Please contact us: welovesaintjohn@royallepage.ca Phone: (506)607-3095 We are dedicated to helping people from outside NB purchase their new home in Saint John.
I'm 42 from Toronto. Still unmarried, no kids, and single. Just found this inspiring video on here while looking at all kinds of stuff about the Maritime provinces. I want to move to the Maritimes, either NB, NS, or PEI. I love the culture, the beauty, the scenery, the people. I Love you guys!!! You are bold and decisive and have such a positive outlook on life. 'We've never been big on having the big house, and big vehicles, and we don't have kids, and we're not that type, we believe that life is short and that you need to experience everything you possibly can.' Your philosophy is exactly the same as mine. But I will say that I absolutely adore children, especially like preschool age and would love to have a couple. But it will probably never happen as I'm an extreme ultra-independent/solo type. I have a very difficult time even thinking about dating as I don't want to feel 'trapped' in any way with anything. If I stay solo for life I will be happy. I value freedom, liberation, exploring, and experiencing more than anything.
Thank you for your wonderful comment, Mike. Life is an incredible gift but its fleeting. The experiences we have are what make our memories later on. I doubt that anyone lying on their death bed ever wishes they had worked harder or bought more stuff. If you are happy being single, you don't have to justify that to anyone. As long as we're not hurting others we should live the life we choose, but so many of us get bogged down worrying about society's expectations of us. Those expectations are rarely in our best interests, so f' em. We had enough of the heat, pollution, crime and congestion of BC so this seemed to make sense. After three years, we couldn't be happier. Good luck in your decision making process.
That's great to hear. We moved here from Abbotsford. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them or join our Facebook group - I Love Saint John, NB! - for additional info.
So happy I found you two. I am moving back to Saint John in 2022. I am excited about buying a home with my husband and living around family again. It very exciting to hear you are enjoying the Saint John way of life. I do hope to meet you both when I come back and get together for a drink. Keep posting and sharing about your new adventures around town. :)
That's great news that you are moving home. We do love the Saint John way of life and only wish we could have known sooner what a great city it is. We would absolutely love to meet you and get together for a drink. Do keep in touch, please.
Hello. I just found your channel, and I just want to say thank you for the videos. I hope you create more. Whenever I look for videos on New Brunswick, there isn't really any recent info. I was born in Saint John myself, currently living in Calgary. But I am getting home sick, and hope one day to move back when the time is right. Just needing a change of scenery. I still have family back home, plus the cost of living. As you know, buying a home for alot cheaper then Calgary and Vancouver. Hope to see more videos!
There seems to be a common theme that people who never left think everywhere else must be better, and people who moved away would like to come back. I think it has been easier for us as outsiders to appreciate all that Saint John has to offer, so we try to reflect that in our videos. And we too could not find any info. when we thought about moving here, so we hope to be some kind of resource for others in that situation. Thank you for watching, and we hope you will get to come home soon.
Hello Les and Wendy, thank you guys a lot for the content of the channel, I’ve been watching the videos since the “First Snow In SJ” where I remember Les said in the beginning of the video “it seems that have more than our family watching our videos.. so, hello strangers!!!” I’ve been watching every video since then, it helped a lot to decided to move do SJ next year with my wife where she is going to study on NBCC as well! Thank you very much again and we are excited for the incoming videos this summer! Keep it up!
Wow, you've been with us since the start, thank you for sticking with us. I hope you will love Saint John as much as we do. Please keep in touch and let us know how things are progressing on your move.
Thank you for this video. You guys are role models for what a marriage should be. BTW you should’ve let ‘Jack’ speak about his experience too. Woof woof..! Stay healthy, stay safe.
Thank you. That is an incredible compliment. We try to let Jack's wagging tail speak for him when he makes his many cameos in our videos. Your comment made our day, thanks again!
Love your video. Funny how you seem to have that one guy who automatically dislikes all of your videos. Buddy needs to realize that Canadians are slowly discovering New Brunswick - “The Canadians are coming!”
Thank you. Yes, we encountered the negativity before we moved when doing our research and thought the whole city was like that. Thankfully, the Debbie downers are a very small (but vocal) minority, and the vast majority of people here are extremely friendly and love their city.
Thankyou guys for sharing, I'm also considering a life change by moving there. I really like what I see so far. I bought a small acreage in the sticks already and I plan on building my own home on a property that is just up from St Martins but close to St Johns.
Hello and Thank-You for being such great ambassadors for our wonderful city! I'm a lifelong resident (except for 6 years, when I moved 80 miles inland for my job) and have been as enthusiastic as you the entire time. I love to explore the coastline with my camera, so let me give you some places to day trip to: Giffin Pond - prepare for a 2km hike in (low difficulty) but well worth it. Go at low tide. Tynemouth Creek/Gardner Creek. Try to go on a day when it's windy and the surf's up The Big Ovens - get some fish and chips at Ozzie's, then take the Oven Head Rd. next to the take-out Cape Enrage - again, low tide and take the stairs down to the water. Have some seafood in Alma Mispec Beach - low tide. Prepare for a romantic walk St. Martin's caves - you likely already know about this one but most people don't realize that at low tide you can walk around the point and it's a whole new experience Those are just a few of my favourites. I look foward to your perspective on them. Thanks again, Don PS - I saw your video where you said there wasn't much on the Kingston Peninsula. I know that was just a figure of speech BUT... we have a store in Clifton Royal so this is your official invitation to come down for an ice cream treat! I'll fill you in on the places to explore over here, whether on foot or in the car. The Peninsula/St. John/Kennebecasis River system is one of the most geographically unique places in the world! Cheers!
I love your suggestions. We have been to St. Martin's several times but never at fully low tide so that's a great plan. Mispec is is lovely but unfortunately, when we did our video it was very high tide and very windy so we couldn't do it justice. Cape Enrage (love the name) and the Big Ovens (love that name too) look beautiful so thank you for that. We will go to these places for sure. We had some of the best ice cream ever on the Kingston peninsula and will eagerly accept your invitation and look forward to hear about where to go. We will absolutely do a video of your area. Thank you so much.
I'm in the lower mainland as well via the okanagan. I've been here 5 years and I'm not a lower mainland person. I rarely leave my city, Abbotsford, for so many reasons, mainly traffic. I've fantasized moving east for a long time because even going back to the okanagan is too expensive now. I'm on my own so not an easy decision or financially smooth. Thank you for keeping it real and sharing your story.
After leaving Abbotsford to come here four years ago, we can easily say it was the best decision we ever made. If you have never been here, we get that it is a difficult and daunting decision. As for financially smooth, it depends on whether you own or rent. If you own your home there and have built up ridiculous amounts of equity, moving here can be financially life changing. If you rent, rents are cheaper here but maybe not by a life changing amount. The biggest differences are the cleaner air here, the friendlier people, less crime, less traffic and a slower and more enjoyable pace of life. And the ocean!
