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Originally Posted by Jets4Life
...No wonder we are dead last in the West, in terms of standard of living.
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Are you sure about that? I moved here from Vancouver 6 years ago, and while, yes I could boast all about the 'better' standard of living on the West Coast, numerous rec opportunities, etc. etc. I have to say the standard of living here with respect to land and housing costs doesn't compare! My wife and I are actually looking at getting an acre (or two) out by Steinbach, and apparently you can throw in a 4-5 BR 2500sq/ft house (with finished basement) for around $350K. Meanwhile, I speak with my friends back home who are struggling to pay their massive mortgages on townhouses, or condos, while trying to raise their first child, find daycare (which apparently is double the cost that it is here), AND do it all on the same income. If they do manage to qualify to buy a single family house, they're going to be living somewhere out in the Valley, facing long commutes (equating to less time with family). I guess if you're talking about a family with two six-figure incomes in Calgary, then, yes, nothing is going to compare to that here in Winnipeg. As for rec opportunities, I think some of the best parts of Winnipeg are within a 2-hour drive. Access to forests, lakes, parks, cottages, swimming, fishing, hiking, hunting, snowmobiling, x-country skiiing, beaches, etc. all with the added bonus of not being gawdy, overpriced, and overcrowded, like Banff and Canmore seem to be becoming. I dunno, I think Winnipeg and its surrounding area are not given as much of a liveable credit as it should be. Big incomes and access to expensive toys is not all there is to life.
But before we get into an off-topic discussion in the 'construction thread,' perhaps we should move this discussion either to a new thread, or to 'Western Espresso'
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