Posted May 18, 2026, 12:23 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: White Rock BC
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I don't think Edmonton is a "bad" city.
If you want to live an affordable suburban life, and can handle the winters, then you will do fine in Edmonton. Yes, it has a high crime rate by Canadian standards but most of that is downtown where few people go unless they work there.
The city enjoys a great park system with the river valley, a very good university, a good and quickly improving transit system, and a thriving arts & culture scene. Of course it has all the big box and malls anyone in suburbia could ask for. If you don't ask much from your city then Edmonton is perfectly comfortable EXCEPT if you want a downtown lifestyle.
It's downtown is as dead as a doorknob and quite unattractive. The issue is that a city's downtown is it's soul and not just another area. Without a vibrant core, the city is more just a large collection houses, highways, and big box stores. The downtown of any city is it's beating heart and Edmonton's is on life support.
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