Should YOU LIVE in Calgary?
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- Is Calgary Life for you?
Find out in this video as we tackle a few of the pros and cons of living in Calgary. No city is perfect that's for sure!
We discuss Calgary taxes, income, cost of living in Calgary, the weather in Calgary, the pains of a growing city, getting around Calgary and more!
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lol nobody buying a house unless you come from the other side of the world with 10 ppl
Hahaha
I live and work in Calgary and this video was very accurate. The only thing was that when you were discussing housing prices.... you "might" have been standing in front of houses a "little" above the median :) haha... that's totally okay though - it was a great overview.
Ok, that is a fair comment. There was a drone shot done just above the Stampede and one in our neighbourhood of crescent heights. Our actual community videos show specific homes at very specific price points. Thank you Frank.
Calgary is probably the best city ever, but not a flashy mega metropolis in any sense. Its the coziest place to live and raise a family. True there are issues like, not the greatest of public transport and the somewhat unnecessary spawl of the city, but then those beautiful and nearby drives to the rockies. Unbeatable!
I lived in Calgary for almost 30 years before I moved away a few years ago. There are reasons why the city is cheaper to live in compared to other more desirable cities. Just like my friends who live in Edmonton their whole life, as long as you enjoy it, that’s all that matters.
Agreed. There are reasons for everything. And different people desire different things. Thanks for your comment.
I lived in this city for 8 months I agreed with your point about the cost of living or something like budget-friendly, low tax, stuff like that but just clearly can say it is the most boring city I have ever been to
It's not for everyone that's for sure.
We will miss you. Bye.
Great video! We also have a state-of-the-art Children's Hospital and a couple of universities. Calgarians are very philanthropic and friendly! Calgary is open for business regardless of what is happening in our economy. Toronto and Vancouver are beautiful cities along with Montreal and Quebec, & let's not forget our neighbors to the North, Edmonton, but I would rather live right here in Calgary than anywhere else! Calgary may not be for everybody but I think the folks who work, live, and play here like it just fine, thank you very much!
Thanks for your comment Clarence. We could certainly do a lot worse than living in Calgary.
I love Calgary!!! I traveled and lived around the world, but Calgary will always be home. Everyone is so good looking and kind here. Keep it up Calgary!!!!
There is a huge homeless problem here. Lots of drug use downtown. Lots of theft. Break ins. You can't park a work trailer downtown or a work truck. All your tools will dissappear. Fuel gets siphoned. Batteries get stolen from equipment because the meth heads can sell them for $25 at the recycle. It honestly isn't safe. If you have to live here pick a rural area like Strathmore and commute. There is a huge homeless camp by the mustard seed near 4th and it gets bigger every year. Still better than Winnipeg though. If your vehicle has a catalytic converter remove it, replace it with plain pipe and put it back in later if you sell it.
Yes we somehow did elect a bunch of leftoid mayors. We are reaping what we sowed.
this is cap, try visiting toronto or how about new york. just bc u see homeless people doesn’t necessarily mean there is a homeless problem
And yet, it is safer compared to other big cities.
@@theelephantntheroom3904 If you were the only one Homeless, would you think it was a problem?
I visited Calgary last July. I live in Manchester UK and if you want crime this is the place to be; the police do not even respond to burglaries anymore lol. I found Calgarians to be kind, well mannered and very helpful. Beautiful city and beautiful people.
I lived in Calgary before the big Boom, I had the Time of my life.. Good times, I still had a great time after the Boom but the traffic sucked.. I am considering moving back to Calgary..
I used to love Calgary, but it's been on a downhill slope for quality of city for over a decade. After 20 years here I'm starting to strongly want to be elsewhere. Every year another quaint area is bulldozed to cover with another 8 lanes of traffic. It's noisy, unsustainable, and getting expensive.
