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For those who are interested in moving to London Ontario, I just found a very nice website about it. It makes you feel that London is the best place in the world.
I don´t know about that but I think that it is a good website:
www.goodmovelondon.com
Everything you need and want to know about London is there!
[29-07-2007,22:49]
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CBV333 |
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(in reply to: London, Ontario)
Thanks CBV! London, Hamilton, and GTA Toronto were on our list to visit and check out for relocation.
[30-07-2007,02:39]
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Richard |
(in reply to: London, Ontario)
lONDON is a very nice town , peacful & clean. City is growing fast !
[30-07-2007,13:47]
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KK |
London Ontario gets a LOT of snow. (in reply to: London, Ontario)
London is great middle sized city in western Ontario, BUT it does get a great deal of snow, due to it;s location.
Snow squalls form over Lake Huron and sweep across the western part the Province, and many times during each winter highway number 6, which runs northwest from London to Tobermory, on the Bruce Pemnninsula, is closed due to snow drifts, and stays closed for up to 24 hours, until the snow plows and sanding trucks can clear the roads again.
Snow drifts of up to 2 metres across the roads are common when the winds blow hard, and that usually means " white outs " where the snow is being blown so hard across the road that forward vison is reduced to a few metres , and you have to stop driving, and park on the side of the raod with your four way flashers on.
December thru April the chances of a sudden snow storm are better in London that in say Toronto, again due to the geography of the land. The prevailing winds in North America are from west to east and as the winds move across Lake Michigan towards Ontario they pick up moisture that becomes snow, in winter, and rain in summer. By the time that a snow storm reaches Toronto, it has lost much of it´s power and fury.
London is the home of the University of Western Ontario, or "Western " for short. UWO has about 25 thousand full time students. General Motors has a manufacturing plant that builds diesel powered military armoured vehicles for the Canadian Forces and the US Army. Fanshaw College is a institution that teaches applied arts and technologies, and their aircraft mechanics course is well regarded.
London is surrounded by some of the best farmland in eastern Canada, and dairy cattle and mixed crops are the common agricultural products. Tobbacco is grown less now, as most Canadians no longer smoke it.
Korean Ginsing is the most important cash crop in the London area, but it takes 7 years to get the first sellable crop, as it is a very slow growing root. People come from all over the world to bid on wholesale lots of ginsing, and prices are over $40 a kilo for the best grades.
Prices for a brand NEW brick 3 bedroom house in the London area will be around $300,000 CDN, about $50,000 less than for the same home in Toronto. A un-furnished one bedroom apartment rents for $750 to $800 a month, depending on the age of the building and it´s location in the city of London.
Jim B.
[30-07-2007,17:23]
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Canadian Citizen |
(in reply to: London, Ontario)
Jim gave a nice description about London.
I´ve been there for many times, I believe that it is a great place to live, specially considering the ongoing crowds of Toronto.
It does get a lot of snow as Jim told, and to me it appeared that snow cleaning facilities are not that good also.
[30-07-2007,18:02]
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Departed_Canadian |
(in reply to: London, Ontario)
Thanks Jim, especially for cost of living information like housing prices, which is also a key factor in choosing where to live. I´m surprised London is only slightly lower than Toronto in housing costs - I´m guessing it must be a desirable city for many Canadians (including the university population).
Our friend living in the Toronto area reports that Mississauga is more affordable than Toronto in new housing, yet within relatively easy commute to Toronto. Wondering what you may know about that area. I´m moving from Chicago where housing costs are considerably lower in the far west and northwest suburbs, and assume similar is true for Toronto.
(sorry to hijack the original subject, CBV)
[30-07-2007,23:05]
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Richard |
(in reply to: London, Ontario)
Richard: Have you considered Kitchener-Waterloo as an alternative? The towns are less than an hour west of Toronto,yet completely removed from the seemingly endless suburban sprawl that is Mississauga, Brampton, etc. Beautiful area and a well educated population; lots of IT companies including RIM. Far more affordable than Toronto or the GTA, and far less congested.
[31-07-2007,08:35]
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hockeymom03 |
(in reply to: London, Ontario)
Richard,
Kitchener-Waterloo is a good area too, however, I don´t think it is a good idea to commute to Toronto daily.
Missisauga is better than Toronto, Real estate is cheaper also. You may consider Brampton too, this is my preference over Missisauga.
Did you consider Pickering/Ajax area? It is east Toronto and a very good place to live in some affordable excellent neighborhoods. You still may get single family home there within 250K.
Also may consider Whitby, Oshawa..(farther east).
All of this areas are connected with Toronto by very reliable GO Train service for daily commute.
[31-07-2007,10:06]
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Departed_Canadian |
(in reply to: London, Ontario)
Thanks much hockeymom and Jim. Will take a close look Kitchener-Waterloo, Brampton, and Pickering/Ajax and other areas mentioned. Chicago has the Metra suburban rail connecting all outlying suburbs, so looks like GO is the equivalent for Toronto. Your input much appreciated.
[31-07-2007,14:07]
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Richard |
(in reply to: London, Ontario)
Richard,
Go train indeed is a very reliable service on which many residents of the above suburb areas depend. Combination of GO train & TTC made Toronto a more public transit oriented city.
From Brampton/Missisauga area it takes about 40 mins to reach downtown Toronto, from Oshawa (starting east end) takes 50 mins. In Whitby/Oshawa area(10 Km east of Ajax), real estate is still very cheap, even cheaper than Ajax. Avg. car driving time to downtown Toronto is about an hour. To me, this places are even better than Missisauga/Brampton area because of less congestion & people.
[31-07-2007,15:27]
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Departed_Canadian |
(in reply to: London, Ontario)
Richard,
Go train indeed is a very reliable service on which many residents of the above suburb areas depend. Combination of GO train & TTC made Toronto a more public transit oriented city. It starts from hamilton at the West and ends at Bowmenville/Curtis in the east.
From Brampton/Missisauga area it takes about 40 mins to reach downtown Toronto, from Oshawa (rail starting east end) takes 50 mins. In Whitby/Oshawa area(10 Km east of Ajax), real estate is still very cheap, even cheaper than Ajax. Avg. car driving time to downtown Toronto is about an hour. To me, this places are even better than Missisauga/Brampton area because of less congestion & people.
[31-07-2007,15:28]
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