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Edmonton is an awesome place to live, and even after a decade in Toronto I would move there in a heartbeat if there were opportunities for my spouse. The histo
by rfrey 9y ago
Edmonton is an awesome place to live, and even after a decade in Toronto I would move there in a heartbeat if there were opportunities for my spouse.
The history of Alberta actually shows Edmonton and Calgary trading places several times as the premier city in the province. It's only in the last 20 years that Calgary has really pulled ahead.
Edmonton has also traditionally been much more politically liberal than Calgary, which might appeal to some people - during 40 years of Conservative power (under various party names) Edmonton was often swept by NDP candidates, usually the only opposition members in the province.
Edmonton also has an excellent Drama scene - one of the first Fringe festivals outside of Edinburgh (and still one of the biggest), a great folk music festival, a vibrant multicultural scene without excessive ghettoization, and a 1-2 km wide river valley park that bisects the city with walking and biking trails.
- cjf101 9y agoI live in Calgary. This thread is spot on. I used to visit Edmonton often, and for the warm half of the year, it's just a more livable city than Calgary. Edmonton has actually walkable communities, a sense of genuine hospitality and a constant barrage of festivals. The Folk Music festival is a world class music festival (for the best experience, get on a volunteer crew, they treat you super well). There's plenty of other good music festivals though, like interstellar rodeo (not at all a Country Music festival), and Up+Downdown. Fringe is fantastic. Fort Edmonton is a fun outing if you dig history. If you do locate up here though, get a group together and learn a couple of winter sports. Once I started snowboarding and snowshoeing, I really started to look forward to winter.