Why not? Have you lived there? Winnipeg seems to get a bad rap, mostly from those who've never lived there.
It's certainly not the most picturesque of Canadian cities, but has lots of good stuff going on, the people are real and the food scene is great.

The climate there alone would be enough for me, lol

It's actually not that bad, due to the generally low humidity (unusually, humidity was very high there a few weeks back, with temps hitting the high 30s/low 40s). Yes, the actual temperature in winter can be pretty low in the winter, but it's a 'skin-deep' cold and not the bone-chilling cold found in Eastern Ontario and further eastwards in Canada.

Oooh low humidity, I like it

Niagara Region is like bloody well Panama when it comes to humidity, outside 5 minutes and you're hoaching with sweat.

I hear ya, I'm in sauna city aka Ottawa

I lived there for 5yrs and Im very happy to be now living in Calgary.I have good friends there who I visit when Im passing through but I wouldnt recommend it to anyone coming to live in Canada there are much better places.
Winnipegers would to say to me when I lived there " why did you come to Winnipeg?" says it all.

You've still not really explained why not. One man's meat is another man's poison, so it might be more useful to give your perspective with some facts and experiences.

Canadians asked me why I moved to Canada, some still do. Says no more than they maybe interested in the answer.

Well we all know about the brutal winters so dont need to explain that.In Calgary I venture downtown whenever I have a days off,in Winnipeg I never went downtown only when I absolutely needed to go there ,its full of homeless people begging for money or cigs.Calgary has a few but not on the scale of the Peg .Native gangs are a feature of Winnipeg ,drive by shooting anyone? Never seen or heard of this in Calgary.
Maybe I should have wrote it better like this "why in the name of god did you come to Winnipeg??"

Downtown is beginning to tidy up, with more clubs opening, but Osborne Village and the Forks have become the go-to/hang-out areas. I was up there a few weeks ago for a couple of weeks visiting family and was very pleasantly surprised by how vibrant the city felt, lots of patios open, people everywhere, festivals happening. Like any city anywhere in the world, there are always going to be society's drop-outs/criminal elements and Winnipeg does admittedly have more than it's fair share of native issues in comparison with other large cities in Canada, but using common sense and not exposing oneself to unnecessary risks are a fat of life as a sensible person. Drive-by shootings are now commonplace in Ottawa!

I'd ask that sort of question where I live on the point that its the bottom of the barrel, but it really does happen everywhere, the grass is always greener on the other side for most people regardless of where you go.

I was asked question in Sydney before as the person wanted to immigrate to Canada, I was shocked, but I'm sure they have their reasons, just like all of us.

Not every prospective immigrant would necessarily know that.

Did you know Calgary's homeless population is close to double that of Winnipeg, and the 3rd highest in Canada after Vancouver and Kelowna?

Calgary perhaps isn't the relative utopia you imagine....
https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid...ve+by+shooting

Um guys.. drive by shootings? You're meant to be selling Canada to me not putting me off!

Move here because you want to, not because of being sold on the idea by misrepresented facts.

I always used to joke you'd be more likely to get a drive by spitting here.

(not that people particularly spit, you understand)