Thanks guys! It was cool story. I was considering several cities in NB for studying, and now I came up with decision to do it in saint John, I am grateful to you for helping.
Hi I’m Candace I actually live on saint James street I’ve lived here my hole life an it’s so weird to see my home on UA-cam thank you for sharing where we live🥰
Wow, listening to the two of you sounds so much like my husband and I. We are also hoping to move to the maritimes for retirement having lived most of our lives on the prairies we want to be by the sea and can’t afford the BC coast. We, like you had been thinking of Nova Scotia or PEI and have made a few trips out and explored those areas and had not spent much time at all thinking of New Brunswick. Then this last year my son announced he was moving with his girlfriend to Saint John as she was going to take a two year course at UNBC which started me researching Saint John for my son , housing and jobs. I was surprised how much I was liking what I was seeing for much of the same reasons as you two expressed. We hope to get to visit Saint John first hand in this fall as long as Covid allows. So thank you for your video’s they are just what I was looking for. Christine
Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, Saint John, and New Brunswick in general, get overlooked a lot. I cannot stress enough that a place to live is much different than a place to visit, so Saint John became an easy choice for us once we made our way out here. For us, it offers a lot of everything we were looking for and at a very affordable cost. Good luck with your search and let us know if there's anything we can do to help.
Hello, You are a great couple. There is a lot in your video posted today that my wife and I can relate to. We are planning to move to Saint John for my wife to attend NBCC. Thank you for the video on NBCC college.
Just discovered your channel. i am Kenyan looking to immigrate with my family and you describe the lifestyle i am looking for. i currently live in the city(nairobi) and completely tired of big city life. will look out for you two in St. John
That is fantastic that you are considering moving to Saint John. I'm sure it will be a very different, and hopefully enjoyable experience for you. Thank you for watching our videos, and we would love to meet you when you settle in.
Bravo Les & Wendy! I love, love, love your story and sharing to the level that you have. Such admirable vulnerable sharing that as a child of Saint John and the maritime I value, appreciate and I believe that you and Wendy are just the beautiful type Saint John needs to have to support it's growth and expansion. I have subscribed and look forward to each new video and I wish you all the good things in life. I especially love to hear you speak so lovingly about the areas (Bay Shore beach, Manawagonish Road, Douglas Avenue and more) I hold special treasured memories for these places I cherish to this day. I still have school friends who keep pulling me back and I hope some day when I am able to go back to the ocean, Bay Shore, Lily Lake and Dominion Park to say hey to you both and express face to face how much I enjoy the videos... you tell a story of Saint John that brings back cherished memories and I see Saint through a new lens. Bless you both and keep on doing your awesome videos! 🙂🤗🤗🤗🙂
I don't even know what to say to that. Thank you so very much for your amazingly kind comment. We are so happy to be able to rekindle some memories for you and would love a face to face chat when you can get back here. We love every day we spend in this great city and only wish we could have moved here sooner.
Thank you very much. We started doing this for family, now we have well over 100 videos posted. We couldn't find any info before we moved here, so we hope to help a little with other people's research. It means a lot to hear from you that it helps.
Hi Les and Wendy, have you been able to do a review on Rothesay/Quispamsis/Hampton area and how it differs from Saint John? I am from Ontario and looking into different areas to decide which is best, also any downfalls that you guys have noticed living in Saint John such as the smell there, frequent fog, high property taxes etc. Overall looks like a beautiful place as residential is so affordable and a high quality of life, I can see Saint John Moncton and Fredericton boom there in the years ahead as Ontario has to make room for the growth of 2.4 million more people and estimated 1 million homes to be built here in the next 10 years. . Thanks guys I enjoy all your videos and Happy safe Thanksgiving!
Hi Brian. We have done videos of Rothesay/Quispamsis in both winter and summer along with the drive between Saint John and those towns. We also did a video of Hampton. Rothesay is beautiful, Quispamsis is nice, Hampton is very cute. They are all located along the Kennebecasis River. They are all suburbs. Their property taxes are lower but their prices are higher. They get more snow in winter and more heat in summer. If that's what you like, they are great places to live. We like to be near the ocean with the breezes, fewer bugs and in the city. We like fog. The only downfall is the property taxes, but that is the same throughout the Maritimes, and do we really have a right to complain when you consider what the homes sell for? We get a rare whiff of the pulp mill if the wind is blowing just wrong, but mostly all we smell is the ocean. We feel the quality of life in this area is unsurpassed. Homes are getting more expensive but still extremely affordable compared with other parts of Canada. The people we have met are the friendliest in Canada in our opinion. Life is great here if you embrace the Maritime spirit. If you bring an "Ontario" attitude, you will probably be disappointed.
Lovely video. Thanks for the share. I can relate to your story. I moved from Windsor ON this year. I spent about $7K with a moving company to move a few select pieces of furniture and about 60 containers of "stuff". I bought a house in Grand Bay sight unseen before leaving ON - well only via video that my real estate agent and my sister and brother-in-law made. I had been looking at property online for a few years. I knew the area since I went to high school and UNB here many years ago and visited every summer as my family lives in the area.
Good listening pleasure for info and the odd chuckle......loved the bit about one of you quitting your job and calling the other frugal or cheap or something like that. Anyway, I'm glad you guys landed on your feet where there's lots of pubs, restaurants and shopping. Hoping to move out east as well.
Very genuine story. My partner and I have a very similar personal story as yours. We have been contemplating too where to move from BC as we are also very unhappy with the crime and high costs. Will continue to watch your journey.
Thank you very much. We have around 130 or so videos now, and 3.5 years after moving here, we could not imagine living anywhere else. We hope you have avoided the flooding back in BC.
“ Thank You “ Les & Wendy “ for your lovely story of how you came to Saint John! So happy you decided to settle here in the oldest Incorporated city in Canada. So glad Wendy said; She would never move to Saint John, cause that sealed your fate! You never say never! LOL Lucky for us: Welcome To “Saint John”.
Wow you two sound familiar . My boyfriend is moving from Burnaby to St John, what you keep mentioning, rest. Costco, wallmart, ocean! Hospital was important as well. The architecture reminds me of downtown Victoria...plove your channel.
