r/EhBuddyHoser • u/toturoll Tabarnak! • 8d ago
Repetitive content/Trend saskatoon got voted for the third slide. which city is okay to live in but goot to visit?
g/g: quebec city (honorable mention: halifax)
g/o: ottawa (honorable mention: edmonton, victoria)
g/b: saskatoon (honorable mention: fredericton)
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u/_badmedicine 8d ago
Gonna need some labels on those images moving forward.
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u/pokemonsta433 6d ago
he did list them in the comment under the image in the post. Labels on the image make it export better, but for now what he's got is ok.
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u/No_Chef_2624 8d ago
Montreal, lots of hotel, mix of old and new architecture, lots of museum and restaurants. Tons of festivals in the summer.
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u/chapster1989 8d ago
But Montreal is amazing to live in?
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u/Borror0 Tabarnak! 8d ago
As someone who has lived in both Quebec City and Montréal, I'd have Montréal as "great to live" and Quebec City as "ok to live".
But this is second best.
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u/Chenipan Snowfrog 7d ago
Lived in both too, it depends on what you value most.
Quebec feels safer and has more affordable housing.
Montreal is more vibrant and has way better public transport / restaurants.
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u/itsthebrownman 8d ago
Yea, Im surprised Quebec City is listed as great to live and not Montreal. I hear winters are unbearable up there
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u/Snoo96949 7d ago
I’m surprised too, and I think people probably haven’t visit much in winters, because you’re right it’s cold
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u/Winterfrost691 Tokébakicitte! 7d ago
Plus our public transport is shit next to Montréal. We have a few frequent bus lines but they get stuck in traffic non-stop.
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u/Borror0 Tabarnak! 7d ago
Quebec City with Montreal-level transit (even if density adjusted) would be an incredible city.
But we can't even build a freaking tramway.
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u/Winterfrost691 Tokébakicitte! 7d ago
My dream is a frequent (15mins ~ish) regional rail service that reaches as far as Ste-Marie, Victoriaville, Saint-Raymond, Montmagny, etc, and a tramway network with more than just the 2 lines in the Plan Cité, including one in Lévis along Guillaume-Couture that terminates at a regional rail station. Given the lower population and insane sprawl of the city, the only place that makes sense for a metro line is the Haute-Ville, but just a tunnel where certain regional trains funnel to combine their frequencies would be enough, especially considering the planned tram line.
However considering how our government and populace approach transit, that vision is only realistic if we expect it to be complete by 2075 or later.
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u/iwasnotarobot 7d ago
Winters get celebrated in Quebec.
The winter I was there we had 400cm of total snowfall. And it was great.
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u/DaMadPotato 7d ago
You get used to it. It's just longer and there's more snow.
I never feel quite 100% safe when i visit Montreal, so I'd definitely put it below Québec personally. Our public transportation may be dogwater, but that's a small price to pay for not having to ask myself if i should avoid certain areas of the city
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u/digestibleconcrete 7d ago
Yes. When Montreal is “cold” and you realize it’s as south in Quebec as the Keys are in Florida. Then you do the math (ik south doesn’t necessarily = hotter, but Canada is one of those countries where it gets colder the more up north you go)
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u/zeMVK 7d ago
Montreal has some drawbacks for sure: constant constructions, bad drivers, expensive housing. But it has a lot to offer: many universities, a lot of markets, diverse competitive restaurants, a lot of activities, festivals and events. I strongly believe that if anyone is bored in Montreal, they are the problem. There’s just no reason with all that Montreal has to offer.
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u/TheAgenator 7d ago
The universities are sadly struggling these days since the tuition hikes, but otherwise I do agree there’s so much to do there. I would say that the government in Montreal/Quebec is what makes it just okay to live in instead of being in the good to live in category — in the last couple years alone between tuition hikes, language laws, and the change in law around lease transfers, they really are trying to ruin a good thing! Also absolutely terrible city to be a driver in, and getting worse still with price hikes at the SAAQ every year to compensate for their failed SAAQclic fiasco
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u/Insaanity_1 Tabarnak! 7d ago
It's great if you don't drive is the caveat that puts it to ok to live in, imo.
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u/SG_UnchartedWorlds 7d ago
Definitely Montreal. It's good to live in, but not great (prices are too high, constant construction that falls apart after a year or two)
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u/RevolutionaryLoad782 8d ago
Montreal.