@M. Zacharias895 IMHO it has largely crossed the line from quaint mid-size city to sprawling car infested hellhole. It's possible to reverse course, but I think it unlikely at this point.
the walkability and access to streetcars/Subway/Metro make Montreal,Toronto,Vancouver worth the rent, In Toronto I live car free which saves tons of money. I lived in Calgary for 2 months and it was very hard to live without driving, The core is not dense enough for livability, most people commute to the centre from suburbs. In cities like Toronto for example everyone lives in the core (Old Toronto) which creates infinite blocks of density (Grocery stores, public spaces, pubs, shops, entertainment, cafes, markets, convenient stores, and so on) In Calgary the only areas that feel like a fraction of that would be 17th ave, 8th ave, and Kensington which you could walk through in like 20 mins no exaggeration. In Toronto people live east to west on Lawrence, Eglinton, St Clair, Dupont, Bloor Danforth, College Dundas, Queen, King and so on, with many areas having pre zoning laws, so you get so many amenities and all connected to subway stations and streetcar stations, this is way beyond anything Calgary can keep up with. Lots of people think Toronto is the CN Tower and dundas square but I am talking about the beautiful livable neighbourhoods like, St clair west, Little Italy, Greektown, The beaches, Queen West, Midtown, UpTown, High Park, Korea Town, Korea Town North, Liberty Village, Little Portugal, Roncesvalles, Cabbage Town, Riverdale, Mount pleasant and way more! Same goes with Montreal, it doesn't matter what street you are on you can live without a car because everything is walking distance to you with great amenities and metro stations. In Calgary roads are wide and sidewalks are mainly empty, The city feels cold for urbanites and more like a city built for truck drivers.
Hmmm... Each to their own. I'd rather drive and / or use Ctrain rather than live in walkable Toronto and have 2 jobs just to pay rent.
Besides, if you live in East Village, Mission, Lower Mount Royal, Sunnyside, Bridgeland, Hillhurst its very walkable. You can easily walk or cycle downtown from these places.
agreed Toronto is super over rated
Moved to Calgary back in 2019 from the Ottawa area, and I love it here for many reasons, Ontario was just way to congested and busy so I made the right move !
Many Calgarians I know including my brother when asked what is best about Calgary, they all say the same thing "close to the mountains" or " the low cost of living" however nobody ever talks about whats great about Calgary its self. This was a much better job and I agree with them and Im not a Calgary fan myself. Driving in Calgary is a nightmare whoever designed the traffic grid way back had a bit too much to drink
Well, we do spend a good amount of time in the mountains since we are hikers and backpackers so for us, it is definitely a positive. As we've always said, Calgary is not for everyone. We did a part 2 Pros and Cons as well. Hard to fit everything into one video, it would be way too long. Thanks for the comment.
Another pro I’ve found when visiting Calgary is the cheerful, optimistic and can-do attitude of the people.
I would have to second that!
Calgary is the best city in Canada. Not pretentious, fun, Stampede, affordable and best of all a quick weekend drive to the rockies, the most beautiful place on earth. If all my family didnt live in Ontario I would move there in seconds.
Some worthy points here. And we can't argue about the beauty of the Canadian Rockies. We're hikers, backpackers, and skiers and spend a lot of time out there soaking in the scenery. Maybe you'll have a chance for a quick get away 😉
Montréal is better for me
@@sanssucreajoute6554 respect.
Calgary is a nice town to life. But I am 66 years old and I have a very good standard in Germany! I live in the wineyards in the southwest of Germany. But I like Calgary and the Rockies very very much! I come every year for vacation and meeting friends! The nature is so beautiful in Alberta! Greetings to you all!
And we will get to Germany one day! Appeciate the comment...we kinda like the Rockies also ❤️
Also the city has a perfect size, neither too big nor small and you get the best of everything. Manageable traffic congestion.
i miss about healt anurranse .that we really like to know..my wife is canadian and move to me 12 years ago to holland netherlands, right now she is needed a wheelchair and medicen a lot, still she miss her children who live and born in canada and her grandchilderen. i stop working last year and now we can go..hope something like this will show up.we love galgary
I like to see videos of Forest Lawn and the drop in centre
Drop in centre and area around it is a smaller, colder version of Skid Row.
