As a Canadian who lived in Ontario, BC & the North West Territories, I can unequivocally say that YES, the dry winters in Alberta are DEFINITELY better than Ontario or BC winters. I freeze in Ontario with a humid -5 and I feel comfy in Alberta at -15 to -20. THAT'S THE TRUTH!
Hey im an international student planning on moving here to study at red deer polytechnic. Would you just it for students? How are job opportunities for students and also rooms for students prices
@@Gillfamilyyoutube Can you rent a room in Canada? In other houses for rent in Canada, rental rooms are available, with shared living and bathroom facilities. Apartments for rent in Canada range from 'bachelor' units, where a single room serves as both the bedroom and living area, to those with multiple bedrooms and separate living areas.
Im a Kiwi who lived in Red Deer for 4 years. I loved it! Coming from a sub tropical climate to snow, blizzards and hail storms was a trip..I miss Red Deer.. had the time of my life there.
I totally agree with you on the crime issue. I'm 68yrs old and moved to alberta 17yrs ago, most of that time I've lived in red deer . I go out often after midnight due to sleep issues and have never had a problem. There's a lot of property crime but not a personal safety concern.
I lived in red deer for a yea and a half pretty city clean most friendly people winters are cold summers are great I just had to leave not much work for me in my late 50s but the people are very friendly I miss red deer and central Alberta
There’s been several other tornado’s touch down here before actually, and there was a devastating tornado in pine lake in 2000 and the hospital where I nursed enacted the disaster plan because so many injuries were done by the pine lake tornado. We in red deer and area are on the edge of our own version on tornado alley. I’ve lived in red deer since 1980! You can find that info out there😅✌️
I grew up in Calgary and left for work in 99. I returned to Alberta from Ontario in 2022 with the intentions of moving back to Calgary but it was crazy busy and for a big savings on home costs chose to move to Penhold, literally 10 mins south of Red Deer. Prices were very attractive for houses and for a town of less then 4k it had almost everything that you would need, even a Timmies lol. The things it doesn't have are just a short drive away, I can get to Costco or Gasoline Alley in 10 mins. As mentioned I grew up in Calgary and was not really familiar with Red Deer or Central Alberta but the idea of a quieter community and city was much more attractive then the bigger cities. I think the biggest issues that I was concerned with would have been Crime and Weather/Hail. Shortly after I relocated to Penhold in 22, there was a bad hail storm that created a lot of chaos for drivers, this happened just south of Penhold but I have not seen or heard of anything come through the area since. Cold is cold where ever you are but being dry here definitely makes it manageable, especially if you enjoy winter activities like skiing, skating, snowmobiling or just being outside enjoying the fresh air and the beauty of winter. During those infrequent extreme cold days I would suggest to people, get a block heater installed on your vehicle if you don't already have one, just makes it easier on them. Crime, I can honestly say I have not seen or heard of anything major. Crime is a bigger issue in the bigger cities as expected. The most I've seen/heard around Penhold is traffic infractions. If coming from Toronto or Vancouver, Alberta is a dream. Expect more issues in the bigger cities, more people more problems. Red Deer (Central Alberta) is right in the middle of both big cities in Alberta and only short 1.5 hour drive from each and without any of the major traffic grids, traffic moves very well. Sorry long winded here, the only other thing I would like to mention is Trucks, lots of trucks and cracked windshields, expect to replace your windshield every year. Gravel on the roads get thrown at windshields from the trucks but on a positive note, it's cheaper to get a windshield replaced here. Thanks for the great video, very accurate from my perspective.
I was caught in the Edmonton tornado. Don't forget about the tornado at Pine Lake. I lived in Red Deer Alberta for several years. I moved to an acreage about 8 miles west. It's OK
Don't get your hopes up..I moved back to my "hometown" in BC..Nothing but a Crack head crap hole over run with India. If there's any Paki free places in Alberta I would like to know please.
Really appreciate your video. We're looking at relocating in the spring from Camrose. We moved up here from Calgary to get out of the city but find that were 20-30 years younger than we should be to be here. Also we find camrose very economically stunted compared to places like edmonton, calgary etc. We looked at GP being I grew up in the peace. You wanna talk winter lol! Thought about lethbridge but you definitely need some finances behind you. I'm going through to start a small business and my partner works more retail. We got 2 boys under the age of 3. From your video this sounds awesome. Amenities are close to what we miss living in the city if not mirrored. Looking at rentals in a decent area for April. If it's OK to send you a message to get your input where?? Sorry so long winded.
I visited Red Deer last week and got a taste of how greasy the north end is. Saw a coke deal go down, couldn't get any sleep in my motel. It felt like my hometown Chilliwack BC but in a conservative province.