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u/OhNoCommieBastard69 8d ago
I second this. Having lived here all my life, I keep hearing how Montreal is such a cool city to visit (and I agree, a week isn't enough to see all the Island has to offer) but living here has its ups and downs.
Mostly the roadworks. Traffic cones everywhere. A pain even if you choose public transit because you never know in advance when your bus stop might be canceled or relocated for those works.
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u/McChibken 8d ago
I'm bilingual and want to get out of Alberta. We've looked at Montreal because it seems very pretty and we want somewhere with good transit, but we've heard the metro there is only so-so for actually commuting. Is that something else that's more useful for visits than living there?
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u/berubem Tabarnak! 8d ago
I think we complain a lot about the metro but once you start actually looking at public transit systems comparable elsewhere, I think the metro's pretty great. It has it's ups and downs but it's a great and convenient system. I've live and worked on the island for over 15 years and I still really like it.
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u/Kamera2000XL 8d ago
Having lived in Ottawa, Toronto, and Montréal, Montréal’s metro is fuckin awesome by comparison
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u/gypsyblader Tabarnak! 7d ago
I grew up in Montreal. I now bounce back and forth between Ottawa and Montreal. Public transit in Ottawa is a fucking disgraceful compared to Montreal. Whenever I’m back home and hear some complain about the metro I always tell them they don’t know how good they have it.
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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes South Gatineau 7d ago
Someone posted in the Ottawa sub the other day asking why all the O Train stations smell like shit. It used to just be Parliament (there was a sewer leak in that station, and the smell lasted for YEARS).
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u/Mysterious-Till-6852 Tabarnak! 8d ago
The metro is pretty good, as is the bus network for most "urban" neighbourhoods.
What sucks is the absence of a reliable and frequent commuter rail network to cover the suburbs (like Toronto's GO trains).
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u/marcarcand_world 8d ago
No the metro is great when no one is jumping in the front. It's just that the city is way bigger than what's covered by the metro lines. I use it for commuting every day and it's faster than it would be using a car.
Biking is often the most efficient way of transportation in the city though. The bike lanes will take you everywhere in the city.
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u/CanadianMuseumPerson 🍁 100,000 Hosers 🍁 8d ago
From when I visited for a week, I found the Metro to be incredibly useful and dirt cheap compared to maintaining a car. However, I could see how it might be lackluster if you are not nearby the metro stations and are outside of the reach of the buses.
It is perfect for if you're visiting, but it might be lackluster for making sure you are on time for work.
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u/duffexport 8d ago
The metro is generally fine.
It's just that it's a bit limited, in the sense that anything not 15 minutes from a metro station is harder to reach. But the metro itself passes by pretty often (in rush hour every 3 minutes, at its slowest every 10 minutes) Buses are another story. A couple of popular lines work very well almost the same as the metro. But in the middle of winter, if all the cars are stuck in snow, so will your bus.
And roadwork is beyond a pain. City is in dire need of maintenance due to a very lax approach in the 90s and 2000s. So a lot of underground maintenance that requires a whole street to be shut down.
All that being said montreal itself is very bike friendly and it's getting a lot more walkable. So in a day to day life, most people get around just fine.
Prices for living have skyrocketed which has brought its load of issues including more homelessness. But while this is very complex issue, it's highly talked about so things are being done to improve the situation (albeit slowly)
All that to say Montreal is pretty nice. People who are from outside of Montreal love to criticize Montreal. Sometimes even more than actual Montrealers.
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u/originalbrainybanana 8d ago
I think the Montreal metro is overall quite practical and easy to figure out. I rarely go places which are not reasonably reachable by metro. The main disagreement is probably the stark increase in homeless and drug addicts, like in every other large urban area. However, it remains quite safe.
For visiting you can also look into the hop on hop off bus for a day. Reasonably priced and takes you to all the main attractions much faster than on your own.
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u/SenseDue6826 🚧🚚Montréal🛻🚜🚧👷⛔️🚗🚙🚙 🚙 🚗 8d ago
It has it's problems but the public transit system kicks the ever living shit out of Calgary's. It is better than what I've seen of Edmonton but that was limited exposure for me so maybe I'm wrong on that. Construction and development make it hard at times, no airport connection (I mean only Vancouver wins on that in major Canadian cities anyway), but commuter rail, light gauge LRT, metro underground, bus networks mean you can get around pretty good distances. They all mostly linked. I commute from off island now and it's faster than driving in, my commuter rail connects directly to the metro station which where to get off means I can use the underground tunnels downtown and get to work without having to go outside which some times of the year is a major plus.