Grew up in forest lawn, saw some kid get jumped by other gang kids with a baseball bat on my first day at the high school. Marlborough station was scary then (15+ years ago) can't imagine what it's like now...
A big con is all the homeless and drug addicts living on the streets. Central Calgary is the worst.
Go to Vancouver or Toronto and see the number of homeless there.
@@anthonyhulse1248 I don't know about Vancouver, only know what I've read. Toronto I do know and it is bad, but I don't think it's quite as bad as Calgary. I have experienced both, but I guess you could say it's debatable. I don't think I would go to Vancouver because it is such a problem.
in other word if your making less then 50k a year your pretty much screwed... so guys this calgary live is great if you make more then 60k+ and thats if your also smart with your money. if you make less then 50k i think you should look around Lethbridge or other "small towns"
Where can you survive with under 50k in Canada? Country is so fkn expensive. Not worth living in Canada unless you are working the federal or provincial governments or a high earner in the private sector. Being poor in Canada is hell...
Quality of life across Canada is dropping, more hours working for low low wages, to just be able to eat and have no $ for anything but rent, food, gas. Taxes are too damn high anywhere in Canada.
The USA, is where the real quality of life is at!
We've had great experiences in BC for the most part. Had one this summer where a driver opened their window and told us to go home just because of our Alberta plates. We were on vacation. Didn't really phase us and certainly won't stop us going to BC. Most people we encounter are friendly 🙂
@@calgaryliferealestate currently living in Alberta, the comment is about Alberta. Cost of living is a problem across the country, generally the USA offers more.
True it was long ago but visited Calgary in mid August. Snowed 4 cm.
I know it! It’s snowed every single month. When I say snow, I think in August one year it snowed for like 10 minutes. It’s pretty rare but can happen. What a great weather year it’s been this year…25C today. Spectacular fall 🍂
What if prices in Alberta go up because of the inter-provincial migration and the resulting increase in demand?
It's always a possibility and demand can certainly drive pricing that's for sure.
Time will tell. One thing you can be sure of over the long term is prices will go up. Relative to our major Canadian cities Calgary's prices are still low...though I know it doesn't always seem like it.
@@calgaryliferealestate you absolutely know it will
That's already happening. This channel is pretending it's not.
@@fjt4700 of course. It already has and anyone can google that. Detached homes prices have gone up 13.3% year over year but our median home price is $572k vs $1.2M in Toronto so less than half. And that statistic comes from the Canadian Real Estate Association. Calgary will never be the cheapest place to live. If that's what people are looking for then Calgary would not be for them.
Trying to find a two bedroom apartment last 30days and it’s messed up here!
I love Calgary but this rental nonsense needs to change….maybe a third party system that’s reliable and effective
Agreed. Rents are high and I can see the challenges here no question.
My friend is moving after Christmas 🎄
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Where do they take the average for the wages in Calgary the wealthy western side of the city? Most people I know in Calgary make far less than you stated..
@@winterspring6355 I guess I'm lucky my employer treat people like people.. My job is secure as there aren't many that can replace me.. Stay away from the unions.
@@oblongoneg6096 Robots and AI are coming for 40% of Jobs.
@@winterspring6355 where in Canada do you have workers rights 😂😂😂
Having worked in Europe and Uruguay. Canada has absolutely sh*t workers rights.
I wonder why people don't protest for better rights. Do Canadians enjoy being treated like semi slaves?
What did you miss? How about the Calgary Stampede? That's on my bucket list.
100%! It's on the list for sure. It's a struggle to cram it all into one video but we appreciate the reminder.