@@PhilMante I love how you couch your whole statement like Red Deer is a place you can go to watch drug deals go down. I have a newsflash for you: there are drugs being sold in EVERY Canadian population center of a 1000 people or more. Your attempt to scandalize Red Deer because you saw a person using drugs there is laughable. How old are you - 95? Or are you a freaking Hutterite or Mormon or born under a rock? Maybe you are a time traveler from the sedate and puritanical 1800's. I'm so sorry you had to witness such degradation and that it has scarred you to the point that you condemn a community of 105,000 people for the actions of...2. PS: Meth, heroin, fentanyl, ketamine are all white powdered drugs that can be snorted too. ALSO: You couldn't get any sleep in your motel? And, how exactly, is that tied to the standard of living in and the typical daily quality of life for residents of Red Deer - you know - the topic of the video? Dude, you are from Chilliwack - it's the Red Deer of BC with 20X the drug issues. Anyway, I hope some day with enough counseling and a good psychologist you can work through the trauma and PTSD of having witnessed the God awful horror of a drug deal in Red Deer, Alberta. I can't imagine the turmoil you must live with even while ensconced in the pure and tempered safety of God's very country where every motel patron slumbers a full 12 hours a night on mattresses of gossamer ...Chilliwack, BC. Seriously, are you a real person? You can't be. You have to be a troll. Painting Red Deer as a drug infested crap hole when you live in Chilliwack is brilliant ironic trolling. 👍
We are planning on moving to Alberta in about 5 yrs, my spouse will retire age 65. I am 59 and am a retired nurse since age 55 due to health issues (planned since 2018 and applied in 2019, therefore not Covid related retirement), I was on sick leave the last 6 months of my career, I still had 2 1/2 yrs to go on disability for my full pension but was eligible for early retirement with lifetime penalty of 8 % for life, but I did not want to take advantage of the system as I had already planned before getting sick to retire early, I have JRA (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis) since age 15, I now have OA Osteoarthritis and 4 herniated back disc 1 of them is torn, along with a torn left shoulder and a torn left knee which could not be operated on and I also have cervical stenosis now, hence no longer being able to work as a nurse. I am care giver to my adult autistic stepson as he has the mental age of a 5 yr old stuck in the body of an 34 yr old adult, he totally depends on us, my spouse cuts his nails and hair and beard, etc... So even if retired I am still busy caring for him, but I am able to rest as he is mobile, just needs us to cook for him and serve him and make him walk around at times or he sits there doing nothing and wasting muscles away, I also wake him up and send him to bed as he has no notion of time at all. My spouse did live in Red Deer in his youth and he states my Arthritis would do better there as it is a dryer cold over there then Montreal Qc. We are looking in maybe getting a mobile home, seeing we will both be retired no job search required, so less stress, basically sell or donate most our stuff and move. I am trying to learn as much as I can of Red Deer, as my research was centered with Calgary or Lethbridge, more southern Alberta, in my mind southern = warmer and sunnier lol. I did not snow shoe this yr we had a weird winter, but I did the yr before and loved it, so maybe the snow would get me out more. I would like to find somewhere to walk more also, I used to love nature walks. Since retiring my mobility has improved and I am no longer losing my balance. My spouse would like to move where we could maybe use solar pannels and maybe some forested area, not middle of a huge city life, we are not into restaurants or other stuff, we love the comfort of our quiet home. I know 5 yrs seems far away, but as he stated we might choose to move earlier. Thanks for any information.
I moved from Red Deer to Ontario 35 years ago when winter was winter and people from southern Ontario have no idea what cold is they always talk about a damp cold at -30 to -40 it’s just cold period
Just make sure you have a Dr before you move. Sorry, I lived in Red Deer for 18 yrs and recently moved to Lethbridge. Public transport is better in Red Deer but you would need a combo of taxi and public transport.
1987... was the year of the Edmonton tornado. We had insulation from the Evergreen trailer park shrewn all over our acreage and had to clean it all up so our dog wouldn't eat it🙄
@livinginalberta Thanks! Glad we didn't get hit... even so we went down into the basement as a precaution and the wind was crazy. Green sky in the distance and all dark otherwise. Only supercell I've ever experienced.
Sold my house in Calgary, bought a house in Red Deer and moving in June. Really looking forward to getting out of here. Are there chinooks at all in Red Deer?
You forgot about the Strong F3 Pine Lake Campground Tornado 🌪, that was 35 mins away and injured the entire Camground and killed 13 ppl, 9 of which their bodies were recovered from their campers.... that were in the middle of the Lake.... My father was a big rig trucker and was hauling to Red Deer on the highway and witnessed it. But what's crazy is that it was a big forested nature area with trees every 5 feet so a very wild wierd violent tornado... Also 1 Club??? I think it's you who doesn't get out man.
I see things have changed big time in the last year so my bad, and covid must have put some ppl in serious debt forcing them to close, another factor covid did is make ppl between 18 and 40 like street drugs better then nightclubs. There's still Bo's tho and they sell out Canadian and American Rap shows all the time and it's one he of a crazy and big party when shows are in RD, and Hybrid 26. X Static and the Gents Club are definately Nightclubs they just cater to a different crowd, but loud music, dancing, and neon lights make them nightclubs. Sucks the Hideout wasn't better managed because it was a good time In the eqrly to mid 2010s. I knew Bellinis Billy Bobs, the Saloon, and the Lotus were shutting down and that was a major place for RDC College kids along with the bar across called the something "City", and the Blarney Stone use to be in lethnridge and I loved thar place but they moved to RD and now they closed lol Original Joe's & Murphs & Browns arent night clubs but are good Nightspots & Bars you can casually party all night at, same with the Great Canadian Brewhouse if it's still there? And the Red Deer Casino use to be a busy Popular good Nightspot along with Cash Casino prior to Covid. I haven't been to RD in a year I just figured it was the same, from age 18-25 or 2008-2015 RD was literally me and my buddies favorite party city because there were always a mix of Calgary and Edmonton people along with Red Deer folks and partiers from the surrounding areas lol it hrew from a nightclub&stripper Hotspot to an even bigger city with not much to do. Shame. Red Deer was my favorite mid-sized city followed by Med Hat.
