Alberta winters.

Hi wesventer777,

Contrary to what you may think the country doesn't grind to a halt just because it's cold or snowy.

Actually it's not as difficult as you might think to cope with Canadian winters once you get used to it you'll even find you enjoy winter a lot. Of course one needs a complete winter wadrobe, lots of warm clothes (many layers of lighter clothing works best).

Canadian homes are all well insulated so they're warm in the winter and cool in the summer, so don't worry about that.

You won't lack things to do, ice skating, hockey, skiing (downhill & cross-country), snowmobiling, tobogganing, ice fishing, ice sailing are just some of the many popular outdoor winter activities to keep your blood and adrenalin pumping.

While I haven't been to Red Deer, I've been to Calgary several times, it's a modern comsmopolitan city that offers anything any other big city does. Red Deer shouldn't be much different, just smaller and maybe less comsmopolitan.

  Cheers, 
  William James Woodward – Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team

Thank you for that I appreciate your input.

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We are also South African and living in Cape Town.  We are also moving to Red Deer  asap.  Have a job offer but hope to move within the next 6 months.  Will be nice to keep in contact with you
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I have been living here fot 40 years and the winters are beautiful and from me coming from the caribbean to here is a wonderful climatic change. I can dress for the cold but I can only take off so much for the heat.