If you like small towns Calgary feels like one. Very spread out but really small population.
Will be moving to Calgary with my fiancé in April after living in Toronto for 11 years
Drop us a note if you have any questions when you arrive. We'll say WELCOME now!
I love how they talk about low home prices in Calgary and show 1.2 million homes in inner city and locations with great view.
Although, I must admit, Calgary is a great city and I wouldn't move to any other canadian city from here.
We'll be talking about all sorts of homes are various price points. The median home price in Calgary is $572k, while in Vancouver it's $1.15M. Median townhome price here is $335k. So relatively speaking there is still good value here. Are there cheaper places...sure.
@@calgaryliferealestate I don't disagree with you, house prices in Calgary are pretty decent. However, when you talk about 500-700k homes you should show such homes, not the ones which cost well over a million. Otherwise people might get wrong ideas.
@@diegoperez2090 we show exactly what you are talking about in our community videos. More details about the community plus talk about specific homes and their current list prices. Appreciate the comment!
It can go from -20 to 5 degrees. Sounds delightful.
Definitely true! And it is delightful when you're caught in a cold spell, only to have those warm winds blow in.
1.1 million passenger vehicles registered in Calgary.
Never, the streets are way to narrow in residential and buses are far in between. A lot of walking to the next bus
The street with definitely varies....wider in some, and narrower in others. It really depends on the neighbourhood. As I have mentioned, we do need to get better with our public transportation, no question.
What northern provinces is he talking about? Does he mean the 3 territories?
Yes, good catch. My bad.
Quality of life has dropped dramatically over the past 25 years 🙁
I have heard that there is no night life in Calgary. No discos, no late night bars or hustle bustle. Is that true??
Well, I'm not super tight with that scene. There certainly used to be back in my day but I do hear that the discos have disappeared. If anyone else knows, comment please. Where are you living now?
Thanks @@calgaryliferealestate I am outside the Canada right now but considering Calgary one of the cities to move to.
If you would like more information about Calgary you can contact me here: mason.lindquist@exprealty.com. I would be happy to help if you decide that Calgary is right for you.
@@calgaryliferealestate Thanks sure I will.
Does calgary have a lot of residents that are bilingual? Correct me if I'm wrong but I heard there is a lot of people in calgary hate french canadians.
Well, I'll be honest. I don't have that answer. I'm sure there may be some as there are people that hate people from all walks of life, all over Canada. I can't say that I've personally noticed it but that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.
Having moved to Calgary 30+ years ago, I found the city to be full of east coast transplants, due to the collapsed fisheries at that time. It was common to hear that distinct "Newfie" accent everywhere you went. They integrated well and were just part of the landscape. The saying I was told back then when I got here was, no one was from Calgary, and it was rare not to have a " I am from " story. 20 years later, most of the easterners have moved back to where they are from as the economies have improved and diversified. Smart people move with the economy and adapt to the times, and a large city like Calgary lives and thrives by its population. If there are jobs to be filled, we need people to fill them. The move jobs filled, the better the over all conditions of a city become. Most groups I have seen that have come to Calgary for work ( easterners, Philippine, ppl from B.C. ) if they are here to get jobs and live here, they fit in great in a fairly short period of time. Start out with any job, or a sub par job, keep working, look to upgrade to a better position, keep working, stay at a job you like and move up the ladder at that place, keep working. They become happier and more invested in the city, and become happier in their lives. It isn't about being french speaking, from another country, not being an Albertan, it is about getting a job ( we all need one of those ) becoming one with the place you are at, and increasing your own happiness. When everyone focuses on that, hate isn't really part of the equation. When ppl always said no one is born here, we are moved from someplace else....... you would say where you were from, get teased about "those ppl" such as yourself, then everyone laughs and you get down to just living, and magically none of your past matters, you are here to work on your future.