Your Vancouver story sounds just like Toronto right now people are running away from Ontario in droves because of the skyrocketing housing prices everyone is dirt poor
Great video! Having Moncton Nb being my hometown growing up one thing special about them is very large waterpark called Magic Mountain which I think is largest or one of the largest in Canada.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn They got the casino about 8 years after I moved to Winnipeg. We have 2 casino here. I'm glad Moncton got the casino. I haven't been in Moncton for 21 years or more. One advantage for you both living in Saint John Nb is your not far from that casino and waterpark in Moncton. Our waterpark is tiny compared to Magic Mountain
@@wiseman4160 I'm almost happy we don't have a casino in Saint John, it could get expensive. But you're right, all the great places are within a three hour drive or less, including Maine. And two hour flights to Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. We often drive the hour and a half to Moncton if we can't find what we need here, but don't have much cause to go to Fredericton. The casino in Halifax is great too.
Great story! My story is in reverse. Grew up in St Andrews, moved to western Canada to work as a teenager 50+ years ago, lived in the Yukon, AB, ultimately settled in South Surrey and then White Rock for retirement. Love the Maritimes to visit ( spent two months there with our RV in 2018) but no desire to live there again. Wishing you great days there .
Thank you for sharing, Floyd. White Rock is very nice. My brother lives there. We are glad to be out of the Lower Mainland but of course, we understand that each of us have different things that make us happy.
Wow! Amazing couple and your story is so inspiring. I just subscribed to your videos. I am learning about Saint John, NB. I have a request for both of you. Could you please do a video on bayshore Sea street. I wanted to see what the waterfront homes on sea street looked like. Thank you so much for all that you do. I really appreciate your videos.
Thank you very much! You can check out this video for Sea Street: ua-cam.com/video/7Vo3gkCHFqQ/v-deo.html We turn on to Sea at the 20:45 mark and drive to the end of the street and back to Bayshore beach. A few new homes have begun construction since then but you will get the idea. We also became realtors since this video was made, to assist our viewers, so if you need any help just let us know.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn I wish we knew you were both realtors we just bought 2 lots #20 and #21 on sea street waterfront. I went to the video and did check it out. You can see our lots a little bit. When we come to New Brunswick to see our lot we would love to meet you. It's because of both of you that we decided to retire in Nee Brunswick from Toronto. Thank you so much for all that you do. You helped my family see the beauty of NB for that I forever grateful. Take care, Michael
@@michaelgabriel2210 Congratulations. We prefer to use our videos to show all that Saint John has to offer, rather than being a platform for self promotion. We legally are required to disclose that we are Realtors so we do, and our contact info is in every video. Thankfully, so many of our viewers have trusted us for their real estate needs. We wish you all the best with your new home and hope you will love Saint John as much as we do.
That's the hardest part for sure, but we planned for frequent trips back to visit and to have a dedicated space in our home that would accommodate anyone who wanted to come and visit us. The older you get, the less general "hanging out" you do anyway, but we do miss that aspect and try to make the most of the visits we do have.
Only problem in New Brunswick is Health care….One advice don’t get sick and have escape plan back to Ontario or British Columbia. Remember some of the richest family like the McCains ,Irving can jet to Mayo clinic in U.S.A.
I believe this is an uninformed comment. We have many years experience with BC healthcare, and our experience after 4 years being in New Brunswick is that healthcare here is better organized, more streamlined and has easier access. There may not be as many experts here, but that's to be expected in a smaller province. There are more hospitals and ICU beds or capita in NB than Ontario or BC, as an example.
I love your videos so much, we are planning to move out to St. John from Ontario, would you possibly be able to tell me who the agent was that you used? I know you said she’s wonderful
Thank you for watching. I'm happy to give you our realtors info, we just don't do it publicly to protect her privacy. Please either join our Facebook group: I Love Saint John, NB! Or email me directly at lesduggan@gmail.com and we'll give you her contact info. Congratulations on your decision to move to this wonderful city.
Just found your videos today and my husband and I can relate so much to what you are saying, we live in Ontario and retirement is looming next year, we are debating between moving to Saint John or going back to England, I wanted to ask Wendy if the thought of returning to the uk crosses your mind at any time?
Hi Lynn, great question! I was a little girl when I immigrated to Canada so Canada is home to me in my heart. BUT, we have travelled a lot over the past 6 years and every time we visit Europe, we make a 2-3 day stop in London because we love it there; it's a culture both of us are very comfortable with. I think if property values were cheaper than Saint John, we would have a discussion since the Saint John and the UK are similar. Saint John has deep Scottish and Irish roots so many share the same culture as Les and I. The working to live type of mentality works for us also. But, if treating health care and old age pension equally in both countries, I would not consider moving back at the moment. Saint John has a much lower cost of living and we have all of the same seasides the UK offer. Financially, we are able to semi retire and live comfortably in SJ. I hope this helps! Please keep us posted of your decision... It's a big one either way 😉
We recently called someone that is selling in Saint John (we called the representative of the real estate company - she is the selling agent). Would it be protocal to contact you to find out more about buying in Saint John?
Thank you for your video! Are you guys at all concerned about the herbicide spraying that happens all over NB, or the "mystery" illness? My husband wants us to relocate to NB and I am very hesistant becuase of this.
I suppose it depends on where you are thinking of relocating to and from. The two things you mentioned make great click bait in the news but they have no bearing on day to day life in most parts of the province. If I were thinking of moving to Toronto, my chances of being murdered or hit by a train are exponentially increased. But they are still not worth considering. As far as I know, all provinces do glyphosate spraying to some degree, and for us coming from the suburbs of Vancouver, we dealt with air quality warnings almost daily that contributed to allergies and asthma for us that made us feel at times like we were gasping for air. Add to that, crime affected us personally, traffic congestion almost eliminated our free time and the cost of housing deterred us from being able to live life on our own terms. After almost 4 years in Saint John, Wendy's allergies are barely noticable, my asthma is all but gone, my blood pressure is normal, and our marriage is the best it has ever been because we have time to spend together.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn I'm so happy to hear how you two are thriving in NB! I'm currently writing to you from a polluted wasteland, also known as Windsor, Ontario. The pollution is the number one reason my husband and I want to relocate, we don't want out children to grow up here, and we want to detox of we can. I just want to make sure we go to the right place to do so. Thank you for you feedback! :)
Becareful of Any Beach within the Inner Saint John habor. Saint John Still allows Raw Sewage and industrial waste to flow into the bay. Even The Saint john Regional hospital has been fined over the years for Toxic waste that washed up on Mispec Beach. The Coast Gaurd rescue divers even have to go through a toxic waste procedures if a rescue is done within the inner habour.
www.knkx.org/environment/2020-07-28/controversial-sewage-facility-in-victoria-b-c-nears-completion#:~:text=Greater%20Victoria%20is%20the%20last%20coastal%20region%20in%20Canada%20to%20stop%20dumping%20raw%20sewage%20into%20the%20ocean. My advice is to read comments in context with the reality of all locations. There are a number of locals who like to constantly criticize their city based on no context.