I was working as adult staff at the old Penhold Air Cadet camp and that cell passed right over the camp. Just watching the rotation of the clouds was something else to see. Heard about Pine Lake the next day and a few days later, some of our staff cadets went there to help for a day with cleanup. The weather around there during summer is pretty active in terms of thunderstorms.
@@reddeeralbertaliving ahhh Damn that’s brutal. I got arrested outside of Lotus in 2015 for punching a guy in the face who was pushing his girlfriend around 😂 it was worth it
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
Nice to see someone NOT bashing Red Deer, I would say we have a mix of small town and big city vides here, however I will concur on the transit system being terrible(don't even get me started on rent prices), overall thou Red Deer is a pretty good city after 15 years being here I rather enjoy it.
Right now our home insurance in Ontario is around 110$ monthly. Detached. Due to hail storms is home insurance more expensive in Red Deer? So true I always avoid talking about religion and politics at the workplace. I have seen people even good mates getting ugly with each other due to politicians lol. If we go by the news then Greater Toronto area is a cesspool always stabbings, shootings, drugs, hit and run types of shit going on.
I went to the police station in Red Deer this week to report a broken in business downtown the police station doors were locked with a notice on their doors to report the crime online so I agree pathetic.I did phone in the break in. A few days later I saw a dumpster smoking next to same business but someone said already reported it.I heard fire trucks coming.
I've lived in Alberta for 50+ years. Came from Ottawa. I spent all of the 70's in Edmonton and the last 40+ years in Calgary. If I could live ANYWHERE in Alberta I would live, obviously, in Banff, Jasper, or Waterton but seeing as they are national parks it is too difficult to take up residence/work there. So my number one choice will always be Medicine Hat. Beautiful geography, blistering hot in the summer, and with most of the amenities you'd find in suburban Calgary or Edmonton. Lethbridge would be my second choice for many of the same reasons but also the proximity to Montana where I love to visit and do business. I have no interest in central or northern Alberta. Once you have southern Alberta in your blood nothing else measures up. We have the Rockies, the Badlands, foothills Crow's Nest Pass and best of all...winter chinooks.
Loso diré que busco una oportunidad de trabajo en red deer, me parece una ciudad hermosa, no será perfecta pero que lugar lo es? Todo depende desde el punto de vista que lo beas y siento que en vez de buscar todos los peros, deberían de resaltar lo bueno, me parece que red deer, es el lugar perfecto para vivir, que afortunados son las personas que viven en esa hermosa ciudad, y si eres de las personas que solo te quejas de lo malo y no ves lo bueno que te ofrece un lugar, nunca serar feliz en ningún lugar, en cambio los que queremos vivir allí solo buscamos incansablemente una oportunidad para cambiar nuestras vidas y la vida de nosotros hijos.
What??! 321 days of sunshine, is that what you said? I lived in Red Deer from 2013-2016 and I’ve never lived in a place where the sun barely shone than Red Deer. Brutal.
yup the nightclub thing is going the way of the dido bird.. for some reason.. !! i loved going to the clubs when i was in my 20's loved it.. loved the music the excitment !!! the cheap drinks... it seemed to transport you to a magical place for 3 or 4 hrs.... but now i think too many ufc wannabes... wrecking it for everybody... no one wants to fight or be harrassed by some group of jerks. people just want to have fun !!!! and not worry about being sucker punched.. and dying or worse...
We're not conservative anymore, no one even protests drag queen reading hour here. The bus sucks, so much better in other cities. You have to add s couple hours a day to be on time. I wonder if you would answer where most people leaving red deer are going?
@@reddeeralbertaliving the question I guess is are all cities overwhelmed by immigration/crime/unaffordable living or is there a sweet spot to escape to?
Furthermore, I agree the night life in Red Deer is surprisingly fantastic. As for the food, I’ve eaten countless donairs there. Some the best donairs I’ve ever had. 4 different place tied at number 1 for me in the donair department. Ya donairs I said it, I know. Nonetheless unbelievable. You must have them with sweet sauce!
@@reddeeralbertaliving Red Deer Pizza on 50 Street is 1 of the 4 places I can recall the name of. I regret to say I can’t remember the other 3 which tied for first ha.
He was addressing the weather in the area, specifically tornados. He said we have only had the 2...the one in Didsbury & the one in Edmonton...leaving out the very biggest one in THIS area. Did you not watch, or listen, to that part of the video? That is why people are mentioning Pine Lake tornado although it was NOT DIRECTLY ABOUT RED DEER...🤷
Red Deer has some nice features, like the dog parks and the river. However, I found it to be a racist town, which made it hard to make friends or socialize. This is no longer an issue for me. Once, I was warned not to walk by a group of protesters because, as a minority, I might be attacked by them
Alberta is conservative but the bigger cities are liberal. This mayor and his people are teetering toward wokeism. We can see that with allowing the homeless to do whatever. That is what I despise.
What i have noticed very shortly after moving here is that there are alot of Karen's. Why does living my life bother u? Unbelievably, get out of my life and go live your own, nasty people. I moved last year from a big city and also noticed the mentality is alittle behind the times. Sure smaller town out in the boonies so what do u expect. I grew up in rural area, moved to smaller city and wam bam eye opener, rural areas are very far behind the times!! If u are looking to downsize from a big city but still want some of the bigger city life, u won't find it here. Slim pickings.
