Quote:
Originally Posted by lio45
If you were somehow forced to "leave Ontario" you'd probably have the least cultural shock if you ended up in Rouyn-Noranda. That's not really the spirit of the question though it's like asking a New Yorker what would be his choice of a place to relocate to "in another state" and he picks Hudson County NJ. Or asking someone from downtown Montreal what other city they'd move to if they were forced to move, and they answer "Westmount QC just west of Atwater Street". Not cheating, but not really answering either.
|
There are a lot of lifestyle similarities between Timmins and Rouyn but one cannot discount personal preferences - Loco101 is anglo who speaks French quite well (I gather) and has a sincere appreciation for Quebec culture.
I am familiar with NE Ontario including Timmins and while some people there are certainly like him, most are not. This includes the vast majority of Franco-Ontarians in the city/region who are in some ways closer to Québécois culture than he is, but in other ways might be more distant because they have a jaded negative view of it whereas Loco101 has a "fresh look" on things.
I've heard relatives of my wife in Timmins and other places refer to Rouyn-Noranda as a tiny, backward village.
Timmins population: 41 788
Rouyn-Noranda population: 42 334
Bottom line is that I think to most people, language (and the culture that goes along with it) does matter. As do "administrative concerns" if I can use that term.
As such people from Timmins are far more likely to move to points south in Ontario, or to Western Canada, than to Rouyn or Val-d'Or.
Even Franco-Ontarians from Timmins tend to move to Ottawa (first choice) and the GTA (second choice).