Thank you for watching. Please contact me by email at lesduggan@gmail.com for realtor info. We do not give her information publicly to prevent her getting inundated with calls from people who are not serious about buying.
Hi Les and Wendy, im watching your video and it help me decide where i will go in Canada...Im planning to apply for student visa..I hope you can give mi advice..Im from the Philippines..
We can't give advice on student visas or immigration, that is not our area of knowledge. Thank you for watching our videos and we do hope you choose Saint John to come to.
such a beautiful couple. thank you for your video. I am having difficult time to decide Saint John or Moncton. Only heard that Saint John and industrial city from realtor. Do you find your life being impacted by manufactures... Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words. Realtors have their own best interests in mind, not yours. In my opinion, Moncton has nothing to offer. Nothing that we love about Saint John applies to Moncton. And no, our life is not impacted in any way by industry, but it sure is impacted positively by having an ocean in our backyard and beauty all around us. If you choose Moncton you will be making a mistake.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn thank you for your prompt response. i'm still doing my research. Do you think the report in the link is correct based on your experience? www.honestdoor.com/cities/nb/saint%20john
@@WeLoveSaintJohn thank you. do you see the list below. Are they good neighborhoods? Top 10 Most Expensive Neighborhoods: 1. Millidgeville 2. Cedar Point 3. Douglas Avenue 4. Germain Street 5. Island View 6. Loch Lomond 7. Orange Street 8. North End 9. Milford Randolph 10. Mount Pleasant
@@nguyentung8697 It is not an accurate list. Some of them are not real neighbourhoods and prices vary greatly within each neighbourhood. I would not use that list for research. Most neighbourhoods are very nice and where you choose to live depends on what you want and what's available when you are looking. We have done many videos of the most popular neighbourhoods that may serve as a decent reference point for you.
If you send me an email to lesduggan@gmail.com I'll provide our realtor's name. We don't share it publicly because we don't want her overwhelmed with calls from people who aren't serious about buying.
Hey Peeps! Have been watching your videos for a while and considering the move into my semi-retirement (from big smoke - TO). I watched both parts of your "reasons for move" videos and have few Q. You said you considered PEI (Charl. and Summer), what was there plus/minus vs. SJ? and....(most importantly)... you mentioned repeatedly environment/pollution issues in BC. Isn't Saint John the epicenter of maritime of bad air/pollution/contaminated soil/water? I'm a bit sensitive (light asthma), and besides the slogans of being an Industrial City, I did a bit of "Google Run"- and there is a lot of info/complaints about Saint John that since last 100+ years, all metal/led/industrial particles have soaked so deep in water and soil that it is really, really bad, not to mention the current air quality... what's the story....? Thanks.
Thank you for sticking with us through those long videos. Summerside and Charlottetown are great cities, but for us were too small and not nearly as welcoming or friendly as Saint John. I go the impression people from PEI were Islanders first and Canadian second if that makes any sense. I also couldn't shake the feeling of isolation while there. I can't speak to the last hundred years of pollution in Saint John, but I know there has been a lot of work done here to clean things up. The problem for us in BC is the pollution would linger and the air was stagnant. The ocean breezes here keep the air moving and very fresh. Its an industrial city relative to the smallness of the maritimes but nowhere near as industrial as bigger cities in Canada. I would also caution to take anything you hear from locals on social media with a grain of salt. As we said in the video, they often don't have anything to compare to. I have mild asthma and Wendy has allergies, moving here has been a game changer for both of us. I'll take the air here any day over any city west of us.
We were offered one after about two years, but for personal reasons we didn't accept the offer. I understand the wait can be a few years though they are trying now to get everyone at least a nurse practitioner. I was told by an administrator at the hospital that the wait varies based on a person's health and any pre-existing conditions. We did not have a family doctor in BC either, for many years after our doctor retired. It was never much of an issue for us.
People say Hi. because after you've been here for a while. You run into the same people All the time.. The Population is small. So you see the same people time and time again. So get friendly and say hi. You'll learn fast who not to say hello too.
I suppose there's truth to that, but we moved here from a city of the same size and people rarely said hi to anyone because there was always fear of an ulterior motive, like asking for money or committing a crime. And you don't get to see the same people over and over when everyone avoids eye contact in the first place. Saint John is a unique and wonderful place.
Hi Bert. I moved here from Ontario and I think the health care is comparable. If you don't have a doctor, you can go to one of the many walk in clinics here.
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I'm 42 from Toronto. Still unmarried, no kids, and single. Just found this inspiring video on here while looking at all kinds of stuff about the Maritime provinces. I want to move to the Maritimes, either NB, NS, or PEI. I love the culture, the beauty, the scenery, the people.
I Love you guys!!! You are bold and decisive and have such a positive outlook on life.
'We've never been big on having the big house, and big vehicles, and we don't have kids, and we're not that type, we believe that life is short and that you need to experience everything you possibly can.' Your philosophy is exactly the same as mine. But I will say that I absolutely adore children, especially like preschool age and would love to have a couple. But it will probably never happen as I'm an extreme ultra-independent/solo type. I have a very difficult time even thinking about dating as I don't want to feel 'trapped' in any way with anything. If I stay solo for life I will be happy. I value freedom, liberation, exploring, and experiencing more than anything.
Thank you for your wonderful comment, Mike. Life is an incredible gift but its fleeting. The experiences we have are what make our memories later on. I doubt that anyone lying on their death bed ever wishes they had worked harder or bought more stuff. If you are happy being single, you don't have to justify that to anyone. As long as we're not hurting others we should live the life we choose, but so many of us get bogged down worrying about society's expectations of us. Those expectations are rarely in our best interests, so f' em. We had enough of the heat, pollution, crime and congestion of BC so this seemed to make sense. After three years, we couldn't be happier. Good luck in your decision making process.
Thank you. You guys are great. An authentic voice. It is much appreciated.
Thank you so much Chris.
Wow I'm in Kamloops, BC. I'm actually planning to move to Atlantic Canada. thanks for the info 👍
That's great to hear. We moved here from Abbotsford. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them or join our Facebook group - I Love Saint John, NB! - for additional info.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn yes, I have more questions. I have send request in FB.
Incredible story, I love to hear more stories like this one please. Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.
So happy I found you two. I am moving back to Saint John in 2022. I am excited about buying a home with my husband and living around family again. It very exciting to hear you are enjoying the Saint John way of life. I do hope to meet you both when I come back and get together for a drink. Keep posting and sharing about your new adventures around town. :)
That's great news that you are moving home. We do love the Saint John way of life and only wish we could have known sooner what a great city it is. We would absolutely love to meet you and get together for a drink. Do keep in touch, please.