This video makes Red Deer seem so much better than it actually is. The schools and buses do not sit down for -30. Life is always back to normal until the low -40s to -50s. The roads are very rarely maintained unless you live in one of the few wealthy communities. BC climate is much better winter unless you live in the northern part of the province in which case it’s the same as Alberta just slightly more expensive but way more outdoors/adventuring to do. Ontario is no where near as bad an Alberta for weather aside from some of the ice storms (which is like some of the AB springs. A lot of this video is misinformation just to bolster a Real Estate agenda. Not that he’s blatantly lying because he’s just expressing an opinion and some things are true “on paper” but to actually live there, you will find out quick how miserable of a city Red Deer is. Calgary is the only reasonably nice city in AB and maybe Edmonton. But if you’re in BC and are still getting by, BC is superior. People move from BC and a few years later regret it all. People move from Ontario and tell themselves “it’s cheaper to live here” but are still depressed by the emptiness of the prairies and the oilfield culture there. If you can stay in BC or Ontario, then you will be far happier there. Alberta has mountains and lake on the BC Boarder but the province itself is just mud, empty farmland, narcotics and organized crime problems, a shocking amount of racism, and homophobia and worst of all is people are trying to make a profit by selling it to you. Don’t fall for it. Where there’s a will there’s a way and you will be happier in Beautiful BC, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Newfoundland or almost anywhere else in the country other than the northern or prairie provinces. (If you’re a wilderness survivalist or love the outdoors then New Brunswick, Northern BC or Northern Ontario are far better)
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I have lived in Red Deer for most of my life. I am now 64. It's my home town. I love the trees, the trails, and the parks here.
Amazing thanks for sharing !
As a Canadian who lived in Ontario, BC & the North West Territories, I can unequivocally say that YES, the dry winters in Alberta are DEFINITELY better than Ontario or BC winters. I freeze in Ontario with a humid -5 and I feel comfy in Alberta at -15 to -20. THAT'S THE TRUTH!
Thanks for sharing !
I moved here from Ontario to Red Deer...the weather is amazing for my MS! Red Deer is now my Hometown ❤
Thanks for sharing !
Well done. Congrats!! Wishing you lots of success.
Hey im an international student planning on moving here to study at red deer polytechnic.
Would you just it for students?
How are job opportunities for students and also rooms for students prices
@@Gillfamilyyoutube Can you rent a room in Canada?
In other houses for rent in Canada, rental rooms are available, with shared living and bathroom facilities. Apartments for rent in Canada range from 'bachelor' units, where a single room serves as both the bedroom and living area, to those with multiple bedrooms and separate living areas.
That's awesome, I want to move from ontario
Im a Kiwi who lived in Red Deer for 4 years. I loved it! Coming from a sub tropical climate to snow, blizzards and hail storms was a trip..I miss Red Deer.. had the time of my life there.
Ha ha love it! Thanks for the comment lol
I totally agree with you on the crime issue. I'm 68yrs old and moved to alberta 17yrs ago, most of that time I've lived in red deer . I go out often after midnight due to sleep issues and have never had a problem. There's a lot of property crime but not a personal safety concern.
100%! It gets so overblown.
The tornado that hit Edmonton was in 1987! You forgot the one that hit Pine Lake SE of Red Deer in 2000 as a deadly tornado.
Yes I did forget that one . I mentioned that in another video . Can’t sneak anything by you guys lol
I lived in red deer for a yea and a half pretty city clean most friendly people winters are cold summers are great I just had to leave not much work for me in my late 50s but the people are very friendly I miss red deer and central Alberta
Very cool! its a great city and area
Visited Red Deer a few weeks ago, and it was a lovely community. Gorgeous country.
Thanks for sharing!
How's work for trades guys? Specifically HVAC? Random question but im hoping for an answer!
Trades are a busy industry !
There’s been several other tornado’s touch down here before actually, and there was a devastating tornado in pine lake in 2000 and the hospital where I nursed enacted the disaster plan because so many injuries were done by the pine lake tornado. We in red deer and area are on the edge of our own version on tornado alley. I’ve lived in red deer since 1980! You can find that info out there😅✌️
I grew up in Calgary and left for work in 99. I returned to Alberta from Ontario in 2022 with the intentions of moving back to Calgary but it was crazy busy and for a big savings on home costs chose to move to Penhold, literally 10 mins south of Red Deer. Prices were very attractive for houses and for a town of less then 4k it had almost everything that you would need, even a Timmies lol. The things it doesn't have are just a short drive away, I can get to Costco or Gasoline Alley in 10 mins.
As mentioned I grew up in Calgary and was not really familiar with Red Deer or Central Alberta but the idea of a quieter community and city was much more attractive then the bigger cities. I think the biggest issues that I was concerned with would have been Crime and Weather/Hail. Shortly after I relocated to Penhold in 22, there was a bad hail storm that created a lot of chaos for drivers, this happened just south of Penhold but I have not seen or heard of anything come through the area since. Cold is cold where ever you are but being dry here definitely makes it manageable, especially if you enjoy winter activities like skiing, skating, snowmobiling or just being outside enjoying the fresh air and the beauty of winter. During those infrequent extreme cold days I would suggest to people, get a block heater installed on your vehicle if you don't already have one, just makes it easier on them.
Crime, I can honestly say I have not seen or heard of anything major. Crime is a bigger issue in the bigger cities as expected. The most I've seen/heard around Penhold is traffic infractions. If coming from Toronto or Vancouver, Alberta is a dream. Expect more issues in the bigger cities, more people more problems.
Red Deer (Central Alberta) is right in the middle of both big cities in Alberta and only short 1.5 hour drive from each and without any of the major traffic grids, traffic moves very well.
