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Originally Posted by ssiguy
The entire Niagara Region is very odd from an urban point of view.
A lot of different cities but no heart. It kind of makes you wonder why one particular city didn't dominate. They sort of just blend into one another and you never know exactly what city you are in.
There are certainly very nice areas and small towns and there is a lot of history but no real centre despite being bigger than Victoria. I guess Waterloo Region is very similar in that it is the conurbation of 5 different cities but there at least there are 2 major universities while Niagara only has smallish Brock. KWC also is fairly consistent in it's urban form as there are no real gaps between the cities unlike Niagara where there are little splices of land separating non-descript cities and towns.
In terms of urban form I don't think there is another area in the country quite like Niagara.
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What's funny is that it's more generic in KWC whereas in Niagara, you can actually differentiate it's cities and towns from one another. Better yet, those in St. Kitts have an opinion of Welland..those in Welland have an opinion of Thorold..those in Niagara Falls have an opinion of St. Kitts..Ft. Erie etc. And then you have the small towns of Grimsby, Lincoln and the country bumpkins in the middle.
For the longest time, I wanted to move back after leaving college because it's such a loose and laidback "whatever goes" kind of area but unfortunately the jobs are incredibly scarce :/