bigpoppa
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Also just curious whats with the oshawa hate up in here
Is it full of meth labs or something?
Is it full of meth labs or something?
Putting down roots
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Green Meenie
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Worked in Oshawa for about 10 years at Bloor & Sincoe St. Bloor, between Simcoe & Ritson is pretty bad. There was a drug rehab place across the street from work (always lined up to get in) & the rest of the street was pretty much sketchy car dealers. Their game was high interest loans to people who couldn't get bank loans. Take a ride up Simcoe toward the centre of town and you'll want to keep your windows rolled up. Ton of sketchy people along there all the time. Houses are mostly old bungalows, many in disrepair. There's some better areas to the north. I just found the place a little depressing.
Mad Mike
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The Shwa is seeing some gentrification in the old parts. Thing is it’s not homeowner residents, a lot of those older homes are being cleaned up and setup as 2 unit rentals. Going to be a while till the old town climbs out of the grease pit, but the north end is getting nice.
J_F
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centred around the old GM plant
so you had thousands of uneducated earning an executive salary
always a recipe for a ********....see Ft. Mac
plant is now pretty much done so it's even worse
the Shwa had some nice areas
but it's the worst of the Durham communities
Oshawa has nice areas, and bad areas. No different than any city its size, really. They've started to work on cleaning up the downtown a little, hiring private security to patrol the streets (a move that's raised a few eyebrows, but *something* needed to be done) and working on the homeless problem. If you're moving here anything north of Rossland road is a very nice area, but watch out in the Windfields area - cookie cutter houses jammed together so tightly that you can hardly get a lawnmower between the houses to cut your back lawn. Also endless houses converted to student rentals with sometimes 4-6 kids living in a house that might have originally had 2-3 bedrooms.
BigEvilDoer
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Waterloo is nice, but the KW Region has seen a price increase of about 20% in the last 2 years.
Have you considered Fergus or Guelph? Guelph has some very nice areas on the south side, so it's not too far from the 401. Fergus is a bit farther, but very quaint.
Have you considered Fergus or Guelph? Guelph has some very nice areas on the south side, so it's not too far from the 401. Fergus is a bit farther, but very quaint.
Guelph is 30% more expensive than Waterloo or Kitchener
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BigEvilDoer
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Depends on what you're looking for... I just did a search on realtor.ca and prices for townhomes are pretty much the same, within 10-15K. 500-535k.
If you want a massive house, sure. Depends on the area of KW/Guelph. $800K+ homes are all over the place.
Average around $650-750K for a 1400-1500ish square feet single home.
OP, I think you have to ask yourself, what is important to you and what you are looking for?
You can live in pretty much any place across Canada and there will be plus and minus depending on what those things are.
My priorities change as I get older. Careers, retirement, children, personal activities etc.
Generally speaking, the west is higher cost of living but, here in Ontario, there are pockets of cheap living as you move to less populated areas. SW Ontario, East of GTA, North of GTA etc.
I have the livelihood to travel and explore so, my home base is more about resetting. I don’t have a dock or waterfront property. I don’t have mountains or a climate that favours aging bones.
I find interesting roads, places to go. Still manage to go to metro areas for things of interest. Yet, find quiet times.
You can find that in Chatham or Misson BC and places in between.
I’m seriously looking at Atlantic Canada as a place to retire. My work isn’t tied to geographic location. If I need to be in a major city for a face to face, I can make it happen. It’s not a daily requirement.
My wife suggests I retire now but, why bother when I’m getting full salary and benefits while contributing to my future retirement nest?
If it works for you, do it! Take the chance and go for it.
You can live in pretty much any place across Canada and there will be plus and minus depending on what those things are.
My priorities change as I get older. Careers, retirement, children, personal activities etc.
Generally speaking, the west is higher cost of living but, here in Ontario, there are pockets of cheap living as you move to less populated areas. SW Ontario, East of GTA, North of GTA etc.
I have the livelihood to travel and explore so, my home base is more about resetting. I don’t have a dock or waterfront property. I don’t have mountains or a climate that favours aging bones.
I find interesting roads, places to go. Still manage to go to metro areas for things of interest. Yet, find quiet times.
You can find that in Chatham or Misson BC and places in between.
I’m seriously looking at Atlantic Canada as a place to retire. My work isn’t tied to geographic location. If I need to be in a major city for a face to face, I can make it happen. It’s not a daily requirement.
My wife suggests I retire now but, why bother when I’m getting full salary and benefits while contributing to my future retirement nest?
If it works for you, do it! Take the chance and go for it.
My thoughts would be if you want to shuffle around, do it younger and if you make a mistake you have time to bounce back. Too many of my older friends decide to move to the east coast or west coast or cottage country to retire. For what ever reason its not what they thought but even 5-7 yrs out of the GTA can make coming back really hard, or impossible. Price of readmission is off the rails.
Many never need to come back and fit in ok in the 'new'place. Some not so much.
Make big move earlier in life imo.
Many never need to come back and fit in ok in the 'new'place. Some not so much.
Make big move earlier in life imo.
Trials
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Do you still love your work, don't quit,
and remember you have to live long enough and retire early enough, or retirement is going to sell you short.
It’s off topic.
Just toying with the idea. With COVID, it’s given us a different perspective on how we value our time and what we do with it.
I’m not pulling the plug unless they ask me to leave. Which might be possible. Tentative date is June 21, 2021 where I’m packaged out or they find me a role somewhere. If I’m packaged out, I’ve got a couple of prospects.
If the numbers look good and circumstances unfold, relocating is something we are considering. Just might make bird houses and moonshine in the backwoods.
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It is getting better
Go retire in Paris/Elora/Fergus ..........
Elmira is getting $$ and always smells like poop .....
Sure doesn't seem like it I live just outside the city and usually go to Guelph just to avoid Cambridge.It is getting better
Go retire in Paris/Elora/Fergus ..........
Elmira is getting $$ and always smells like poop .....
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I got to admit I enjoy living in close proximity to water. London has the Thames but, always found myself driving to The Bend, Bayfield or Port Stanley most summers.
In St Catharines, I can ride my bike to the beach, pack up the hibachi, bottle of wine and have dinner and watch the sun set on a whim.
Just came back for a wonderful drive to Dover for lunch on Sunday. Some lovely back roads that brought lots of smiles.
Think I’m gonna check out that little old Honda cb500 4 cyl. I can stash it beside the MG and lawnmower.
We often picnic along the Niagara River around Chippewa, Fort Erie area. Bring a fishing rod and enjoy the classic cars and bikes that run the parkway.
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In St Catharines, I can ride my bike to the beach, pack up the hibachi, bottle of wine and have dinner and watch the sun set on a whim.
Just came back for a wonderful drive to Dover for lunch on Sunday. Some lovely back roads that brought lots of smiles.
Think I’m gonna check out that little old Honda cb500 4 cyl. I can stash it beside the MG and lawnmower.
We often picnic along the Niagara River around Chippewa, Fort Erie area. Bring a fishing rod and enjoy the classic cars and bikes that run the parkway.
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Mad Mike
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If you are close to retirement now, and thinking about the Maritimes -- pull the trigger on retirement sooner than later. Sell your average Toronto house for $1M, buy a really nice upscale home with a big toyshed and bank/invest the leftover $600K. Kick back and enjoy the remaining years.
back in the 80s that was a TT course.
A sanctioned race or just saturday night shenanigans?