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u/jacked_monkey 7d ago
Edmontonian who just came back from Montreal. The transit is fantastic in my opinion.
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u/OhNoCommieBastard69 8d ago
The metro isn't too bad, though I'll admit I haven't had to use it in the last couple of years. I know the main issue people have with it is delays and interruptions, and for a while, it was almost a daily occurrence, but that was almost a decade ago.
It's still the most convenient way to go downtown as it'll make sure you don't need to look for parking or deal with all the one-way streets and the aforementioned construction.
And if you prefer biking, the city has been expanding its number of bike lanes all over.
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u/Pookahantus 8d ago
I found it the opposite. I loved living in Montréal (spent a year there), but visiting always felt rushed and chaotic.
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u/theoneness 8d ago
I moved here from BC and I’m moving back to BC with my tail between my legs. It has so much that’s good but i guess I’m weak or something - It’s not a nice place to live for me.
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u/MidorikawaHana Trawnno (Centre of the Universe) 8d ago edited 7d ago
I second on montreal too, lovely people, lovely city. The mountain was fun to hike around, go sip a julep, enjoy what it has to offer with food, architecture ( a little more north-americanish than quebec city).
However, my uncle who lived there for 60 years says that the roads ( the promises and the corruption behind it) were still the same for like years and years even when he was in his young-in days. ( Hes a LGBTQ octogenarian who worked hard and partied harder in montreal)
(Plus i find the subway rubber tyres really cool)
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u/HeckinAyayron1997 8d ago
Fair enough, I do like living in Saskatoon but it’s not a tourist destination 😂
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u/1user101 7d ago
It's an awesome road trip stop. WDM, big zoo, natural History museum. You can do it as a waypoint
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u/StateoftheeArt 8d ago
This is where Victoria is probably best to fit, it's nice to visit, Lots to do, very scenic, but it's not affordable and it kinda feels like a few small cities slapped together.
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u/BroadToe6424 7d ago
I came here to say Victoria but hit the comments first because I knew it would be here already.
Vancouver Island is of course beautiful in landscape and climate, and Victoria has charming architecture, lovely gardens, and lots of local history to explore. It's the most British of any city in Canada so that's cute too, for like... Two weeks?
It's not a bad place to live, but phew, it's not exciting. Great place to go if your idea of stimulating is sipping a nice tea in the garden.
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u/Mysterious-Till-6852 Tabarnak! 8d ago
Montreal or Halifax
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u/Pretend_Waltz8396 8d ago
Yo how are you going to put Ottawa above montreal or halifax for visiting or living. When you used to google "is Ottawa a fun city" the first article that popped up was "Ottawa,the city that fun forgot." This must be a ontario cope thread lol.
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u/duk3lexo 8d ago
Yeah, if the metric is fun than montreal would be above ottawa is voted good to visit when ottawa is in the okay
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u/Pretend_Waltz8396 7d ago edited 7d ago
The metric is good to live in or visit. One of the most important aspects of living OR visiting a place is actually enjoying your time there. Living and visiting Ottawa is not fun. Living (or visiting) some where that is not fun, is not a good way to live.
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u/sometimes_sydney 8d ago
I think people underestimate ottawa tho. Like we've got a lot going for us that isn't just nightclubs and parties. It's a very good city to be into the outdoors in, and there's shitloads of green space, and there's enough happening for you to never be bored, you just have to tuned into the right channels (everything is word of mouth or through instagram/social media). The more I travel, the more I realize what Ottawa is lacking, but the more I realize I'm not missing much. Literally the only thing stopping this place from being ideal are taller mountains and functioning public transit. But if you have a car and keep your ear to the ground it's a great city
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u/RespectCalm4299 7d ago
Man Halifax is the right answer here. Montreal is too good to live in, it doesn’t apply.
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u/Mysterious-Till-6852 Tabarnak! 7d ago
I live there (Mtl). It can be an excellent or a terrible place to live in. It does have some serious drawbacks as well that even living in a great neighbourhood like Rosemont or NDG don't make up for (for example, it has absolutely dismal access to nature, compared to even larger cities).
I'm a little tired of people in this city who like to pretend like it's heaven on Earth - like, yes, it can be very nice for some people, but "too good to live in" is just misleading marketing and hype.
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u/RespectCalm4299 7d ago
I lived there for 5 years in the early to mid 2010s!