Sorry long winded here, the only other thing I would like to mention is Trucks, lots of trucks and cracked windshields, expect to replace your windshield every year. Gravel on the roads get thrown at windshields from the trucks but on a positive note, it's cheaper to get a windshield replaced here. Thanks for the great video, very accurate from my perspective.
Thanks for sharing!
very helpful video!
Thank you!
Really honest, informative and well done video ! 👏🏻
Glad you liked it!
I was caught in the Edmonton tornado. Don't forget about the tornado at Pine Lake. I lived in Red Deer Alberta for several years. I moved to an acreage about 8 miles west. It's OK
There was a big one hit l8 90S mid maybe just south hit pine lake
those things seem to just zero in on trailer parks... 87 storm demolished Evergreen trailer park in NE Edmonton.
Right on brother...down to earth discussion about Red Deer.....I appreciate that 😂
Thank you!
That tornado in Edmonton was in 1987. I know this because I was there, trying to out run it, Scariest thing I've ever been through.
Dam glad you made it!
I am relocating back to Red Deer after 35 years and i can say it's going to be exactly what I need at this stage in my life!
Awesome !
Don't get your hopes up..I moved back to my "hometown" in BC..Nothing but a Crack head crap hole over run with India. If there's any Paki free places in Alberta I would like to know please.
The more I see about Red Deer, the more I’m starting to really get interested in this city.
It’s a great place !
Thanks for your great information and fair assessment about the City of Red Deer.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Btw.... I love Red Deer. And Danielle Smith is great.
What about the cost of heating and electricity ?
That's the idea I had about the crime in Red Deer from getting inf on line.
I'm from Winnipeg, so I kind of laugh when I hear about the "crime" in Red Deer 😅
Your not the first person from Winnipeg who has told me that
Winnipeg and Red deer are cousins with Saskatoon and Moose Jaw
same lol
Really appreciate your video. We're looking at relocating in the spring from Camrose. We moved up here from Calgary to get out of the city but find that were 20-30 years younger than we should be to be here. Also we find camrose very economically stunted compared to places like edmonton, calgary etc. We looked at GP being I grew up in the peace. You wanna talk winter lol! Thought about lethbridge but you definitely need some finances behind you. I'm going through to start a small business and my partner works more retail. We got 2 boys under the age of 3. From your video this sounds awesome. Amenities are close to what we miss living in the city if not mirrored. Looking at rentals in a decent area for April.
If it's OK to send you a message to get your input where??
Sorry so long winded.
Of course ! And I know the north ! I lived in manning lol. My parents lived in gp for awhile too!
@@reddeeralbertaliving is it OK to txt you?
Yep@@gjfortier
I visited Red Deer last week and got a taste of how greasy the north end is. Saw a coke deal go down, couldn't get any sleep in my motel. It felt like my hometown Chilliwack BC but in a conservative province.
Red Deer's grease ball central.
No you didn’t lol
How did you know it was coke specifically?
@@misterslats It was white & the dude who bought it snorted it.
@@PhilMante I love how you couch your whole statement like Red Deer is a place you can go to watch drug deals go down. I have a newsflash for you: there are drugs being sold in EVERY Canadian population center of a 1000 people or more. Your attempt to scandalize Red Deer because you saw a person using drugs there is laughable. How old are you - 95? Or are you a freaking Hutterite or Mormon or born under a rock? Maybe you are a time traveler from the sedate and puritanical 1800's. I'm so sorry you had to witness such degradation and that it has scarred you to the point that you condemn a community of 105,000 people for the actions of...2.
PS: Meth, heroin, fentanyl, ketamine are all white powdered drugs that can be snorted too.
ALSO: You couldn't get any sleep in your motel? And, how exactly, is that tied to the standard of living in and the typical daily quality of life for residents of Red Deer - you know - the topic of the video? Dude, you are from Chilliwack - it's the Red Deer of BC with 20X the drug issues.
Anyway, I hope some day with enough counseling and a good psychologist you can work through the trauma and PTSD of having witnessed the God awful horror of a drug deal in Red Deer, Alberta. I can't imagine the turmoil you must live with even while ensconced in the pure and tempered safety of God's very country where every motel patron slumbers a full 12 hours a night on mattresses of gossamer ...Chilliwack, BC. Seriously, are you a real person? You can't be. You have to be a troll. Painting Red Deer as a drug infested crap hole when you live in Chilliwack is brilliant ironic trolling. 👍
We are planning on moving to Alberta in about 5 yrs, my spouse will retire age 65. I am 59 and am a retired nurse since age 55 due to health issues (planned since 2018 and applied in 2019, therefore not Covid related retirement), I was on sick leave the last 6 months of my career, I still had 2 1/2 yrs to go on disability for my full pension but was eligible for early retirement with lifetime penalty of 8 % for life, but I did not want to take advantage of the system as I had already planned before getting sick to retire early, I have JRA (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis) since age 15, I now have OA Osteoarthritis and 4 herniated back disc 1 of them is torn, along with a torn left shoulder and a torn left knee which could not be operated on and I also have cervical stenosis now, hence no longer being able to work as a nurse. I am care giver to my adult autistic stepson as he has the mental age of a 5 yr old stuck in the body of an 34 yr old adult, he totally depends on us, my spouse cuts his nails and hair and beard, etc... So even if retired I am still busy caring for him, but I am able to rest as he is mobile, just needs us to cook for him and serve him and make him walk around at times or he sits there doing nothing and wasting muscles away, I also wake him up and send him to bed as he has no notion of time at all. My spouse did live in Red Deer in his youth and he states my Arthritis would do better there as it is a dryer cold over there then Montreal Qc. We are looking in maybe getting a mobile home, seeing we will both be retired no job search required, so less stress, basically sell or donate most our stuff and move. I am trying to learn as much as I can of Red Deer, as my research was centered with Calgary or Lethbridge, more southern Alberta, in my mind southern = warmer and sunnier lol. I did not snow shoe this yr we had a weird winter, but I did the yr before and loved it, so maybe the snow would get me out more. I would like to find somewhere to walk more also, I used to love nature walks. Since retiring my mobility has improved and I am no longer losing my balance. My spouse would like to move where we could maybe use solar pannels and maybe some forested area, not middle of a huge city life, we are not into restaurants or other stuff, we love the comfort of our quiet home. I know 5 yrs seems far away, but as he stated we might choose to move earlier. Thanks for any information.
