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What is best place to live and work in Toronto and surrounding areas? |
Travel Info i have never been to canada before but my family and i are coming over in july to look for houses and work opportunities. i have heard of so many beautiful areas to live but we only have 1 week to check things out. any suggestions or ideas would be gratefully accepted? Travel Tips There are many smaller outlying cities around Toronto. I'll list a few. Markham: 10 minutes from the official city limits, but around 30 minutes from downtown depending on the traffic. 30-45 minutes to the airport if you take the 407. Around 60% white (don't know if that's of any importance to you), and towards the west side of the city there is a large Chinese community. Very interesting locales such as Asian supermarkets and Asian malls, as well as quiet caf茅s and bistros. The main street is also very quaint and nice looking lol. Quite a safe place to live as well. It's a rapidly growing city, so if you are looking for a new house that isn't THAT far from the city, this is it. However, keep in mind that since a lot of Toronto's growth is focused in Markham, along with the fact that it is so close to the city, in 10 years you will find that you are now living in the city anyways, which you probably don't want. It's still going to be a safe suburban heaven, but most of Markham was farmland just 10 years ago. Not anymore. It's growing at an alarming rate. Haha. Vaughan: Further west of Markham. Pretty much the same deal, except less minorities :S Personally I'd never move there. Not enough colour. LOL. But they have a large outlet mall and the biggest theme park in Canada... so... yay. ^__^ 20 minutes to the airport, and 45 minutes to the downtown core. Mississauga: Quite a large city immediately west of Toronto. The international airport is located here. About 30 minutes from the downtown core. Large South Asian community. And the mayor is like friggin 90 years old. Newmarket: Quite a ways up north from Toronto. The main street is Yonge street thouhg. It's actually quite interesting. Yonge Street starts downtown, and it goes uphill without any turns, so you can look down from Yonge Street in Newmarket and see the downtown core, even if it's around an hour away by car. Commute might take a while, especially in the winter. Almost an hour to the airport. Pickering: To the east of Toronto. It's where the nuclear plant is located. An hour to the airport, 30 to 45 minutes to downtown. Outlying cities that are kind of farther away鈥曗€?br /> Oshawa: A nasty town east of Pickering. Don't move there. My brother is studying at university there. The place looks so trashy. LOL. A nice downtown core that is only 2 streets wide and 2 strets deep. Once you get out of 'downtown', it's a wasteland. Hahaha. Hamilton: A large city just west of Toronto. An hour away fromt he airport, and a bit longer to get downtown. However generally people who live in Hamilton work in Hamilton as well, since it is a large city anyways. Niagara Falls: Almost 2 hours away. I'm sure you know what's to see there. For a map, jsut so you can get a feel of where everything is: http://maps.google.com/?ie=utf8&om=1&z=9... Others AS the last said markham is really nice however, the are huge waiting list for real estate there. Also area, such as oakville, vaughn, richmind hill are really expensive, try pickering, missisauga, or nicer spots in scarborough. If you are loaded, go to the frist mentioned spots as they are very nice places. Iive ina rough part of scarbough and am accustomed to lots of shootings and drivebys, but theyre are alot of nice areas here too. If you are looking for the BEST place to live and work in Toronto, you would want to check out the new housing developments in the extreme northeast part of the city in Scarborough. This wooded region is the last area within Toronto city limits to be developed. |
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