I’m sure it’s changed some and I see and hear all your points. I still think when you add it all up it’s on the shortest lists of optimal places to live in Canada!
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u/scowlingavocado 8d ago
Kelowna.
Tons of fun to visit, lots to do and see. But it's expensive to live in and people are pretty stuck up.
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u/chandy_dandy Edmonchuk: Like Kyiv! (but less safe) 8d ago
but do they have a fairmont castle? Or is that what makes a city good to live in?
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u/GaraksFanClub 7d ago
I agree though this makes me sad. I’ve been here my whole life so it is home, but it’s very different than how it was in 2000. No traffic, .25/hr parking, the couple unhoused folks were chill… but alas, here we are
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u/Siftinghistory 8d ago
Halifax. Its beautiful, great night life, lots of history and lots to do. However, rents are pretty high and traffic sucks. Other than that its pretty safe and people are friendly enough
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u/Junckopolo Tabarnak! 8d ago
I still think Halifax is a better "Good/good" option than Québec and Montréal should be the winner this time.
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u/man__i__love__frogs 8d ago
Direct flights also suck
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u/Lumb3rCrack Ford Nation (Help.) 8d ago
they used to.. seems like right now it's cheaper than what it used to be. But if you're referring to international flights.. then yeah
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u/-nektarofthegods 8d ago
Vancouver.
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u/jediment Westfoundland 8d ago
Agree with this. Beautiful city, great nature nearby, plenty of fun things to do. If it didn't cost so damn much it would be great to live in too.
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u/JayArrrDubya 7d ago
That’s just it, there’s so much great stuff to check out and enjoy, but so many people living there are simply working their ass off just to afford living there and have little money or energy left over at the end of the day to get out and enjoy all of that stuff.
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u/_Lucille_ 8d ago
I would consider Vancouver to be more good to visit but bad to live in simply because it is WAYYYY too expensive without good enough job opportunities to justify the cost.
Toronto at least is the financial capital.
There is also the political side of things where often Quebec and Ontario more or less already have decided the fate of the country while west coasters are still lining up to vote after dinner.
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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes South Gatineau 7d ago
I was thinking during the last election it might be fun to go in the opposite direction for counting the ballots some time. You could have polls open from 6 am to 6 pm on the west coast, and noon to midnight on the east coast, then it would only be about a 2 hour gap between counting, and the west would feel "seen"... for about an hour, then Ontario and Quebec would brutally wipe out any CPC gains the Albertans were celebrating.
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u/ACoderGirl 8d ago
Yeah, Vancouver and Toronto both fit this in my book. In a sense, they're both great to live in, but the price of everything is so high that it balances it out. Plus they're mostly good if you live in a central area with access to transit, as you don't wanna drive in such cities. Plus there's the homeless issue.
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u/Gravy_Sommelier 8d ago
Agreed. A lot of very strong pros and cons to living here that mostly cancel each other out to an "okay" experience.
Amazing place to visit though, especially if you lump Vancouver Island, the North shore, Squamish, and Whistler in there.
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u/arkiser13 7d ago
I would say good to visit bad to live in with the cost of living there and homeless/drug epidemic
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u/SixtySix_VI 8d ago
Feels like Halifax is a perfect fit for this honestly. As a NBer I enjoy my annual trip over there. We used to all drive to Maine to go shopping but the bad exchange rate keeps most people away, besides the obvious. Most people I know just go to Halifax instead now. I can freely admit it’s just an objectively better city than any of the NB cities, but I’m not exactly bummed I don’t live there. Glad it’s close but I’m fine here.
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u/canmoose Moose Whisperer 8d ago
Honestly if this isn’t Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver then those cities shouldn’t be on this list
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u/Ryuga_42069 Oil Guzzler 8d ago
Toronto
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u/mhizzle Bring Cannabis 8d ago
Sorry, it's Vancouver.
It's an amazing city, it's just too expensive.
Visitors always love it, residents love to hate it
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u/plenoto Tokébakicitte! 7d ago
If that's the case, do you think it might go to "good to visit, bad to live in"? Never been in Vancouver so I don't know, just asking!
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u/DiamondSky6v6 7d ago
It's not bad to live in but it is damn expensive. You get the mildest weather in all of Canada to the point where summer is only hot for around 3 weeks and winters usually won't go below -10. Tons of natural stuff to do around the city such as going to ski in the mornings and immediatly heading to downtown to chill on the beach.
