WINNIPEG - A Hidden Gem of Canada?

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recently moved here and already in homeownership. it is amazing how friendly and helpful people are here, especially as a recovering torontonian lol.

So I’ve lived in many different major Canadian cities, and while Winnipeg could never have a sense-of-life to it like a Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver, it’s BY FAR the #1 city you’d have the best chance to afford your own home. And it allows one to save more money to spend on travelling, or other pricier interests you may have. So for that alone, I’d say consider a life here!

I’ve lived in Winnipeg most of my life and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. As any other city, it’s not perfect, however, the cost of living is good, houses are affordable, there are plenty of jobs, there are 4 universities (3 English and 1 French), there are lots of cultural activities and green spaces, it’s multicultural, it has a large Indigenous population, it has a francophone quarter… But best of all, the people are friendly. Home sweet home! ❤

I have lived in Winnipeg for 30 years. As most Winnipeggers, I have a love hate relationship with the city. It is truly beautiful from April to October. It is great the first two weeks in November. The fresh falling snow is always amazing. Then the cold sets in and it just stays for months and months.

I don’t live in Winnipeg anymore however I miss it so much, home will always be Winnipeg. These are the things I miss about Winnipeg; fall season and hanging out at the forks, hanging out in corydon and Osborne area, friendly people, first day of snow, and more. I will come visit soon. I miss you winnipeg! ❤

I appeciate your perspective on Winnipeg. I've lived here all my life and I can tell you things used to be way better. People seeing this video will not really be able to appreciate how crime/poverty/drugs are impacting the city. Our new mayor is invisible and is not doing anything at all to make this city a better place. We have no money. Our roads and water systems are crumbling all the time. The weather here makes road work a constant necessity. Our roads are really quite bad but not nearly as bad as the crime. I lived 20 years downtown when I was younger and now I don't go downtown at all. People have been stabbed (to death) at a bus stop in front of people in broad daylight over a cigarette. Gangs of youths armed with bear spray and machetes attack people. Groups of people enter stores and walk out with merchandise unchallenged. I know someone who had a methed up person in his back yard threatening to kill him and he called the cops who arrived the next day. There are tent cities all along the river. Our once beautiful riverwalk was one of our nicer features. It's gone unmaintained for a decade, is crumbling and you can see people living in fifthly tents and doing drugs at all times of the day. Walk down there at your own risk. Our city spends almost 50% of it's operating budget on police and emergency services which partly explains why the roads and other infrastructure are neglected. https://www.reddit.com/r/Winnipeg/comments/p8svdw/police_fire_and_paramedic_services_swallow_nearly/ Here's a city maintained crime map of the city: https://www.winnipeg.ca/police/crime-prevention/crimemaps-calls-service-map Yes it's slightly cheaper here. Saskatoon is much like Winnipeg but smaller and very nice. Calgary is a great city also. I would not recommend anyone move here.

I have been watching your videos about Canad all time since I'm still outside Canada waiting for my resettlement to be done but yesterday I received from IRCC that I'm going to this city as last destination and now I'm feeling this video is made especially for me and my new city! Thank you❤

So many buildings here are brown, because of local quarries producing a brown stone in that shade called Tyndall Stone. It's not used so much anymore, but you'll see lots of older buildings use that.

Thanks for a balanced and informative video! I live in Winnipeg, and have lived in Vancouver and Seoul as well. This city definitely has a gritty side, but the cultural gems, good people, and affordability make it a great place to live. I love this place.

Every city / town in the world has its pros and cons…. I lived my whole life in Winnipeg/Manitoba and yes it has its fair share of problems but it has also so many wonderful places that are underrated and spectacular.

Thanks for making this. I moved from Winnipeg to Montreal in October 2022 and Winnipeg will always be home to me. It is a beautiful city with much to do and many things to see. Even the cons you mentioned, they are found anywhere, and hardly disqualify it as a great place to live.

So glad you made a video about Winnipeg. I was one of the ones lamenting it not being in your list of nice destinations in Canada.

Thank you for coming to Winnipeg with open loving hearts. Your video is spot on to everything us Winnipeggers enjoy and deal with about our city. Thank you again, please come back and know you are welcome here!

Ohh, how much I miss Winnipeg on my early 20s. I missed outdoor ice skating at the forks, cross country skiing at birds hill, sipping afternoon coffee at Osbourne st, enjoying gelato treats at Corydon or Ice creams at BDI, summer barbecue at Assiniboine park, camping at hecla island, Sunday night ride at portage, watching ppl playing Frisbee at memorial Park, having all you can eat Sushi somewhere at Pembina, eating a warm Vietnamese pho nearby UofW, and last but not least enjoying annual Winnipeg jazz fest at downtown. Is there any chance for a 44yo man from Indonesia with family of four going back for good to Winnipeg via Manitoba provincial nominee program?

If you ever go through Winnipeg again try to see the many river trails, some of the small oxbow lakes, wet forests, marsh land, and the natural prairie grass preserve. There is alot of natural parks around Winnipeg as well the big urban parks. Also take a river boat taxis from the Folks to Corydon Ave. in summer. It's great for a brunch at the Forks in the morning and a drink in the afternoon in Little Italy.

7:12 - yes a lot of sand is used on roads during the winter. Early spring right after the snow melts can be the ugliest time of year but it gets cleaned up and all the other seasons are beautiful.

Winnipeg is a really nice city, especially in the summer. There is a real lake culture to the city, as many residents head out to enjoy one of many lakeside towns during the warm summer months. Grand Beach is considered one of the nicer fresh water beaches in the world. Many people own cottages in the lakeside communities and enjoy a mix of nature and relaxation.

I visited Winnipeg with my family in the summer of 2016 and was very pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the Museum for Human Rights (insane!), the Forks, the Manitoba Museum (wow!), and the Exchange District. As someone interested in languages and multiculturalism, I really appreciated the Franco-Manitoban community. I felt like Winnipeg was the Ottawa of Western Canada: Crossing the river by bike into Saint Boniface reminded me of crossing the Ottawa River to Gatineau, Quebec. And the indoor market at the Forks and the variety of museums (including the only national museum outside of the Capital Region) also reminded me of Ottawa.

Wow great vid friends, we moved from Alberta in 2021 to Mexico as it was our dream for the past 12 years to retire in Mexico. Alberta was good to us. Though I was born and raised in Flin Flon Manitoba. Cheers everyone from Mexico. 👋🏽👋🏽✌🏽