You are welcome !
There was outside of lloydminster in the early 80z
There was what ?
Please how safe is red deer, I'm an incoming international student
It’s safe
I moved from Red Deer to Ontario 35 years ago when winter was winter and people from southern Ontario have no idea what cold is they always talk about a damp cold at -30 to -40 it’s just cold period
You’re right there!
The “Black Friday “ twister that hit Beaumont and edm was July 31 1987
That was a bad one
Tornado was actually closer to Carstairs than it was to Didsbury.
Really splitting hairs there
I'm a senior citizen, can I survive without a car with public transport?
You bet!
Just make sure you have a Dr before you move. Sorry, I lived in Red Deer for 18 yrs and recently moved to Lethbridge. Public transport is better in Red Deer but you would need a combo of taxi and public transport.
That valley sure gets some extreme weather.....
Valley?
I love Red deer born here
Awesome!
Is Red Deer a safe place for a foreign family who come there on work visa ??
Yes you bet!
N I jumoved bk dec 2023 from Saskatoon Saskatchewan n weather is way worse. Red deer os fine. Do 10 reasons not to move to stoon np finding them lol
1987... was the year of the Edmonton tornado. We had insulation from the Evergreen trailer park shrewn all over our acreage and had to clean it all up so our dog wouldn't eat it🙄
O man that’s brutal! Glad you are all good !
@livinginalberta Thanks! Glad we didn't get hit... even so we went down into the basement as a precaution and the wind was crazy. Green sky in the distance and all dark otherwise. Only supercell I've ever experienced.
Sold my house in Calgary, bought a house in Red Deer and moving in June. Really looking forward to getting out of here. Are there chinooks at all in Red Deer?
Occasionally but not like Calgary
Can you assist me in renting a place?
@@davidford5151sorry, I don't know much about the rental situation in Red Deer.
You forgot about the Strong F3 Pine Lake Campground Tornado 🌪, that was 35 mins away and injured the entire Camground and killed 13 ppl, 9 of which their bodies were recovered from their campers.... that were in the middle of the Lake....
My father was a big rig trucker and was hauling to Red Deer on the highway and witnessed it. But what's crazy is that it was a big forested nature area with trees every 5 feet so a very wild wierd violent tornado...
Also 1 Club??? I think it's you who doesn't get out man.
What other night club is there “man”?
There is the silver buckle . I don’t consider the vat a night club
I see things have changed big time in the last year so my bad, and covid must have put some ppl in serious debt forcing them to close, another factor covid did is make ppl between 18 and 40 like street drugs better then nightclubs. There's still Bo's tho and they sell out Canadian and American Rap shows all the time and it's one he of a crazy and big party when shows are in RD, and Hybrid 26. X Static and the Gents Club are definately Nightclubs they just cater to a different crowd, but loud music, dancing, and neon lights make them nightclubs. Sucks the Hideout wasn't better managed because it was a good time In the eqrly to mid 2010s. I knew Bellinis Billy Bobs, the Saloon, and the Lotus were shutting down and that was a major place for RDC College kids along with the bar across called the something "City", and the Blarney Stone use to be in lethnridge and I loved thar place but they moved to RD and now they closed lol Original Joe's & Murphs & Browns arent night clubs but are good Nightspots & Bars you can casually party all night at, same with the Great Canadian Brewhouse if it's still there? And the Red Deer Casino use to be a busy Popular good Nightspot along with Cash Casino prior to Covid. I haven't been to RD in a year I just figured it was the same, from age 18-25 or 2008-2015 RD was literally me and my buddies favorite party city because there were always a mix of Calgary and Edmonton people along with Red Deer folks and partiers from the surrounding areas lol it hrew from a nightclub&stripper Hotspot to an even bigger city with not much to do. Shame. Red Deer was my favorite mid-sized city followed by Med Hat.
I was working as adult staff at the old Penhold Air Cadet camp and that cell passed right over the camp. Just watching the rotation of the clouds was something else to see. Heard about Pine Lake the next day and a few days later, some of our staff cadets went there to help for a day with cleanup. The weather around there during summer is pretty active in terms of thunderstorms.
Wait… so Lotus and Billy’s are both closed down? (Haven’t lived in alberta for 6 years or so)
They are! 😥
@@reddeeralbertaliving ahhh Damn that’s brutal. I got arrested outside of Lotus in 2015 for punching a guy in the face who was pushing his girlfriend around 😂 it was worth it
Can you make a video about red deer polytechnic college! Please
I don’t know what I would talk about lol!
