Okotoks/Milton Equivalents

MolsonExport · #1 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 1:54 PM**

Inspired by the Regina/Winnipeg thread.

Both rank as the world's fastest growing cities. Both are hated on by Statistics Canada. Despite the rapidly growing populations, both seem to lack highrises.

Okotoks has a number of things to do, but Milton has a larger number of people.

Milton is for lovers.

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Okotoks has the unfortunately named Semen Seaman Stadium. Can you give me a Woot?

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MolsonExport · #2 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 2:02 PM**

Okotoks logo suggests a seaside/lakeside location:

Milton's logo suggests a rainbow-colored slinky

O-tacular · #3 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 5:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Okotoks logo suggests a seaside/lakeside location:

I was waiting for this thread. I contemplated making one myself though it might have compared Okotoks to Laval.

If anything Okotoks' logo looks like it's sinking into water and half dead.

MonctonRad · #4 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 2:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Okotoks has the unfortunately named Semen Seaman Stadium. Can you give me a Woot?

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Am I to presume that the Okotoks baseball team is called the "Dawgs."

It keeps getting better and better.

MolsonExport · #5 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 2:08 PM**

Milton has an ugly water tower.

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Okotoks used to have a water tower

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Coincidence? I think not.

Airdrie, on the other hand...

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Is that a slop of poop on top?

MonctonRad · #6 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 2:10 PM**

Okotoks Dawgs:

Does Milton have a baseball team???

O-tacular · #7 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 5:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Airdrie, on the other hand...

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Is that a slop of poop on top?

Airdrie is far uglier and more boring than Okotoks is. That hideous water tower next to the QE2 is its main distinguishing feature / only real skyline. There's also a pedestrian overpass with suicide fencing that crosses the highway connecting the 2 halves of the town.

Airdrie has no historical buildings to speak of or real heart to the city. Okotoks has a beautiful historic district.

Luisito · #8 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 5:36 PM**

Where the hell are these towns even located?

O-tacular · #9 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 5:39 PM**

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Where the hell are these towns even located?

Directly north and south of Calgary. Not to be forgotten is Balzac (Ballsack) where the Cross Iron outlet mall is located in between Airdrie and Calgary. There's also Cockring (Cochrane) NW of the city.

Edit: I have no idea where in southern Ontario Milton is located.

Luisito · #10 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 6:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Directly north and south of Calgary. Not to be forgotten is Balzac (Ballsack) where the Cross Iron outlet mall is located in between Airdrie and Calgary. There's also Cockring (Cochrane) NW of the city.
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Hali87 · #11 Posted **Nov 19, 2022, 4:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Directly north and south of Calgary. Not to be forgotten is Balzac (Ballsack) where the Cross Iron outlet mall is located in between Airdrie and Calgary. There's also Cockring (Cochrane) NW of the city.

Edit: I have no idea where in southern Ontario Milton is located.

What about Strathmore or Chestermere? Those are the other two Calgary suburbs that I could name but I've never seen them in person. I've been through Airdrie and Okotoks, and spent a decent amount of time in Cochrane about a decade ago.

Milton is sort of near Mississauga and Oakville. It looks very 905. I think deadmau5 lives there. Those are the things that I know about Milton.

MonctonRad · #12 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Airdrie is far uglier and more boring than Okotoks is.

Are you insinuating there are not nearly as many things to do in Airdrie as in Okotoks???

O-tacular · #13 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 5:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Are you insinuating there are not nearly as many things to do in Airdrie as in Okotoks???

I am stating it plainly. Airdrie is a speedbump before Calgary.

Rollerstud98 · #14 Posted **Nov 19, 2022, 5:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Airdrie is far uglier and more boring than Okotoks is. That hideous water tower next to the QE2 is its main distinguishing feature / only real skyline. There's also a pedestrian overpass with suicide fencing that crosses the highway connecting the 2 halves of the town.

Airdrie has no historical buildings to speak of or real heart to the city. Okotoks has a beautiful historic district.

Growing up that overpass was the only safe route across the highway, used it multiple times a day. Back then the 567 had no pedestrian access and the rat hole was very much just that. The water tower could go but there are plans for what to do with it being discussed. Mainly cosmetic fixes.

MolsonExport · #15 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 2:17 PM**

I give you the Milton Mets.

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MonctonRad · #16 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 2:19 PM**

Milton Mets is traditional but boring.

At least the Okotoks Dawgs is somewhat original, if not a little off-putting and redneckish.

Probably perfect for the town though.

manny_santos · #17 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 4:29 PM**

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acottawa · #18 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 4:35 PM**

No comparison.

Milton has an outlet mall and a giant insulation factory.

phone · #19 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 2:19 PM**

As much as I har har over this, the Regina/Winnipeg thread could be a directed place for comparison of elements of smaller Canadian cities generally, which might be the basis for a good thread?

MolsonExport · #20 Posted **Nov 18, 2022, 8:06 PM**

What about Maple Creek/Dildo equivalents? Who want's to start?