Thinking of Moving Provinces
Jan 5th 2011 | 6:41 am
#16
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From: Liverpool 2009 , Kamloops 2010
Re: Thinking of Moving Provinces
The towns in the interior tend to differ quite a lot from each other. Have you looked at other places such as Salmon Arm, Penticton, or even Revelstoke (if you like 2-3 metres of snow in your yard)?
Since you like the outdoors, you should check out the western edge of Alberta, for instance Canmore. It is probably the lowest tax regime in Canada, but a lot of it is still mountains and foothills. Even Calgary is not bad if you live in the western edge and spend the weekends in the foothills.
In Ontario, I would look north of Lake Simcoe, maybe starting with Orillia, but then anything north of that. Again, towns tend to differ a lot from one another due to industrial base and the kind of people that work in the industry. Hard rock miners in Sudbury, uranium miners in Elliot lake.
The eastern edge of Manitoba is OK too. If you look on the map there is a big lake there which has commercial fishing and attracted lots of Icelandic immigrants. South and east of there, you find a varied territory, still somewhat flat but with forest and lakes, like Northern Ontario.
Small town Quebec is out of the question if you are not fluent in French. be careful in New Brunswick because there French-speaking enclaves there too.
Since you like the outdoors, you should check out the western edge of Alberta, for instance Canmore. It is probably the lowest tax regime in Canada, but a lot of it is still mountains and foothills. Even Calgary is not bad if you live in the western edge and spend the weekends in the foothills.
In Ontario, I would look north of Lake Simcoe, maybe starting with Orillia, but then anything north of that. Again, towns tend to differ a lot from one another due to industrial base and the kind of people that work in the industry. Hard rock miners in Sudbury, uranium miners in Elliot lake.
The eastern edge of Manitoba is OK too. If you look on the map there is a big lake there which has commercial fishing and attracted lots of Icelandic immigrants. South and east of there, you find a varied territory, still somewhat flat but with forest and lakes, like Northern Ontario.
Small town Quebec is out of the question if you are not fluent in French. be careful in New Brunswick because there French-speaking enclaves there too.
We will spend a bit more time travelling round the Okanagan and surrounding areas
I have work here but my wife does not as yet and its impossible to live on one wage in BC unless on mega bucks of course .. survive yes.. live nope..
Im still browsing all options and we have until June 1st to decide what our next step will be ...
thanx for all the replies guys
Jan 5th 2011 | 8:36 am
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Re: Thinking of Moving Provinces
The cost of living in BC is why so many people come to Calgary and stay. Depending on your career the pay can be better and cost of living much cheaper. I think there a lot of people living in Alberta that would rather live in BC but don't because of cost of living. It's colder here but there is less rain and more chance to get ahead with no provincial sales tax, cheaper housing etc.
Jan 8th 2011 | 10:41 am
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Re: Thinking of Moving Provinces
You should consider Ontario. It has everything you will ever need for a family.
Jan 8th 2011 | 11:16 am
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Re: Thinking of Moving Provinces
The cost of living in BC is why so many people come to Calgary and stay. Depending on your career the pay can be better and cost of living much cheaper. I think there a lot of people living in Alberta that would rather live in BC but don't because of cost of living. It's colder here but there is less rain and more chance to get ahead with no provincial sales tax, cheaper housing etc.
So much of what you say could easily be reversed or re-applied:
Depending on your career the pay can be better and cost of living much cheaper - The same could be said of BC, rather than Alberta. It's a non-answer as it's so dependent on the specifics of location and job.
It's colder here but there is less rain - Less rain than where? Vancouver, probably, but Kamloops? No.
more chance to get ahead with....cheaper housing etc. - housing is cheaper in Calgary than Kamloops, or in Alberta compared to Vancouver, or what? I can buy a roof over my head for $50k here if I wanted to, or I could spend $4m. How is Alberta different?
This isn't aimed at you Adriane, but I find the broad generalizations and vague comparisons so often made on this site are very irritating and unhelpful for those trying to make decisions based on fact.