@@reddeeralbertaliving oh okay
😂😂👍🏼
Q was here in 98 95 sorta time n yes only 63k Ave age 32 and money n fighting
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
How is the medical there
Amazing! Busy but great
Go the hospital emergency room you'll be waiting forever.
Remember dollar highballs and 2.50 beers I think that might have something to do with the club seen
Yes the good old days. I remember .25 cent jugs at morts in red deer!
Nice to see someone NOT bashing Red Deer, I would say we have a mix of small town and big city vides here, however I will concur on the transit system being terrible(don't even get me started on rent prices), overall thou Red Deer is a pretty good city after 15 years being here I rather enjoy it.
Well said!
My friend move Surrey to red deer .. weather is good
If not too bad!
how could you NOT remember the Pine Lake tornado in july 2000 ??????
Your right, Not sure how i forgot that one!
i love red deer❤❤❤❤ im moving into a new home im in a home town
Amazing!
Right now our home insurance in Ontario is around 110$ monthly. Detached.
Due to hail storms is home insurance more expensive in Red Deer?
So true I always avoid talking about religion and politics at the workplace. I have seen people even good mates getting ugly with each other due to politicians lol. If we go by the news then Greater Toronto area is a cesspool always stabbings, shootings, drugs, hit and run types of shit going on.
Insurance is similar cost here !
I had a business in RD l got broken into 10 times in 5 years . The RCMP were pathetic .
Sorry to hear that !
I went to the police station in Red Deer this week to report a broken in business downtown the police station doors were locked with a notice on their doors to report the crime online so I agree pathetic.I did phone in the break in. A few days later I saw a dumpster smoking next to same business but someone said already reported it.I heard fire trucks coming.
The reason why I moved to red deer is because I was not so great as a person I moved from a far away place called Tennessee
That’s a big move !
This makes me so sad ,Red Deer use to be the most beautiful and quiet city in Canada ! What has happened to it ?
Can a US citizen move to Alberta? I’m looking to relocate from the US to Alberta, especially in red deer. Thank you lmk
yup. Via work permit, marry a Canadian or apply to start or expand a business.
Thank you I’ll be doing a work visa first and go from there.
@@LivingSunn good luck! 😊
I've lived in Alberta for 50+ years. Came from Ottawa. I spent all of the 70's in Edmonton and the last 40+ years in Calgary. If I could live ANYWHERE in Alberta I would live, obviously, in Banff, Jasper, or Waterton but seeing as they are national parks it is too difficult to take up residence/work there. So my number one choice will always be Medicine Hat. Beautiful geography, blistering hot in the summer, and with most of the amenities you'd find in suburban Calgary or Edmonton. Lethbridge would be my second choice for many of the same reasons but also the proximity to Montana where I love to visit and do business. I have no interest in central or northern Alberta. Once you have southern Alberta in your blood nothing else measures up. We have the Rockies, the Badlands, foothills Crow's Nest Pass and best of all...winter chinooks.
I am. Not a fan of southern Alberta. I hate how windy it is! Thanks for sharing !
@@reddeeralbertaliving What part of Leduc are you from?
@@misterslats Im from red deer
@@reddeeralbertaliving Sorry to hear that. Leduc, Red Deer...the only difference is 120 km.
I prefer red deer!
Also near red deer; The Pine Lake Tornado, 2000.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Lake_tornado
Loso diré que busco una oportunidad de trabajo en red deer, me parece una ciudad hermosa, no será perfecta pero que lugar lo es? Todo depende desde el punto de vista que lo beas y siento que en vez de buscar todos los peros, deberían de resaltar lo bueno, me parece que red deer, es el lugar perfecto para vivir, que afortunados son las personas que viven en esa hermosa ciudad, y si eres de las personas que solo te quejas de lo malo y no ves lo bueno que te ofrece un lugar, nunca serar feliz en ningún lugar, en cambio los que queremos vivir allí solo buscamos incansablemente una oportunidad para cambiar nuestras vidas y la vida de nosotros hijos.
What??! 321 days of sunshine, is that what you said?
I lived in Red Deer from 2013-2016 and I’ve never lived in a place where the sun barely shone than Red Deer. Brutal.
You must have had your sunglasses on. There is tons of sun in alberta in general
yup the nightclub thing is going the way of the dido bird.. for some reason.. !!
i loved going to the clubs when i was in my 20's loved it.. loved the music the excitment !!! the cheap drinks... it seemed to transport you to a magical place for 3 or 4 hrs....
but now i think too many ufc wannabes... wrecking it for everybody... no one wants to fight or be harrassed by some group of jerks. people just want to have fun !!!! and not worry about being sucker punched.. and dying or worse...
It’s gotta he tinder 😉
The Police have been dealing with some of the organized crime that’s why all the clubs and a bunch of other Buisnesses went extinct
Iv never move out of Red deer
Its a great city. What area are you in?
Pine Lakes tornado?
Yes forgot about that one
Um, you forgot the Pinelake tornado
I did. I mentioned that on another video
Born and raised, 2nd generation Red Deerian, I have fled this godawful city to live a great life elsewhere out of Canada. Fascism is killing Alberta.
What about the pine lake tornado????
I am thinking of buying a house, and I am wondering if it's multicultural like Toronto.
Won’t be anywhere near as Toronto
The way he sais garage
Haha what’s wrong with it ?
@livinginalberta nothings wrong with it. It's different, unexpected, charming.
If your from another province or country.don't move we are all full up here.and we rather you keep driving.
I 💖 Red Deer!
Me too!
