| View Poll Results: Between Calgary and Edmonton, which city do you feel is the better place to live? | |||
| Calgary - The Stampede City |    | 21 | 44.68% |
| Edmonton - The City of Champions |    | 26 | 55.32% |
| Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll | |||
The Padre
Posts: 4,558 
Location: Ontario
Location: Ontario
November 9th, 2006, 04:58 AM
I have. And having done so, Edmonton for me wins hands down as the better of the two cities. Calgary was ok, but I find the city a little too self-concious for my taste. Too much trying to be Toronto of the west to suit me. Now Toronto..there is a great city. I love Toronto!
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Calgary is the class of Alberta, there is a reason house prices are higher in Calgary than Edmonton... I actually wish Edmonton was a great city, the closest big city worth visiting is Vancouver, and it's a ten hour drive.... maybe one day Edmonton will become something that's inspiring..... as it stands today the aura of Edmonton is foreboding, depressing and extremely underwelming...... to anyone whom is trying to choose between these two cities I would suggest visiting both first before making your decision....
I have. And having done so, Edmonton for me wins hands down as the better of the two cities. Calgary was ok, but I find the city a little too self-concious for my taste. Too much trying to be Toronto of the west to suit me. Now Toronto..there is a great city. I love Toronto!
Newbie
Posts: 6
Location: Calgary
Location: Calgary
November 9th, 2006, 06:03 AM
Somebody mentioned something about there being more research done in Edmonton than Calgary......... not true.... http://www.researchinfosource.com/ http://www.researchinfosource.com/me...p20ListSup.pdf
Somebody mentioned something about there being more research done in Edmonton than Calgary......... not true.... http://www.researchinfosource.com/ http://www.researchinfosource.com/me...p20ListSup.pdf
Newbie
Posts: 1
November 15th, 2006, 10:06 PM
I think both Cities offer their own benefits. I have lived in Edmonton for 15yrs and frequenly visit friends and family in Calgary. I can tell you from speaking to these people that Calgary has the same issues as edmonton in terms of homelessness, lack of skilled workers, housing costs, etc.. Both cities have metro areas just over a million and have issues relating to transportation. Edmonton is more blue collar and has some nasty parts, Calgary not so much. Edmonton has a nicer river valley and more outdoors green space (has the largest metro borial forest in north america), it has better sports teams and a greater sports history. It has the mall, plenty of theatres, the most restaurants per capita in Canada, and some awesome night lift. Calgary seems to have a nicer downtown, fewer low income neighbourhoods, and more high paying jobs at the executive level. More american's live and work in Calgary than any other Canadian city. Most of the friends from Calgary were ONCE residents in Edmonton and moved to Calgary. Almost to a person they identified one major issue that would be the deal breaker for me. That being the difference in culture and summer recreation within the city. Edmonton has more festivals than any city in Canada so if you like the Fringe, Music City Festival, Heritage days, Street performers festival, Jazz Festivals, etc, etc, etc Edmonton can't be touched by any City, period. In the end, this is a personal choice but most of the people I know (with a few exceptions) would happily remain in Edmonton for the rest of their lives.
I think both Cities offer their own benefits. I have lived in Edmonton for 15yrs and frequenly visit friends and family in Calgary. I can tell you from speaking to these people that Calgary has the same issues as edmonton in terms of homelessness, lack of skilled workers, housing costs, etc.. Both cities have metro areas just over a million and have issues relating to transportation. Edmonton is more blue collar and has some nasty parts, Calgary not so much. Edmonton has a nicer river valley and more outdoors green space (has the largest metro borial forest in north america), it has better sports teams and a greater sports history. It has the mall, plenty of theatres, the most restaurants per capita in Canada, and some awesome night lift. Calgary seems to have a nicer downtown, fewer low income neighbourhoods, and more high paying jobs at the executive level. More american's live and work in Calgary than any other Canadian city. Most of the friends from Calgary were ONCE residents in Edmonton and moved to Calgary. Almost to a person they identified one major issue that would be the deal breaker for me. That being the difference in culture and summer recreation within the city. Edmonton has more festivals than any city in Canada so if you like the Fringe, Music City Festival, Heritage days, Street performers festival, Jazz Festivals, etc, etc, etc Edmonton can't be touched by any City, period. In the end, this is a personal choice but most of the people I know (with a few exceptions) would happily remain in Edmonton for the rest of their lives.
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Location: 50° 30' N, 104° 38' W
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Location: 50° 30' N, 104° 38' W
November 15th, 2006, 11:47 PM
Just to establish my credentials: I lived in Edmonton as a grad student at the U of A for two years in the 1970s, and have visited both Edmonton and Calgary many times since, for personal and professional reasons. I have a brother in Edmonton, and for the last decade of my working life before I retired in 2005 I had staff in Edmonton and Calgary.
I much prefer Edmonton over Calgary. Edmonton seems just a bigger version of Saskatoon, where I spent the first 23 years of my life and still think of as home. A lovely river runs through them. Calgary seems to think it's part of Texas, and in my experience has a larger percentage of unthinking far right lunatics than any other place in Canada. And every time I drive anywhere in Calgary, every other driver on the road appears to be absolutely furious about something.