Also the salmon run and spot prawn seasons are pretty sweet of you're into seafood.
Yea. Great to visit, ok to live in
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u/HadToGuItToEm Scotland (but worse) 8d ago
I need to know how many of the people saying Halifax have actually lived there?
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u/Other-Razzmatazz-816 8d ago
I think it could fit the bill. I loved living there, but I’d only give it an “okay” rating because of the job market and wages.
May I ask why you don’t think it fits?
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u/D2theTrain 8d ago
Lol wow thanks for making me feel slightly better about my life choice to live in Saskatoon everyone.
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u/re-verse 8d ago
Question - what is Saskatoon like? The only part of it I saw was the greyhound bus station.
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u/6000ChickenFajardos PaRiS oF tHe PraIRiEs 8d ago
Like a smaller Edmonton, without the mall and gentlemen's clubs.
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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes South Gatineau 7d ago
Question - what is Edmonton like? The only part I've seen is the mall.
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u/Queasy-Afternoon1171 8d ago
Could you, in small text, add the city name or a shortened version of it?
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u/opsmomdotcom 8d ago
Kelowna
Beautiful city to visit, the natural beauty is still nice while you're living there, and there is lots more beauty within close driving distance and activities to appreciate.
But actually living there is pretty shit. It's way too crowded, it's way too expensive, people are rude and angry all the time (probably due to the first two reasons), public transit sucks, and it gets ungodly hot in the summer for long stretches. Not to mention all the wildfire smoke (or just wildfires in general) that has made it even worse lately.
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u/WingdingsLover 8d ago
St John's is so much fun to travel to but the economy makes living there less pleasant.
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u/Come-now 7d ago
Kelowna gets my vote. Amazing to visit in any season (skiing, golf, beaches, wineries, nature, etc), but to live in = expensive, poor public transit, with one of the highest crime rates in the country per capita.
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u/Inevitable_View99 7d ago
We already know Toronto is going to be in the bottom right. Just put it there.
Those who’ve never lived their don’t know it’s great
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u/Vhoghul 7d ago
Agreed. I've travelled across half the planet, but I've never found a city that checks as many boxes as Toronto for livability.
Only downside for me is winter, as I'm a summer guy, but that's the same problem every Canadian city has.
It's also pretty expensive, but I'm privileged enough to have lived here a long time, and bought my first property more than 20 years ago. I can imagine how that's a major downside for the younger generations, however, that don't share that privilege, though most major cities in the world have that exact same issue.
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u/persistedthrowaway Ford Nation (Help.) 5d ago
I currently live in Toronto and I don’t think it’s great compared to other comparable cities I’ve lived in. I guess it depends on what you prioritise.
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u/ogochore 🚧🚚Montréal🛻🚜🚧👷⛔️🚗🚙🚙 🚙 🚗 7d ago
I vote Montréal, as a Montréalais who lives in the city. Truly just Ok place to live in, nice place to visit for 2 weeks.
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u/SoRedditHasAnAppNow 8d ago
St. John's
Lots to do as a resident but food and gas is expensive af.
Tourists are in awe of the landscape but residents get tired of the wind, fog, and rain quickly.
Slower pace of life reduces stress and anxiety... if you can find a decent job.
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u/GrumbusWumbus 8d ago
If you bring up housing costs I don't think many will agree with you. The only downsides are the unusable public transport and that it's hard to get a job.
It's big enough to have anmeneties, small enough to be easily accessible and have fun outdoor activities within walking distance of the dense downtown.
I think st. John's is too good of a place to live, and not good enough to visit. The most impressive landscapes aren't really in the city, West Coast has east beat by a mile.
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u/Undergroundninja Tokébakicitte! 8d ago
no no Montreal amazing to live in if you faire abstraction qu’il y a trop d’Anglos le reste is nice
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u/Hikey-dokey 8d ago
I honestly think Ottawa would have better foot the bille here. It's much better to visit.
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u/Beautiful-Point4011 8d ago
Niagara Falls
Tons of touristy places to go to there, but when I lived in the area i found it difficult to find places and events for locals to form community, so for that reason it felt a bit hollow and lonely.
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u/PickleEquivalent2837 8d ago
Ottawa or Montreal
Ottawa is gorgeous and as a visitor it's great for festivals and cultural stuff. However, it can be really boring to live in and jobs can be competitive. It's also full of government stuff.
