An expat friend of mine explained it very well IMO

"If you moved to Edmonton straight from somewhere in the UK...you'd find it quite decent. But since we've lived in Calgary first, it makes you realise that it's a pretty crappy place"

I wouldn't be adverse to living in one of the outlying towns of Edmonton as mentioned, like Sherwood Park for example, I stayed there for a month whilst working on the powerplant and when all the roadworks and construction are finally finished, it will be quite a good wee place!

Hi All

Thanks for all of your responses really helpful. Is there any nice town outside of Edmonton that you could commute from?

Thanks

Liz

The pros & cons of Edmonton, as well as the visa situation, seem to be well covered.

I'm thinking about the 3 cats and 3 dogs: while the expense of transporting them to Canada has been mentioned, what about finding a place to live that would accept/accommodate them...?

I know we have been looking and there is quite a few pet friendly house, that was also why o was thinking maybe somthing out of Edmonton might be a better option

Apparently Edmonton airport is the biggest in the country by size.

I'm glad you're aware.

"Pet friendly" & 3 cats plus 3 dogs may not be quite the same thing .

Some municipalities may have bylaws limiting the number of domestic animals allowed per residence (although I think you'd be okay in Edmonton - I was surprised to see how many are allowed!)

Liz can familiarize herself about the costs of licensing her pets here: https://www.edmonton.ca/residential_...residents.aspx

There's Spruce Grove on the West or Sherwood Park on the East. SP is by far more well developed and in SG we just got our first bus this week would you believe It's a 15 minute commute from either and a little longer in the winter.

St Albert..Sherwood Park..Beaumont...Spruce Grove..Stony Plain at a push

Quite .

However it's different in other municipalities/counties - Sherwood Park, for example, which has been suggested by another poster, falls within a county which has a limit of 2 dogs/household...
http://www.strathcona.ca/files/files...aw-85-2006.pdf

yea but you cant fly direct to Edmonton from the UK anymore...not quite sure why?

Perhaps because nobody really wants to go there?

So to sum up don't move to Edmonton í ½í¸ž

I hear some Syrian refugees who'd arrived in Edmonton last year have now returned to Syria....make of that what you will.

No, it means make up your own mind.