Thank you for the videos you are both doing a wonderfull job.
Thank you very much!
Hello. I just found your channel, and I just want to say thank you for the videos. I hope you create more. Whenever I look for videos on New Brunswick, there isn't really any recent info.
I was born in Saint John myself, currently living in Calgary. But I am getting home sick, and hope one day to move back when the time is right. Just needing a change of scenery. I still have family back home, plus the cost of living. As you know, buying a home for alot cheaper then Calgary and Vancouver.
Hope to see more videos!
There seems to be a common theme that people who never left think everywhere else must be better, and people who moved away would like to come back. I think it has been easier for us as outsiders to appreciate all that Saint John has to offer, so we try to reflect that in our videos. And we too could not find any info. when we thought about moving here, so we hope to be some kind of resource for others in that situation. Thank you for watching, and we hope you will get to come home soon.
We are interested in re-locating. Love your info about Saint John.
Hello Les and Wendy, thank you guys a lot for the content of the channel, I’ve been watching the videos since the “First Snow In SJ” where I remember Les said in the beginning of the video “it seems that have more than our family watching our videos.. so, hello strangers!!!” I’ve been watching every video since then, it helped a lot to decided to move do SJ next year with my wife where she is going to study on NBCC as well!
Thank you very much again and we are excited for the incoming videos this summer! Keep it up!
Wow, you've been with us since the start, thank you for sticking with us. I hope you will love Saint John as much as we do. Please keep in touch and let us know how things are progressing on your move.
Thank you for this video. You guys are role models for what a marriage should be. BTW you should’ve let ‘Jack’ speak about his experience too. Woof woof..! Stay healthy, stay safe.
Thank you. That is an incredible compliment. We try to let Jack's wagging tail speak for him when he makes his many cameos in our videos. Your comment made our day, thanks again!
Love your video. Funny how you seem to have that one guy who automatically dislikes all of your videos. Buddy needs to realize that Canadians are slowly discovering New Brunswick - “The Canadians are coming!”
Thank you. Yes, we encountered the negativity before we moved when doing our research and thought the whole city was like that. Thankfully, the Debbie downers are a very small (but vocal) minority, and the vast majority of people here are extremely friendly and love their city.
You and Wendy are awesome. Keep making more videos , we are watching from New Hampshire, can’t wait to visit St. John, again.
Wow, thank you so much. I had no idea we had anyone watching from the U.S.
Thankyou guys for sharing, I'm also considering a life change by moving there. I really like what I see so far. I bought a small acreage in the sticks already and I plan on building my own home on a property that is just up from St Martins but close to St Johns.
Good for you. St Martins is so pretty.
Hello and Thank-You for being such great ambassadors for our wonderful city! I'm a lifelong resident (except for 6 years, when I moved 80 miles inland for my job) and have been as enthusiastic as you the entire time. I love to explore the coastline with my camera, so let me give you some places to day trip to:
Giffin Pond - prepare for a 2km hike in (low difficulty) but well worth it. Go at low tide.
Tynemouth Creek/Gardner Creek. Try to go on a day when it's windy and the surf's up
The Big Ovens - get some fish and chips at Ozzie's, then take the Oven Head Rd. next to the take-out
Cape Enrage - again, low tide and take the stairs down to the water. Have some seafood in Alma
Mispec Beach - low tide. Prepare for a romantic walk
St. Martin's caves - you likely already know about this one but most people don't realize that at low tide you can walk around the point and it's a whole new experience
Those are just a few of my favourites. I look foward to your perspective on them.
Thanks again,
Don
PS - I saw your video where you said there wasn't much on the Kingston Peninsula. I know that was just a figure of speech BUT... we have a store in Clifton Royal so this is your official invitation to come down for an ice cream treat! I'll fill you in on the places to explore over here, whether on foot or in the car. The Peninsula/St. John/Kennebecasis River system is one of the most geographically unique places in the world! Cheers!
I love your suggestions. We have been to St. Martin's several times but never at fully low tide so that's a great plan. Mispec is is lovely but unfortunately, when we did our video it was very high tide and very windy so we couldn't do it justice. Cape Enrage (love the name) and the Big Ovens (love that name too) look beautiful so thank you for that. We will go to these places for sure.
We had some of the best ice cream ever on the Kingston peninsula and will eagerly accept your invitation and look forward to hear about where to go. We will absolutely do a video of your area. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the tip.
I'm in the lower mainland as well via the okanagan. I've been here 5 years and I'm not a lower mainland person. I rarely leave my city, Abbotsford, for so many reasons, mainly traffic. I've fantasized moving east for a long time because even going back to the okanagan is too expensive now. I'm on my own so not an easy decision or financially smooth. Thank you for keeping it real and sharing your story.
After leaving Abbotsford to come here four years ago, we can easily say it was the best decision we ever made. If you have never been here, we get that it is a difficult and daunting decision. As for financially smooth, it depends on whether you own or rent. If you own your home there and have built up ridiculous amounts of equity, moving here can be financially life changing. If you rent, rents are cheaper here but maybe not by a life changing amount. The biggest differences are the cleaner air here, the friendlier people, less crime, less traffic and a slower and more enjoyable pace of life. And the ocean!
Thanks guys! It was cool story. I was considering several cities in NB for studying, and now I came up with decision to do it in saint John, I am grateful to you for helping.
Thank you. We are grateful to you for watching that long video and happy that you might choose to come to Saint John.
Hi I’m Candace I actually live on saint James street I’ve lived here my hole life an it’s so weird to see my home on UA-cam thank you for sharing where we live🥰
Thank you for watching. This city deserves to be shared.
Thank you for doing this video and sharing your story. Hope to see more videos like this, you're both amazing on camera!
You are too kind. The experience was a little awkward for us, but thank you!
I can't believe how much our stories/journeys are parallel 😀you guys are hilarious!
Thank you. I really hope we get a chance to meet when you get out here. We'd love to hear your story.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn def!
Wow, listening to the two of you sounds so much like my husband and I. We are also hoping to move to the maritimes for retirement having lived most of our lives on the prairies we want to be by the sea and can’t afford the BC coast. We, like you had been thinking of Nova Scotia or PEI and have made a few trips out and explored those areas and had not spent much time at all thinking of New Brunswick. Then this last year my son announced he was moving with his girlfriend to Saint John as she was going to take a two year course at UNBC which started me researching Saint John for my son , housing and jobs. I was surprised how much I was liking what I was seeing for much of the same reasons as you two expressed. We hope to get to visit Saint John first hand in this fall as long as Covid allows. So thank you for your video’s they are just what I was looking for. Christine
Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, Saint John, and New Brunswick in general, get overlooked a lot. I cannot stress enough that a place to live is much different than a place to visit, so Saint John became an easy choice for us once we made our way out here. For us, it offers a lot of everything we were looking for and at a very affordable cost. Good luck with your search and let us know if there's anything we can do to help.
