2 (94,060 sq mi). In other words, the entire United Kingdom would fit into Canada 40.98 times! Hell, the entire UK would fit into just the province of Ontario 4.41 times.
With a country of that size, there is no way to discuss 'rural Canada' as rural means different things in different provinces. Heck, it means different things within the same province. Canada is simply too large to apply general labels like that. If you have some more specific areas that you are interested in it would be easier for us to help offer advice on those.