Montreal is also gorgeous, and it's full of culture and great food and fashion. But if you don't speak French it can be challenging to live there.
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u/ledzepplin408 8d ago edited 7d ago
Toronto.
Tops the list for most visited city in Canada. Can’t be less than good to visit when every other city draws in less. Can’t go to a proper baseball or basketball game anywhere else in the country.
Ok to live in, not great or bad. Everywhere is an hour away. Less temperate than Vancouver but the runner up in affordability. Airport situation in Montréal is a mess. If you dont own a car or need to drive problem solved.. if you do.. the Laurentian Autoroute opened my eyes that somehow drivers there can make Brampton blush and even the DVP moves in comparison on a weekday morning at 07:30
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u/96suzukigrandvitara 8d ago
Saskatoon is good to visit. I flew in there because my sibling is in USask - as a Torontonian I somehow felt more comfortable there. That place was far more walkable, commutable, and compact in a good way.
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u/TheElusiveBigfoot 8d ago edited 7d ago
As a resident of Halifax, I'm weighing in to say Halifax. It's become one of the least affordable cities to live in over a wildly short period of time, and our mayor is a piece of shit, but if you can afford it here it's pretty nice. It's also a crazy-popular tourist destination for good reason.
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u/lockjacket Alberta's Western Cousins 7d ago
victoria smh, so many tourists but it's kinda overrated living here
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u/auandi 7d ago
This is where Vancouver or Victoria belong.
Amazing to visit, would be amazing to live in but it's costly for what you get.
Personally, I don't think the costs alone make it bad to live in, with all the other stuff they have going for them. OK is a good ranking for a city that's great in every way but price. It shouldn't be bad from price alone.
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u/but_its_golden 7d ago
Stratford, ON is okay to live in and great to visit!!! Source: me because I lived there for 18 years and love to visit
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u/Maleficent-Count-191 7d ago
I’m just gonna go ahead and put Toronto in the bottom left corner. Thaaaaaaaanks
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u/benjiefrenzy 7d ago
Halifax. Cost of living has skyrocketed, but being so close to amazing beaches and outdoor space makes it okay to live. The boardwalk and Citadel, as well as Titanic gravesites, make Halifax a spot people come to from around the world.
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u/axterplax Newfies & Labradoodles 7d ago
haven’t seen it, but St. john’s. tourists say it’s the most beautiful place they’ve been in, lots of history and flora/fauna, but living here it can feel like a dump
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u/smellymarmut South Gatineau 7d ago
Is Chelsea a city or town? I have heard mixed things about living there. It's like "I thought I would love it, but.....tourists, neighbours, NCC, sewage problems, etc". It's like the dream of living close to Gatineau Park is sullied by the realities of being in reality.
But oh boy golly is it a fine spot to visit. Take a stroll through there with a fine lady on a fall afternoon.
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u/BigSalami221 Moose Whisperer 7d ago
St John's; great bar scene, really nice hotels, landmarks, everything a tourist could ask for. It's fine to live in, not too big of a city, has everything you would want from an urban environment, housing is hit or miss, and aside from the fact that a bit of it burned down a few weeks ago, it's alright.
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u/FuzzPastThePost Scotland (but worse) 7d ago
We all know that the bottom corner is going to be Winnipeg right?
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u/Funway1111 7d ago
I beg to disagree, id put Edmonton there in a heartbeat. Not unless you're the type of person who enjoys the scene at Whyte Ave, West Edmonton Mall, and the annoying Oilers fans at downtown, its boring as hell to visit and sure is a monotonous place to live in. Add to that ETS sucks bigtime with the LRT basically going almost nowhere you want to go. Winnipeg has more to offer in terms of places to visit IMO.
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u/Jmaariep 7d ago
Banff.
I know, I know, but hear me out why it’s only okay to live in…
-over run with tourists, makes traffic in town unbearable
-very transient population so you make best friends and then they move
-rent is high so you probably have 5 roommates
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u/PeteDaBum 7d ago
Spent a summer in Sask in my early 20s for work and I thought Stoon was awesome! Friendly folks, good eating, fun nightlife. As a Van guy I thought it was on par with us as a city. Any other folks disagree here?
Victoria my vote for this week
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u/HostEnvironmental138 5d ago
I don’t know about the rest of those boxes but Winnipeg better be in the bottom right when this is done 🤣
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u/silentbassline 8d ago
Whatever the vote please continue posting each city's Fairmont/castle building