Hello,
You are a great couple. There is a lot in your video posted today that my wife and I can relate to. We are planning to move to Saint John for my wife to attend NBCC.
Thank you for the video on NBCC college.
Thank you so much. It was our pleasure to do the NBCC video, and its nice to hear that someone can relate to our move here.
Just discovered your channel. i am Kenyan looking to immigrate with my family and you describe the lifestyle i am looking for. i currently live in the city(nairobi) and completely tired of big city life. will look out for you two in St. John
That is fantastic that you are considering moving to Saint John. I'm sure it will be a very different, and hopefully enjoyable experience for you. Thank you for watching our videos, and we would love to meet you when you settle in.
Bravo Les & Wendy! I love, love, love your story and sharing to the level that you have. Such admirable vulnerable sharing that as a child of Saint John and the maritime I value, appreciate and I believe that you and Wendy are just the beautiful type Saint John needs to have to support it's growth and expansion. I have subscribed and look forward to each new video and I wish you all the good things in life. I especially love to hear you speak so lovingly about the areas (Bay Shore beach, Manawagonish Road, Douglas Avenue and more) I hold special treasured memories for these places I cherish to this day. I still have school friends who keep pulling me back and I hope some day when I am able to go back to the ocean, Bay Shore, Lily Lake and Dominion Park to say hey to you both and express face to face how much I enjoy the videos... you tell a story of Saint John that brings back cherished memories and I see Saint through a new lens. Bless you both and keep on doing your awesome videos! 🙂🤗🤗🤗🙂
I don't even know what to say to that. Thank you so very much for your amazingly kind comment. We are so happy to be able to rekindle some memories for you and would love a face to face chat when you can get back here. We love every day we spend in this great city and only wish we could have moved here sooner.
Thanks for aiding our research. Good to know you're doing this out of the goodness of your hearts
Thank you very much. We started doing this for family, now we have well over 100 videos posted. We couldn't find any info before we moved here, so we hope to help a little with other people's research. It means a lot to hear from you that it helps.
That's amazing. We're happy we found your channel. Such an authentic voice! Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your video. Great info!
Thank you for watching.
Enjoyed your story.
Thank you very much!
Love your videos and your outlook on living your best life.
Thank you very much, Alice!
such an eye opener... what a lovely content...
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for sharing your sotry. It was great to watch that. I have been following you guys for a while now. and I feel blessed for it.
You are too kind, thank you!
Hi Les and Wendy, have you been able to do a review on Rothesay/Quispamsis/Hampton area and how it differs from Saint John? I am from Ontario and looking into different areas to decide which is best, also any downfalls that you guys have noticed living in Saint John such as the smell there, frequent fog, high property taxes etc. Overall looks like a beautiful place as residential is so affordable and a high quality of life, I can see Saint John Moncton and Fredericton boom there in the years ahead as Ontario has to make room for the growth of 2.4 million more people and estimated 1 million homes to be built here in the next 10 years. . Thanks guys I enjoy all your videos and Happy safe Thanksgiving!
Hi Brian. We have done videos of Rothesay/Quispamsis in both winter and summer along with the drive between Saint John and those towns. We also did a video of Hampton. Rothesay is beautiful, Quispamsis is nice, Hampton is very cute. They are all located along the Kennebecasis River. They are all suburbs. Their property taxes are lower but their prices are higher. They get more snow in winter and more heat in summer. If that's what you like, they are great places to live. We like to be near the ocean with the breezes, fewer bugs and in the city. We like fog. The only downfall is the property taxes, but that is the same throughout the Maritimes, and do we really have a right to complain when you consider what the homes sell for? We get a rare whiff of the pulp mill if the wind is blowing just wrong, but mostly all we smell is the ocean. We feel the quality of life in this area is unsurpassed. Homes are getting more expensive but still extremely affordable compared with other parts of Canada. The people we have met are the friendliest in Canada in our opinion. Life is great here if you embrace the Maritime spirit. If you bring an "Ontario" attitude, you will probably be disappointed.
We’re leaving the Fraser valley and moving to Dieppe. Thanks for the video….very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Most people are friendly here. Lot of people here will say hello.
Absolutely, that has been the case since the day we arrived.
Lovely video. Thanks for the share. I can relate to your story. I moved from Windsor ON this year. I spent about $7K with a moving company to move a few select pieces of furniture and about 60 containers of "stuff". I bought a house in Grand Bay sight unseen before leaving ON - well only via video that my real estate agent and my sister and brother-in-law made. I had been looking at property online for a few years. I knew the area since I went to high school and UNB here many years ago and visited every summer as my family lives in the area.
Thank you very much you and your wife is very very nice, i am realy think to come over from Ottawa, i hope to see you when we are there
Thank you. Please look us up if you come.
You guys are a cool couple and your videos are awesome and helpful !!
Thank you so much!
Good listening pleasure for info and the odd chuckle......loved the bit about one of you quitting your job and calling the other frugal or cheap or something like that. Anyway, I'm glad you guys landed on your feet where there's lots of pubs, restaurants and shopping. Hoping to move out east as well.
Thank you. Join the M.E.T.H.O.D (Move East To Happiness One Day) movement. You won't regret it.
Very genuine story. My partner and I have a very similar personal story as yours. We have been contemplating too where to move from BC as we are also very unhappy with the crime and high costs. Will continue to watch your journey.
Thank you very much. We have around 130 or so videos now, and 3.5 years after moving here, we could not imagine living anywhere else. We hope you have avoided the flooding back in BC.
As you say the perfect storm brought you the best results. I'm happy you are enjoying SJ
Thank you.
Waal nice to meet you hey!!
And you. I guess it was about time.
great to see at at saint john
Thank you very much!
“ Thank You “ Les & Wendy “ for your lovely story of how you came to Saint John! So happy you decided to settle here in the oldest Incorporated city in Canada. So glad Wendy said; She would never move to Saint John, cause that sealed your fate! You never say never! LOL Lucky for us: Welcome To “Saint John”.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We could not be happier to be living in your beautiful city.
Thank you for this! Just what we are looking for, we too are looking to NB to make the most of our retirement. We are ready to leave the Okanagan.
Good choice, the fires are just going to keep getting worse. if you need a great realtor, send us an email and we'll put you in touch.
Wow you two sound familiar . My boyfriend is moving from Burnaby to St John, what you keep mentioning, rest. Costco, wallmart, ocean! Hospital was important as well. The architecture reminds me of downtown Victoria...plove your channel.
Thank you so much. Your boyfriend is a smart man. Life is just better here in our opinion.
