Calgary Ranks 5th in the World

joe498 · #1 Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 2:01 AM**

http://business.financialpost.com/20...-ranking-says/

Economist Livability Survey finds Calgary to be the 5th best city to live in.

Infrastructure.

Rusty van Reddick · #2 Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 3:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by joe498

http://business.financialpost.com/20...-ranking-says/

Economist Livability Survey finds Calgary to be the 5th best city to live in.

Infrastructure.

We're amazing.

Calgarian · #3 Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 3:09 PM**

Glad to see Calgary moving up in these rankings. I wonder where we would fall if we had a warmer climate...

Jimby · #4 Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 4:47 PM**

The thread about this ranking in the City Discussion section was locked right away!

Chadillaccc · #5 Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 5:05 PM**

haha awwwe poor Americans, can't handle the head so they lock the threads. Well, if they want some decent non-murder-capital-of-the-developed-world cities, maybe they should get off their asses and effect some changes in their country.

Calgarian · #6 Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 5:06 PM**

Yeah these lists never go over well lol. If it was posted in the Canada section it would probably make it 2 pages before getting locked.

trofirhen · #7 Posted **Oct 8, 2013, 12:24 PM**

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We're amazing.

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Glad to see Calgary moving up in these rankings. I wonder where we would fall if we had a warmer climate...

I'm from Vancouver, and I agree that Calgary is amazing. "The Little City that COULD !!"

Several points,: if Calgary had a warmer climate, it would be up around Melbourne and Vancouver.

Secondly, I think that Calgary, now a small but financially powerful city, combined with Vancouver (where shale gas companies are moving to in number), and with Edmonton as an adjunct, are providing a "counterweight" to Eastern Canada.

Sure, none of us will ever outweigh Toronto, even all three cities combined, but it's great to see Calgary-Tokyo nonstops, CP Head Office in Calgary, and the West in general gaining financial strength and influence.

For so many decades, Western Canada was just "the boonies," a hinterland for Toronto, and to a lesser extent, Montreal.

That's starting to tilt westward little by little, giving more equilibrium to the country.

Providing people aren't forced out of their apartments by massive rent increases (and yes, I think social safeguards are important, like the pay what you earn system in Toronto), Canada is on the way to becoming a more level playing field, geo-economically.

Calgarian · #8 Posted **Oct 8, 2013, 3:51 PM**

I'd love to see Calgary steal a big bank from Toronto, doubt it will ever happen though.

andasen · #9 Posted **Oct 8, 2013, 9:54 PM**

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I'd love to see Calgary steal a big bank from Toronto, doubt it will ever happen though.

Why steal a big bank when you can just buy one?

Chadillaccc · #10 Posted **Oct 8, 2013, 10:37 PM**

That would be kind of cool. I don't see the logistics of that coming to fruition though. Stealing the headquarters of a major insurance or getting the flagship hotel of a major hotel company could be possible one day though. Any of this would start a riot in the Canada section though.

RWin · #11 Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 9:17 PM**

In an insecurity ranking, Calgary would probably be #1.

artvandelay · #12 Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 10:23 PM**

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In an insecurity ranking, Calgary would probably be #1.

Really?

I've always found Calgarians to be more cocksure about their city in comparison to those from other cities.

Unlike Vancouverites who tend to have an unhealthy obsession with Toronto and some Edmontonians who have an obsession with us.

RWin · #13 Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 11:33 PM**

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Really?

I've always found Calgarians to be more cocksure about their city in comparison to those from other cities.

Yes. It's the constant comparison thing that we're always doing that makes me say this. The best is "we have the biggest outside Toronto."

Every time one of these rankings come out we're always all over it.

We can be great without the constant comparisons.

Fuzz · #14 Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 3:23 AM**

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Yes. It's the constant comparison thing that we're always doing that makes me say this. The best is "we have the biggest outside Toronto."
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We have the biggest Mayor outside Toronto.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Chadillaccc · #15 Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 11:19 AM**

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Unlike Vancouverites who tend to have an unhealthy obsession with Toronto and some Edmontonians who have an obsession with us.

Living in Van I always found the people to have more of an unhealthy obsession with European cities and constantly comparing themselves to that ideal, rather than Toronto.

Deepstar · #16 Posted **Nov 28, 2013, 1:46 AM**

Maclean's magazine had a ranking of the 50 most powerful people in Canada and Nenshi was #2 after Stephen Harper.

http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/11/20/t...ple-in-canada/

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We have the biggest Mayor outside Toronto.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Habanero · #17 Posted **Jan 16, 2014, 5:06 PM**

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Maclean's magazine had a ranking of the 50 most powerful people in Canada and Nenshi was #2 after Stephen Harper.

http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/11/20/t...ple-in-canada/

No question Calgary's profile has been rising.

Coldrsx · #18 Posted **Jan 16, 2014, 5:11 PM**

Nenshi Powerful? Hahaha...

Wooster · #19 Posted **Jan 16, 2014, 5:31 PM**

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Nenshi Powerful? Hahaha...

It's actually 50 most "important" list, not powerful.

Surrealplaces · #20 Posted **Jan 16, 2014, 5:39 PM**

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It's actually 50 most "important" list, not powerful.

I was just about to say the same thing. His power is no different than other mayors, but importance, yes, and profile for sure. Nenshi and Ford are by far and away the highest profile mayors in the country.