You won't hear anyone speaking French here. Labels are bilingual of course but there is no French culture here. If you want to get by speaking French try the St Boniface area in Winnipeg or Quebec. If the stop signs aren't in French the area isn't French.
That’s correct
Quebec is better for bilingual (French- English) people.
Due to the history of transfer payments and the seperarist movement. Albertans don't generally like people from Quebec.
If u have lots of money all citys will be good, without money it's tireble
I have lived here all my live and love it here wont live in any other place.
Short answer is no! If your job permits, find somewhere else
I like to consider moving there
Where are you living now?
@@calgaryliferealestate in Ontario
If a move to Calgary is something you are considering and would like to discuss what that might look like. We would be happy to help you out.
No, current policies are making it unaffordable
Well, still more affordable than Vancouver and Toronto, and certainly other major cities. Though it would also be less affordable that other cities no question.
@@calgaryliferealestate yeah and people from toronto and vancouver are selling there and buying here which is increasing the cost of living here, also because of BC foriegn home buyer tax implamented 2 years ago more foriegn investors are buying houses in calgary which is also drastically increasing the cost of housing , not to mention we are highly dependant on oil which is on a drastic decline of consumption. Not to mention we are 30 cents a litre higher at the pumps then halifax even is , which makes 0 sense as the oil is drilled here but obviously points to how bad albertens are being gauged by crooked corporations
@@CanadianBiPolarBear you mean crooked politicians and their policies
@@calgaryliferealestate well I guess it depends where you’re starting from. If coming from Vancouver with cash, great, if starting out with an average salary, not so great. Mayoral policies are squeezing citizens hard.
@@nessablake6097 I respect this comment. No question it is getting harder in general across Canada to afford to buy a home. It would be more affordable in say a place like Lethbridge. But there are many variables in choosing a place to live. While Lethbridge may be affordable you may not like what it offers.
2:40 Me, an American watching: GOOD LORD, is it really that bad up there?
My friends moved from Calgary, back to BC within an year, due to the weather conditions. They think the higher prices are worth in BC.. I have visited Calgary this summer, loved it.
Live in the country, it's way better and friendlier
Well done. Realtors offering value and education here. It's about time.
Thank you Troy! We're doing our best to provide both things you mentioned.
As a University student i honestly think Calgary is a terrible place to live. I really do not like Calgary so far. However that is only because i am used to far better convience and social culture in China and Japan. The public transport here is abysmal. The rent costs are insane for what little you get. If you own a car good luck finding a place to park downtown thats affordable, its worse than NY here, because reasons? Personally i feel Edmonton is far better than Calgary esp for living conviences. That said both are not very good (compared to) where i have lived before. This is, of course, all anecdotal and subjective.
@@elterrifico9522 kekw thanks but after my degree I'll be moving to Japan. Far better pay for my field and Japan actually cares about it's Scientific research, unlike Canada atm. Canada really needs a new prime minister.
@@pwkn86 Japan is exotic and a nice place to work for a few years. See how you like it after 5 years and how far you get in your career when you are not Japanese ;)
@@diegoperez2090 I lived and worked in China (mainland) for 15 years. Not being Chinese was no problem. Having learned Chinese and now Japanese I'm very confident I won't have an issue. Also my degree is in Astrophysics. Vastly different than the mainstream business or other common degrees. Working in academia/research it's far more valued there, even as a foreigner. But I get what your saying. There will be bumps for sure.
Are there jobs for Caribbeans?
There's always jobs but it will depend on a few things. Where are you willing to work? What is your skill set and will it translate to what you want to be doing? If you are considering a move then you would want to start searching for a job in the career you are in interested in. I've lived in three other countries and can tell you it's a process. But, if it's something you really want then it may be worth the time and effort.
@@calgaryliferealestate okay. Willing to investigate.
Hard pass, thanks for the content.
You bet!
Great research and fact checking. Thanks for condensing it for us!
Thank you. The goal is to provide value for those that don't have a handle on Calgary. Maybe those who are moving from another city.
