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I want to know if Ottawa is a nice place to move to ? |
Travel Info I am on Vacation in New Jersey and like the cold weather, I would like to know if Ottawa is a nice place to move to, I will prefer to move to Canada because its colder, I am thinking of Embrun anyone could tell me anything about Embrun? is it nice ? is it quiet? is it safe to live? and is cost of living high there? Travel Tips Alrighty.... Ottawa... is pretty big... now that it's all amalgamated.. it is pretty big... cost of living is by far CHEAPER in the outlining areas of Ottawa.. if you are looking to live in Ottawa ( aka Downtown-West end- Center town ) it's really $$$$ ( mls.ca) but if you go a little further out... let's say eastwards.. Rockland or more west Stittsville it's considerably cheaper... just to give you an idea... a 400,000$ home in the Ottawa area will be about 250,000-300,000$ outside of Ottawa, taxes are less too... and all depending on what you are looking for... living on the outskirts of Ottawa might not be that bad.. Barrhaven is growing like a weed... SO many new housing developments are going up there.. but so are the costs because of its growing popularity... same with Kanata.... Embrum... is a half hour east of Ottawa... on the 417... it's a smaller community feel... very nice... quiet... but that too is growing... My friend lives there... she likes it a lot.... she is even considering investing in a house there instead of closer to the city... if you dont mind the commute then by all means... start your search outside of the city limits... it's all highway accessible and it's not a cluster of routes and over passes like major american or more industrial canadian cities ( ex: montreal ) Take a good look at www.mls.ca you'll get great ideas on pricings for the different regions around Ottawa. Ottawa is a great place to live... i live in Rockland... small town.. but it's gotten a lot bigger and more popular over the years... still has a safe small community feel though, which is nice. and it's only a half hour away from the downtown core of ottawa ( market, parliament ect... ) Ottawa is big, but it doesn't feel BIG... you can't compare it to Montreal, Toronto or Quebec... it's more homey.... I find it safe... but like anywhere you can't take that for granted... It's a government town... lots of job ops here that's for sure... and ummm seriously? you LIKE the cold!?!!? well hate to burst your bubble but it's about 12 degrees here right now and we're a day away from December! ... ~ LOL~ but yes it does get cold here in winter... but it's still pretty cool because we have the Canal, worlds LONGEST skating rink... and Winterlude... outdoor concerts, activities, snow/ice sculptures.... there's ALWAYS a festival going on at some point.. .especially in the summer... all in all you're making a good choice if you're thinking of moving in the region... best of luck! Source(s): born and raised here! Other Travel Tips I think Ottawa is a nice city full of parks and national museums and it is increasingly bi-lingual. It does get awfully cold though - as much as 30 below (C or F) with 65km (40mph) winds some winter days. But Ottawa is being politically torn apart right now over debating whether to build more rail transit lines. I can answer the part on Ottawa better as I have visited there. Ottawa is a beautiful city and because it is the capital of Canada there are lots of museums and cultural activities. It's a great place to live if you are bilingual in French and English, but certainly people can get by speaking only one of the official languages.It's not a cheap city, but I would say that it is not quite as expensive as Vancouver or Toronto. I looked up Embrun on the Internet as I have never been there myself. It seems like a very small town. It looks very pretty and certainly the region around Ottawa is very beautiful. You can just Google "Embrun" and make sure to put pages from Canada in the search engine (use www.google.ca). I found a website that might be helpful: www.twp.russell.on.ca (Embrun is part of this township) Hope this is helpful. it is a boring place indeed Embrun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/embrun,_ont... Try the Gatineau Hills. A lot prettier and quiet. Cost of living in embrun is not as bad as Ottawa. It's very quiet, beautiful and not far from Ottawa. Great restaurant The Lucky seven. |
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