Your Vancouver story sounds just like Toronto right now people are running away from Ontario in droves because of the skyrocketing housing prices everyone is dirt poor
Agreed. If your cost of living goes down while your quality of life goes up, it becomes a pretty easy decision to make.
Hi, watching now. Got interested in New Brunswick. Happily found your video. Thanks a lot.
You're such a lovely couple.
Thank you so much for watching.
You are too kind, thank you!
We ❤️ your love
You are very kind, thank you!
Hi guys nice to meet you
Hello, and thank you. Thanks for subscribing too!
Great video! Having Moncton Nb being my hometown growing up one thing special about them is very large waterpark called Magic Mountain which I think is largest or one of the largest in Canada.
Ah yes. Haven't been there but we did like the casino.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn They got the casino about 8 years after I moved to Winnipeg. We have 2 casino here. I'm glad Moncton got the casino. I haven't been in Moncton for 21 years or more. One advantage for you both living in Saint John Nb is your not far from that casino and waterpark in Moncton. Our waterpark is tiny compared to Magic Mountain
@@wiseman4160 I'm almost happy we don't have a casino in Saint John, it could get expensive. But you're right, all the great places are within a three hour drive or less, including Maine. And two hour flights to Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. We often drive the hour and a half to Moncton if we can't find what we need here, but don't have much cause to go to Fredericton. The casino in Halifax is great too.
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Great story! My story is in reverse. Grew up in St Andrews, moved to western Canada to work as a teenager 50+ years ago, lived in the Yukon, AB, ultimately settled in South Surrey and then White Rock for retirement. Love the Maritimes to visit ( spent two months there with our RV in 2018) but no desire to live there again. Wishing you great days there .
Thank you for sharing, Floyd. White Rock is very nice. My brother lives there. We are glad to be out of the Lower Mainland but of course, we understand that each of us have different things that make us happy.
Wow! Amazing couple and your story is so inspiring. I just subscribed to your videos. I am learning about Saint John, NB. I have a request for both of you. Could you please do a video on bayshore Sea street. I wanted to see what the waterfront homes on sea street looked like. Thank you so much for all that you do. I really appreciate your videos.
Thank you very much! You can check out this video for Sea Street: ua-cam.com/video/7Vo3gkCHFqQ/v-deo.html We turn on to Sea at the 20:45 mark and drive to the end of the street and back to Bayshore beach. A few new homes have begun construction since then but you will get the idea. We also became realtors since this video was made, to assist our viewers, so if you need any help just let us know.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn I wish we knew you were both realtors we just bought 2 lots #20 and #21 on sea street waterfront. I went to the video and did check it out. You can see our lots a little bit. When we come to New Brunswick to see our lot we would love to meet you. It's because of both of you that we decided to retire in Nee Brunswick from Toronto. Thank you so much for all that you do. You helped my family see the beauty of NB for that I forever grateful. Take care,
Michael
@@michaelgabriel2210 Congratulations. We prefer to use our videos to show all that Saint John has to offer, rather than being a platform for self promotion. We legally are required to disclose that we are Realtors so we do, and our contact info is in every video. Thankfully, so many of our viewers have trusted us for their real estate needs. We wish you all the best with your new home and hope you will love Saint John as much as we do.
Hahah, I am living in bc now and was born and raised in sj nb!! Welcome to good olll nb!
So we're the same, but in reverse.
So many life’s lessons learnt through your video. How hard was it to leave your social connections and start a new life in a completely new town?
That's the hardest part for sure, but we planned for frequent trips back to visit and to have a dedicated space in our home that would accommodate anyone who wanted to come and visit us. The older you get, the less general "hanging out" you do anyway, but we do miss that aspect and try to make the most of the visits we do have.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn Thank you for a really real video. Wish you guys the best of your time out here.
@@johnnyfrank8450 Thank you for taking the time to watch it.
"Parts of the country I never wanted to see..." and my mind flew to WINNIPEG! LMAO! Beat you to it!
Why ?
Only problem in New Brunswick is Health care….One advice don’t get sick and have escape plan back to Ontario or British Columbia.
Remember some of the richest family like the McCains ,Irving can jet to Mayo clinic in U.S.A.
I believe this is an uninformed comment. We have many years experience with BC healthcare, and our experience after 4 years being in New Brunswick is that healthcare here is better organized, more streamlined and has easier access. There may not be as many experts here, but that's to be expected in a smaller province. There are more hospitals and ICU beds or capita in NB than Ontario or BC, as an example.
nice video
Thank you.
👍🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏súper! Thanks 😉
Thank you!
I love your videos so much, we are planning to move out to St. John from Ontario, would you possibly be able to tell me who the agent was that you used? I know you said she’s wonderful
Thank you for watching. I'm happy to give you our realtors info, we just don't do it publicly to protect her privacy. Please either join our Facebook group: I Love Saint John, NB! Or email me directly at lesduggan@gmail.com and we'll give you her contact info. Congratulations on your decision to move to this wonderful city.
Just found your videos today and my husband and I can relate so much to what you are saying, we live in Ontario and retirement is looming next year, we are debating between moving to Saint John or going back to England, I wanted to ask Wendy if the thought of returning to the uk crosses your mind at any time?
Hi Lynn, great question! I was a little girl when I immigrated to Canada so Canada is home to me in my heart. BUT, we have travelled a lot over the past 6 years and every time we visit Europe, we make a 2-3 day stop in London because we love it there; it's a culture both of us are very comfortable with. I think if property values were cheaper than Saint John, we would have a discussion since the Saint John and the UK are similar. Saint John has deep Scottish and Irish roots so many share the same culture as Les and I. The working to live type of mentality works for us also. But, if treating health care and old age pension equally in both countries, I would not consider moving back at the moment. Saint John has a much lower cost of living and we have all of the same seasides the UK offer. Financially, we are able to semi retire and live comfortably in SJ. I hope this helps! Please keep us posted of your decision... It's a big one either way 😉
Greetings from Iraq
What colour is the water in the harbour of Saint John?
We recently called someone that is selling in Saint John (we called the representative of the real estate company - she is the selling agent). Would it be protocal to contact you to find out more about buying in Saint John?
Thanks for the video. What month did you make your journey from BC to NB?
We drove across the country over a week in mid April, 2018. That drive has become a very fond memory for us.
Thank you for your video! Are you guys at all concerned about the herbicide spraying that happens all over NB, or the "mystery" illness? My husband wants us to relocate to NB and I am very hesistant becuase of this.