BC has less income tax according to online calculator. Isn't it so?
Not true, Alberta has the lowest since it is the money maker province. We got oil
@@arvinlim9062 where rates can be found?
Alberta is equivalent to Texas
Calgary has the worst mayor ever, only seconded by her predecessor.
only big knock is .. the cold! haha jk
If it’s so great why are so many of them trying to move to BC?
I'm moving to BC from Calgary as there is nowhere to live in my Tinyhouse Trailer here, I couldn't ever afford a house, too many Boom and Bust cycles here. I would have lost 5 houses by now.
This is a direct quote and statistics from the Calgary Real Estate Board. Migration is constant and people move to different provinces / cities for many reasons. It's the ebb and flow of life. I've lived in four countries including Canada, all for various reasons.
Here is what they say:
Some 37,122 people moved to Alberta from other provinces in the second quarter of 2022. This was up 87.7% from a year earlier. There were significantly more people moving to Alberta from British Columbia and Ontario compared to the second quarter of 2021.
A total of 27,265 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, an increase of 12.9% from the same period in 2021. More people moved to British Columbia and Ontario relative to the previous second quarter.
The result was a net gain of 9,857 people to Alberta’s population in the second quarter. This was a reversal from a year earlier of the net loss of 4,370 people from the second quarter of 2021.
@@nicevideomancanada So you going to afford a house in Vancouver Buahahahahahahaha. Maybe a van on the island...
Because of average Canadian Vancouver seems like paradise because its warmer and greener than the prairies.
@@arnoldvezbon6131 I was a Framing Carpenter for 12 years. I'm going to build this this winter: czcams.com/video/DB2qwfBeV1g/video.html and move out to the Bush. I'm also a BCIT Certified Prospector. you figure it out from here.
Calgary
Lions stand guard
Protect the bridge's past
As waters rush beneath my path
Chinatown greets me
As the bus speeds past
Art is everywhere if you look up
As the crowd look down alas
Oh Calgary, how you tease me
With your complicated downtown
I walk against the crowd
A mixture of pity and proud
Name-dropping conversations
and telephone sounds
Smells of cologne and brisket
BarBQing where deals and meals meet
Not far announcements
Of the upcoming Stampede
Security stands guard
Darkened doors silent Marquis
No one blinks an eye
On this busy street
Where secrets are spoken
I have walked several miles
Yet ended up where I started
As the bells announced
the trains going past
And I followed business
clones all dressed in black
Tailored uniforms
of financial pasts
I sat down craving the beer
Announced on every corner
Not taken over by oil Barron's
long renown for their behavior
Where bankers meet
White summertime
snow flows as the
night emperor knows
And his jester pushes his cart
Bottles picked all over the park
To pay the devil what he owes
Keeps what it takes and both push
For it's stakes are high
As they are prey to the
Lord of another kind
Songs and the media don't mind
Glamorizing the lifestyle
So many addicts
in the pinpoint of an eye
It's a cat and sewer rat's game
While cops drive on by
Not seeing the quick handshakes
At the speed of rattlesnakes
Just as their venomous bites
Finds another one to die
Edmonton's better....
Nice, we like Edmonton.
LOL good one! 😅
Calgary was a great place, now??
You had a stolen mayoral election.
Now a woke government is destroying the place.
Lets replace all those oil co. Executives with .....
Artists
Hahahahahahaha
When the Ocean starts rising due to Climate Change many from Vancouver will be moving here too. I've lived here since 1980. This year was a lot hotter than usual, but still 10C cooler than the Okanagan
lol, man you lost. the oceans have been rising since the end of the last ice age. Florida was suppose to be underwater 70 years ago.
all the people telling you the oceans are rising, are busy building mansions on the coast.
Will Noah and his Arc be moving to Calgary as well?
@@myronachtman4304 He couldn't afford it, besides the Ocean will never rise 3,500 feet.