Saskatchewan's home to me, and forever will be, but Edmonton's a close second.
Just to establish my credentials: I lived in Edmonton as a grad student at the U of A for two years in the 1970s, and have visited both Edmonton and Calgary many times since, for personal and professional reasons. I have a brother in Edmonton, and for the last decade of my working life before I retired in 2005 I had staff in Edmonton and Calgary.
I much prefer Edmonton over Calgary. Edmonton seems just a bigger version of Saskatoon, where I spent the first 23 years of my life and still think of as home. A lovely river runs through them. Calgary seems to think it's part of Texas, and in my experience has a larger percentage of unthinking far right lunatics than any other place in Canada. And every time I drive anywhere in Calgary, every other driver on the road appears to be absolutely furious about something.
Saskatchewan's home to me, and forever will be, but Edmonton's a close second.
Newbie
Posts: 1
April 22nd, 2007, 06:52 PM
I am a 17 year old 5th generation Albertan, 4th generation Calgarian which is quite difficult to find here nowadays. I visted Edmonton many times in the past usually for a football game. During my last vist there at the labour day classic a few years back, i was quite shocked when so much disrespect was directed towards me. I realize yes, I was at a football game and wearing a stamps jersey, but that was all. I did not go overly excessive with my cheering nor did i put down Edmonton fans. By the end of the game i was having trash and food thrown in my direction followed by trash talk and then things turned from bad to worse. Some kind of soda was dumped on my head when the second the game was over, ruining my signed Dave Dickenson jersey. Edmonton won that game and yet they were still so rude to me. I have not been back since. I have not changed my opinion of Edmonton becasue of that incident, I believe strongly that it's a great city...except for the fact that the govenment spent a whole bunch of money trying to change the "City of Champions" motto and ended up leaning it the way it was, that was silly.
Although I must say the sports fans are a little too aggressive but so are Calgarys'. I think that the disrespect and rivalry between the cities has got to stop. There was even a news report when Ed Stelmach got elected saying that Edmonton was happy that the person that the majority of their city voted for got elected over Calgarys' choice. Thats absolutely ridiculous! You know it's bad when cities are competing with each other over premiers. I believe we should come together as a province and quit being so selfish. Being proud of your city is great and all but it has gone too far. Calgarians...quit abusing Edmontonians. Edmontonians quit abusing Calgarians. I mean you can't help where your from. It's not my fault I was born Calgarian. I love my city but i make sure when I go to another Country or province and someone asks me where im from I always say Alberta because as a whole we are a beautiful and proud province. The Province will always be more beautiful and spectacular then Calgary or Edmonton individually.
Im sorry if I was offensive in anyway, that is not the way i intended anything that i said.
I am a 17 year old 5th generation Albertan, 4th generation Calgarian which is quite difficult to find here nowadays. I visted Edmonton many times in the past usually for a football game. During my last vist there at the labour day classic a few years back, i was quite shocked when so much disrespect was directed towards me. I realize yes, I was at a football game and wearing a stamps jersey, but that was all. I did not go overly excessive with my cheering nor did i put down Edmonton fans. By the end of the game i was having trash and food thrown in my direction followed by trash talk and then things turned from bad to worse. Some kind of soda was dumped on my head when the second the game was over, ruining my signed Dave Dickenson jersey. Edmonton won that game and yet they were still so rude to me. I have not been back since. I have not changed my opinion of Edmonton becasue of that incident, I believe strongly that it's a great city...except for the fact that the govenment spent a whole bunch of money trying to change the "City of Champions" motto and ended up leaning it the way it was, that was silly.
Although I must say the sports fans are a little too aggressive but so are Calgarys'. I think that the disrespect and rivalry between the cities has got to stop. There was even a news report when Ed Stelmach got elected saying that Edmonton was happy that the person that the majority of their city voted for got elected over Calgarys' choice. Thats absolutely ridiculous! You know it's bad when cities are competing with each other over premiers. I believe we should come together as a province and quit being so selfish. Being proud of your city is great and all but it has gone too far. Calgarians...quit abusing Edmontonians. Edmontonians quit abusing Calgarians. I mean you can't help where your from. It's not my fault I was born Calgarian. I love my city but i make sure when I go to another Country or province and someone asks me where im from I always say Alberta because as a whole we are a beautiful and proud province. The Province will always be more beautiful and spectacular then Calgary or Edmonton individually.
Im sorry if I was offensive in anyway, that is not the way i intended anything that i said.
Newbie
Posts: 1
March 11th, 2008, 11:55 AM
After having lived in both Calgary and Edmonton for several years each, I have noticed that the whole Edmonton vs. Calgary rivalry thing gets mentioned much less in Calgary than it does in Edmonton, which is appropriate because it is really unimportant. I find Calgary to be a little more independent & mature for this reason alone.
After having lived in both Calgary and Edmonton for several years each, I have noticed that the whole Edmonton vs. Calgary rivalry thing gets mentioned much less in Calgary than it does in Edmonton, which is appropriate because it is really unimportant. I find Calgary to be a little more independent & mature for this reason alone.