Year and a half
I agree, global city and so is Edmonton & Calgary. Signed on
We're not conservative anymore, no one even protests drag queen reading hour here.
The bus sucks, so much better in other cities. You have to add s couple hours a day to be on time.
I wonder if you would answer where most people leaving red deer are going?
Let me ask the crystal ball and I’ll get back to you 🙄
@@reddeeralbertaliving I guess it doesn't get any better anywhere else? Lol
Don’t get what your asking,
Depends on the person of course I t could be
@@reddeeralbertaliving the question I guess is are all cities overwhelmed by immigration/crime/unaffordable living or is there a sweet spot to escape to?
im an aspiring international student and planning for an IT program in red deer poly. Is it a good school?
Anybody Leaving or planning to take @Red deer polytechnic in May 2024.Please ping me
Hey I am going to red deer polytechnic college in January 24
Hey I am also going in red deer polytechnic college so where. Are you from please share you insta if
@@Navi-pf7uf hey where are you from I am also going to same college please share your Instagram id
@@rahul_lohan004hii brother i also have some queries about red dear city and red dear Polytechnic college please give me your instagram
It was in 1987
Thanku sir
You welcome!
The younger generation is more into VR hahahaha than nightclubs.
It’s a different time for sure !
Furthermore, I agree the night life in Red Deer is surprisingly fantastic.
As for the food, I’ve eaten countless donairs there. Some the best donairs I’ve ever had.
4 different place tied at number 1 for me in the donair department.
Ya donairs I said it, I know. Nonetheless unbelievable. You must have them with sweet sauce!
I am a huge fan of donairs! whats your favourite place?
@@reddeeralbertaliving Red Deer Pizza on 50 Street is 1 of the 4 places I can recall the name of. I regret to say I can’t remember the other 3 which tied for first ha.
Why would he remember pine lake THIS IS ABOUT RED DEER
He was addressing the weather in the area, specifically tornados. He said we have only had the 2...the one in Didsbury & the one in Edmonton...leaving out the very biggest one in THIS area. Did you not watch, or listen, to that part of the video? That is why people are mentioning Pine Lake tornado although it was NOT DIRECTLY ABOUT RED DEER...🤷
Red Deer has some nice features, like the dog parks and the river. However, I found it to be a racist town, which made it hard to make friends or socialize. This is no longer an issue for me. Once, I was warned not to walk by a group of protesters because, as a minority, I might be attacked by them
Good.
Alberta is conservative but the bigger cities are liberal. This mayor and his people are teetering toward wokeism. We can see that with allowing the homeless to do whatever. That is what I despise.
Hi brother
Hi
What i have noticed very shortly after moving here is that there are alot of Karen's.
Why does living my life bother u? Unbelievably, get out of my life and go live your own, nasty people. I moved last year from a big city and also noticed the mentality is alittle behind the times.
Sure smaller town out in the boonies so what do u expect. I grew up in rural area, moved to smaller city and wam bam eye opener, rural areas are very far behind the times!!
If u are looking to downsize from a big city but still want some of the bigger city life, u won't find it here. Slim pickings.
This video makes Red Deer seem so much better than it actually is. The schools and buses do not sit down for -30. Life is always back to normal until the low -40s to -50s.
The roads are very rarely maintained unless you live in one of the few wealthy communities. BC climate is much better winter unless you live in the northern part of the province in which case it’s the same as Alberta just slightly more expensive but way more outdoors/adventuring to do. Ontario is no where near as bad an Alberta for weather aside from some of the ice storms (which is like some of the AB springs.
A lot of this video is misinformation just to bolster a Real Estate agenda.
Not that he’s blatantly lying because he’s just expressing an opinion and some things are true “on paper” but to actually live there, you will find out quick how miserable of a city Red Deer is. Calgary is the only reasonably nice city in AB and maybe Edmonton. But if you’re in BC and are still getting by, BC is superior. People move from BC and a few years later regret it all. People move from Ontario and tell themselves “it’s cheaper to live here” but are still depressed by the emptiness of the prairies and the oilfield culture there.
If you can stay in BC or Ontario, then you will be far happier there. Alberta has mountains and lake on the BC Boarder but the province itself is just mud, empty farmland, narcotics and organized crime problems, a shocking amount of racism, and homophobia and worst of all is people are trying to make a profit by selling it to you.
Don’t fall for it. Where there’s a will there’s a way and you will be happier in Beautiful BC, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Newfoundland or almost anywhere else in the country other than the northern or prairie provinces. (If you’re a wilderness survivalist or love the outdoors then New Brunswick, Northern BC or Northern Ontario are far better)
Not true at all
Forgot the Pine Lake Tornado :D haha comments looked at them rofl.
Foodie gas alley and go to and hide at the Hideout
Very conservative folks not too many socialist there in central AB
As a non-Albertan, it's refreshing to see that there are regions that aren't poisened with the liberal nonsense.
💯
There is a ridiculous number of drug addicted homeless here and it grows every week.
EVery major center
That is a world wide HEALTH CRISIS.
Red Deer, do not leave your house after 10 pm period
O come on
Avoid BC at all costs. Its bad.
Your not the first person to say that
49 years in Red Deer AB...........
Wicked!
i heard red dear is most dangerous city of canada
Not at all
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
im an aspiring international student and planning for an IT program in red deer poly. Is it a good school?
Yes
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.
I will reach there with my little son on August. I totally believe native people must be kindness. I really want to know what shall we care about? I don’t think it’s a high crime rate city. There must be something wrong.