The downside to Vancouver is not climate change - a myth anyway. But the Cascadia fault, the 2nd most dangerous fault line in the world next to the New Madrid fault in the Mississippi. When that goes, it is all over on the west coast from Oregon to N Vancouver Island. And the geologists are only too aware of the explosive time bomb ticking below them. For that reason alone, heading inland is worth considering. Wont affect Calgary of course, but it will affect Canada as a whole
Weren't the oceans supposed to have already risen...?
It is economical, but the lifestyle is a prison. I lived there for 22 years, left in 2008 for BC interior, came cack in 2021.
My experience..... concrete jungle. Noise, sirens, police everywhere on the hunt to dish out tickets. Unwelcome, rather unfriendly, churches are indifferent, not welcoming as I went to 15 different ones including the largest 2 in the city. Trust me, There is NO escape from the rat race. No nature except 1.5 hrs west where it seems everyone does the same. Parks are small, dirty, constant din of noise, air and light pollution. Mayor is unfocused. New premiere is a rebel. Sure there is Fish Creek and Glenmore Reservoir, but you get tired of the same old same old. You can go south to Okotoks and then to Bragg Creek - count an hour EACH way for travel and then, there is nothing except a big rock, and grain fields except Bragg Creek, which is nice.
But to walk out and chill out, wind down in less than 15 minutes, won't happen. You are caught up in the world of concrete and noise. OK, the sunshine is great, -30 didn't bother me, but you are in a trap and the worst thing of all, you don't even know it. Rec centers are packed plus 30 minutes of travel. Big Hill Springs Park near Cochrane is a total joke and Nose Hill park is a barren wasteland hill. I know, I lived there for 22 years and thought the world of the city back in Olympic days. I moved back for 9 months in October 2021 and the total losses in theft, break-ins, rip offs, police fines with hidden cameras and hard to read playground zones where the cops lie in waiting (I am a very good driver with an almost perfect record in BC of 14 years), was just shy of $5,000. Never in my life have I had so much in losses.
My friend had her Honda CRV cat converter stolen in broad daylight a month ago in Ramsey area - she is senior. $1,000 tab uninsured. Parking is paranoid IF you can find a place to park. There are so many parking signs, don't do this and that you never know where you stand it seems. Once you comb the things of 'beauty', it is all over. Nothing new to explore it seems.
Went to the Lilac Festival, maybe 100,000 people. I was looking for happy people with smiles and cheer. I made and effort to find them. After 4 hours, I left and outside of dog owners whom I reached to to pet their animals and smiled at them who were delighted to see I appreciated their dogs, I can't recall seeing anyone who had any expression of joy and joie d'livre. I thought this IS madness. This isn't living. I constantly am on the lookout for happy people anywhere. It is pretty thin to be absolutely honest and I am a happy extrovert.
There are good people of course, but for quality of living, and I was looking for it, it is not there. The houses are crammed together, short driveways, few garages, 5-8 feet between houses, no / poor quality landscaping, no character, no one knows their neighbours.
You call THIS quality of life? Is money the reason for existence? I moved back to Kelowna in July 2022, BC and worth the extra cost because of the better quality of life style, nature, surroundings, warmth and friendliness there. I walk out my back door and am in nature in 1 minute. Or in 15 be in any remote place, canyons, creeks, mountains, lakes, bike paths. Or in 30-90 minutes, be in some of the most beautiful lakes anywhere, north to Salmon Arm, South to Penticton, east to the Kootenays where it is drop dead gorgeous anywhere in the country.
I now sing in an excellent gospel sacred choir, play in a concert band in Penticton and everyone I meet has a smile, warmth and happiness around them. It is a joy to be with good people here. Access to anything is within 10-15 minutes. And each day, I cross the floating bridge (only 6 in the world) and the view, the sparkling water, waves, mountains is a feast for the soul and we revive our spirits based on that alone. What a way to start or end the day. Driving through the burbs is sheer pleasure, hills, tall trees, gorgeous landscaping, vineyards at every turn in the surrounding areas, clean pure air, sunshine, a pretty good short winter, winding roads, terrain and the warmth of people everywhere. THIS IS QUALITY OF LIFE.