I suppose it depends on where you are thinking of relocating to and from. The two things you mentioned make great click bait in the news but they have no bearing on day to day life in most parts of the province. If I were thinking of moving to Toronto, my chances of being murdered or hit by a train are exponentially increased. But they are still not worth considering. As far as I know, all provinces do glyphosate spraying to some degree, and for us coming from the suburbs of Vancouver, we dealt with air quality warnings almost daily that contributed to allergies and asthma for us that made us feel at times like we were gasping for air. Add to that, crime affected us personally, traffic congestion almost eliminated our free time and the cost of housing deterred us from being able to live life on our own terms. After almost 4 years in Saint John, Wendy's allergies are barely noticable, my asthma is all but gone, my blood pressure is normal, and our marriage is the best it has ever been because we have time to spend together.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn I'm so happy to hear how you two are thriving in NB! I'm currently writing to you from a polluted wasteland, also known as Windsor, Ontario. The pollution is the number one reason my husband and I want to relocate, we don't want out children to grow up here, and we want to detox of we can. I just want to make sure we go to the right place to do so. Thank you for you feedback! :)
Becareful of Any Beach within the Inner Saint John habor. Saint John Still allows Raw Sewage and industrial waste to flow into the bay. Even The Saint john Regional hospital has been fined over the years for Toxic waste that washed up on Mispec Beach. The Coast Gaurd rescue divers even have to go through a toxic waste procedures if a rescue is done within the inner habour.
www.knkx.org/environment/2020-07-28/controversial-sewage-facility-in-victoria-b-c-nears-completion#:~:text=Greater%20Victoria%20is%20the%20last%20coastal%20region%20in%20Canada%20to%20stop%20dumping%20raw%20sewage%20into%20the%20ocean. My advice is to read comments in context with the reality of all locations. There are a number of locals who like to constantly criticize their city based on no context.
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Hello! Thank you for your very helpful video, I'd love to know what realtor you went with to help to find home? Thank you :)
Thank you for watching. Please contact me by email at lesduggan@gmail.com for realtor info. We do not give her information publicly to prevent her getting inundated with calls from people who are not serious about buying.
Hi Les and Wendy, im watching your video and it help me decide where i will go in Canada...Im planning to apply for student visa..I hope you can give mi advice..Im from the Philippines..
We can't give advice on student visas or immigration, that is not our area of knowledge. Thank you for watching our videos and we do hope you choose Saint John to come to.
such a beautiful couple. thank you for your video. I am having difficult time to decide Saint John or Moncton. Only heard that Saint John and industrial city from realtor. Do you find your life being impacted by manufactures... Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words. Realtors have their own best interests in mind, not yours. In my opinion, Moncton has nothing to offer. Nothing that we love about Saint John applies to Moncton. And no, our life is not impacted in any way by industry, but it sure is impacted positively by having an ocean in our backyard and beauty all around us. If you choose Moncton you will be making a mistake.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn thank you for your prompt response. i'm still doing my research. Do you think the report in the link is correct based on your experience?
www.honestdoor.com/cities/nb/saint%20john
@@nguyentung8697 all I see is a list of homes for sale. There are better resources for that like MLS.ca
@@WeLoveSaintJohn thank you. do you see the list below. Are they good neighborhoods?
Top 10 Most Expensive Neighborhoods:
1. Millidgeville
2. Cedar Point
3. Douglas Avenue
4. Germain Street
5. Island View
6. Loch Lomond
7. Orange Street
8. North End
9. Milford Randolph
10. Mount Pleasant
@@nguyentung8697 It is not an accurate list. Some of them are not real neighbourhoods and prices vary greatly within each neighbourhood. I would not use that list for research. Most neighbourhoods are very nice and where you choose to live depends on what you want and what's available when you are looking. We have done many videos of the most popular neighbourhoods that may serve as a decent reference point for you.
what was your realtors name? great video
If you send me an email to lesduggan@gmail.com I'll provide our realtor's name. We don't share it publicly because we don't want her overwhelmed with calls from people who aren't serious about buying.
Hey Peeps! Have been watching your videos for a while and considering the move into my semi-retirement (from big smoke - TO). I watched both parts of your "reasons for move" videos and have few Q. You said you considered PEI (Charl. and Summer), what was there plus/minus vs. SJ? and....(most importantly)... you mentioned repeatedly environment/pollution issues in BC. Isn't Saint John the epicenter of maritime of bad air/pollution/contaminated soil/water? I'm a bit sensitive (light asthma), and besides the slogans of being an Industrial City, I did a bit of "Google Run"- and there is a lot of info/complaints about Saint John that since last 100+ years, all metal/led/industrial particles have soaked so deep in water and soil that it is really, really bad, not to mention the current air quality... what's the story....? Thanks.
Thank you for sticking with us through those long videos. Summerside and Charlottetown are great cities, but for us were too small and not nearly as welcoming or friendly as Saint John. I go the impression people from PEI were Islanders first and Canadian second if that makes any sense. I also couldn't shake the feeling of isolation while there. I can't speak to the last hundred years of pollution in Saint John, but I know there has been a lot of work done here to clean things up. The problem for us in BC is the pollution would linger and the air was stagnant. The ocean breezes here keep the air moving and very fresh. Its an industrial city relative to the smallness of the maritimes but nowhere near as industrial as bigger cities in Canada. I would also caution to take anything you hear from locals on social media with a grain of salt. As we said in the video, they often don't have anything to compare to. I have mild asthma and Wendy has allergies, moving here has been a game changer for both of us. I'll take the air here any day over any city west of us.
@@WeLoveSaintJohn Thanks:)))
Did you have a difficult time getting a family doctor?
We were offered one after about two years, but for personal reasons we didn't accept the offer. I understand the wait can be a few years though they are trying now to get everyone at least a nurse practitioner. I was told by an administrator at the hospital that the wait varies based on a person's health and any pre-existing conditions. We did not have a family doctor in BC either, for many years after our doctor retired. It was never much of an issue for us.
People say Hi. because after you've been here for a while. You run into the same people All the time.. The Population is small. So you see the same people time and time again. So get friendly and say hi. You'll learn fast who not to say hello too.
I suppose there's truth to that, but we moved here from a city of the same size and people rarely said hi to anyone because there was always fear of an ulterior motive, like asking for money or committing a crime. And you don't get to see the same people over and over when everyone avoids eye contact in the first place. Saint John is a unique and wonderful place.
How is health care
We have two videos dedicated to healthcare. If you search our channel you will find them.
Hi Bert. I moved here from Ontario and I think the health care is comparable. If you don't have a doctor, you can go to one of the many walk in clinics here.
You must have moved from Chillicrack. Lol
Yup, just returned from a visit there to see family. Sooooo glad to be back in Saint John!
Halifax is overpriced for what it offers.
Halifax has a lot to offer, it's a beautiful city but too big for us.
What colour is the water in the harbour of Saint John?