St. Albert made the top 5 in Canada. I would say with better amenities, lower taxes that Edmonton could be right there beside it. - here
In the world Canada is number 2 - here
Why are Canadians ashamed of being oil rich? - here
Showing posts with label quality of life Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quality of life Canada. Show all posts
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Edmonton tops in Canada again...
Edmonton came in number 1 in top 10 places to live in Canada. Take a look
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Edmonton Alberta - Third best city in the world
Edmonton, Alberta was ranked the third best place in the WORLD to live by Numbeo
What is Numbeo?
"Numbeo is the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide, especially living conditions: cost of living, housing indicators, health care systems, traffic, crime and pollution."
This story came to my attention not because it was on the front page of every Edmonton newspaper but because it wasn't. Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel was not impressed. Huffington post's article brought many amusing comments that typically broke out into a fight.
It's crowd sourced information so many have called the ranking unreliable. I live here and I've lived across Canada and in other countries. In my opinion based on my experiences Edmonton is not bad at all in fact it's pretty darn great.
Sure winter is long but if you embrace and get the gear you will have a great time. It's sunny all year round, great affordable housing and so much to do.
I mean you could always live in Vancouver and get an entry level home like this or in Montreal and not have a job - just saying.
What is Numbeo?
"Numbeo is the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide, especially living conditions: cost of living, housing indicators, health care systems, traffic, crime and pollution."
This story came to my attention not because it was on the front page of every Edmonton newspaper but because it wasn't. Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel was not impressed. Huffington post's article brought many amusing comments that typically broke out into a fight.
It's crowd sourced information so many have called the ranking unreliable. I live here and I've lived across Canada and in other countries. In my opinion based on my experiences Edmonton is not bad at all in fact it's pretty darn great.
Sure winter is long but if you embrace and get the gear you will have a great time. It's sunny all year round, great affordable housing and so much to do.
I mean you could always live in Vancouver and get an entry level home like this or in Montreal and not have a job - just saying.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Recruiting from the world
This week I've seen two separate articles about people from around the world coming to Alberta to find work. The first was about American vets applying in the thousands to get out here for high paying jobs.
“As far as I know, Alberta is facing a serious labour shortage and is in desperate need of skilled workers. People coming out of the military do have skills or are prepared to learn them, which is why their unemployment rate is two points below (the United States’) national average.....It’s not just oil and pipeline work up there. There’s all this construction and road work going on,....It’s incredible. Canada has a great economic engine right now.....As far as I’m concerned, it’s a win-win for everybody,” Ted Daywalt, president of the Atlanta-based companyVetJobs
The second was about recruiting from Ireland;
“We’re changing people’s lives by giving them an opportunity,”...A new job could mean the start of a new life. Canada needs skilled workers, and skilled Irish workers need jobs. It all comes full circle.” Linda West Actyl Group
I've had a few tenants from the UK. They emphasized the difference in quality of life and the opportunities we have in Alberta and probably Canada on the whole. Todd and I have been doing real estate comparisons and the cost of living is very different. Of course there is a lot to consider and straight comparisons are not entirely accurate.
Actually, on our recent trip to the UK and France we were asked a lot of questions about life in Canada and people had great interest in living here. In France one airport official literally chased us down the tarmac so he could write "Edmonton" down so as to not forget the city name. We should seriously be Ambassadors for Alberta!
“As far as I know, Alberta is facing a serious labour shortage and is in desperate need of skilled workers. People coming out of the military do have skills or are prepared to learn them, which is why their unemployment rate is two points below (the United States’) national average.....It’s not just oil and pipeline work up there. There’s all this construction and road work going on,....It’s incredible. Canada has a great economic engine right now.....As far as I’m concerned, it’s a win-win for everybody,” Ted Daywalt, president of the Atlanta-based companyVetJobs
The second was about recruiting from Ireland;
“We’re changing people’s lives by giving them an opportunity,”...A new job could mean the start of a new life. Canada needs skilled workers, and skilled Irish workers need jobs. It all comes full circle.” Linda West Actyl Group
I've had a few tenants from the UK. They emphasized the difference in quality of life and the opportunities we have in Alberta and probably Canada on the whole. Todd and I have been doing real estate comparisons and the cost of living is very different. Of course there is a lot to consider and straight comparisons are not entirely accurate.
Actually, on our recent trip to the UK and France we were asked a lot of questions about life in Canada and people had great interest in living here. In France one airport official literally chased us down the tarmac so he could write "Edmonton" down so as to not forget the city name. We should seriously be Ambassadors for Alberta!
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