You could not pay me to move to Calgary again. That's my experience and thousands of others who live here in the interior. When I tell them of my experience, they all laugh and smile because they have been there and done that and they would not move to Calgary at any cost. It's not perfect, but the quality of living is way ahead of Calgary in my view. If money is your objective, go for it. But money is not quality of living. Toys and housing do not make quality of life - a myth.
What Calgary did for me was to make me appreciate the BC interior so much more despite the extra costs which is a shame. Sure there are downsides and other things, but put everything in balance, and IF you can make it work out, this is a good place. Its a big IF, but in the end, it is worth the effort.
This video is intended for a captive audience who wants to be spoon fed only the pros, refuse to listen to the other side of the story and get sold on a well done video and not the real world that I have lived in, both distant for 22 years and recent past. FWIIW.
Huh, we've never found the lifestyle to be a prison. We have a ton of green spaces within the city and the 2nd largest urban park in Canada (Fish Creek Provincial Park). Nature is never that far away. 1.5 hours away by car will get your to Lake Louise, 45 minutes your in Canmore, and certainly within 30 minutes or faster your are in Bragg Creek...depending on what part of the city you live in. Not place is perfect as you've said. We like BC also...one of our favourite places is the West Kootenays.
BC is far more friendlier than anywhere in Alberta. But the lower taxes and cost of living are primarily the reason people leave BC for AB.
This is the perspective of many who grew up here.
@@MsK-xm7vw By default, a realty company is there to sell real estate and they have to provide a positive spin. That is what they do. Fair enough. For those moving to Calgary, it is fine. For those wanting to know the real facts before the move, read the commentary below and then decide.
Yep, born and raised in Calgary too and left as an adult. Calgary is fun and cool to visit, but I find living in Edmonton far better from quality of life perspective. Better culture, more progressive politically compared to the rest of Alberta, better access and connections to nature and more to do in the city, despite how it looks in some places.
Don’t get me wrong, Edmonton may be a fantastic place to live, but it sucks to visit. The opposite of how I see Calgary, great to visit, sucks to live. I lived in both.
No!! I don’t think you should live in Calgary!! So no way!!
No
Ah no
you forgot the active racism and the fact that conservatives are in power for the cons list
You can go lie all you want the only racists in that city are the rainbow pedo cultists and the church burning colored haired anti freedom clowns
I lived there for 10 years and never saw racism. Saw every effort in my workplace to the opposite.
Lolllll racism. It's a super multicultural city, with most foreigners being conservative. As in, hard working, saving money, living a quiet family life. Ho ahead and live somewhere else where you can stay small and petty. Greetings, an immigrant.
Oh look another ignorant "progresive" throwing basales accusations. How original.
active racism lol, according to "psycho black"
My answer is ..... HELL NO
@@elterrifico9522 what is the title of the video
Nope. Not ever, highly Over Rated like Vancouver ( maybe next Vancouver) downtown is dead after 5:00 pm. Homeless in downtown- Flames Sucks & will meet shallow people. 🤠 It feels Cold, far, and lacking. I'm talking about the people...
Mind blowing propaganda
Fairly biased and one sided. The comments speak the truth. Trying to do a sales job it seems. Yes, there are good points for sure, but if you want quality of life, you will be disappointed.
@@qwiklok What quality of life are you missing?
What they are doing is force a mass migration of liberal and NDP minded people to overpower the conservative vote. Calgary is so bad because of the liberal mayors that keep getting elected by their wilful idiots
@@elterrifico9522 promotion of what ? A failed country
@@qwiklok 100% agreed