Sailing Hiking Out
Best place to live in Canada if you want…. ?
Where would you say are the top Canadian cities to live in if you want:
a wealth of outdoor activities (e.g., hiking, sailing)
not too far from urban life (no further than 1 or 2 hour drive)
doesn’t get too cold in the winters (it is Canada so I don’t expect a miracle!)
lots of young people (in their 20′s or 30′s)
I currently live in Toronto and I feel like I need a change. I grew up here and just need a major life change. I dont know too much about many Canadian cities so I’m mainly looking at BC right now and trying to figure out the best cities there to live. Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated!
Can anyone recommend any cities in BC? Relatively close to Vancouver and close to the ocean would be best. Thanks!
Victoria is nice but I am not sure there are a lot of people in their 20′s and 30′s there. Vancouver is nice but outrageously expensive but if you are going there from Toronto, you might not notice it a much as you would if you were from somewhere else. You would be handy to skiing and hiking and of course you would be right on the Pacific for water sports.
Banff/Canmore are about 80 miles from Calgary where there are a lot of people in that age group. Hard to beat the area for hiking, boating, skiing, snowboarding etc. The place was quite well established as a spot for winter sports in 1988 when they build all sorts of places like the speed skating rink in Calgary etc. It does get cold in the winter but is also on the path of the Chinook Winds which are warm and even when it is cold, we easterners do not notice is as much because it is also very dry.
You would certainly experience a change if you went east to Montreal. But I wouldn’t do that unless you have some French – you could get by very nicely without it in your personal life but you would need it to work. But if you have it, it’s a couple of hours drive to the ski resorts in the Laurentians and the restaurants and night life in Montreal are fabulous.
I have lived in 5 of the 10 provinces and really – this is one fabulous country and no matter where you go, it would be an adventure. The Maritimes are very nice but the winters on the Atlantic coast can be pretty chilling so you might want to save seeing those for the summer time.
Where ever you end up, enjoy!
Laser 1 – Hiking out and Tacking in Greece
Themocracy