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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
  • Saskatchewan may not offer the best attractions or opportunities compared to other Canadian provinces, but it does offer a much more peaceful and budget friendly way of life. If you can tolerate the very cold winters and are able to secure a local/remote job, you might find that this is one of the best places to live when Canada is currently going through a cost of living crisis. Melfort is a small city of 6,000 people in the northeast of Saskatchewan. It offers many different amenities like shopping, restaurants, swimming pool, skating rink, golf course and a lovely park. The job market is not as vast as larger centers, but it does have quite a few local industries and many opportunities for working in agriculture. Would you live in the small city of Melfort, SK?
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  • @camrodger8638
    @camrodger8638 23 дні тому +30

    One of the reasons that towns like Melfort, Tisdale and Nipawin, etc are still successful and livable is that it has not had its retail soul ripped out of it by Walmart.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 12 днів тому +1

      I despise Walmart, and the Conservative governments that made it possible for American corporations to do just as you said, and rip out the heart and soul of the entire Canadian economy.
      It was done by elimating laws and regulations, which created a free for all for the American corporations. The process that occurred is most immediately visible in the retail sector, which has been completely decimated, first by Walmart, and then by many others. And now they are packing up in places, leaving a void that was created by the massive number of bankruptcies, big and small, and now can't be filled by any Canadian companies.
      SO MANY thousands of companies, big and small, went broke! Because FIRA (the Foreign Investment Review Agency) having been eliminated, it no longer controlled who can come into Canada. The Combines Investigation Act was also chopped, so nothing prevents monopolies now. And the laws against predatory pricing were also eliminated.
      In a 1, 2, 3 blow, the American conglomerates were allowed to come in, with their predatory pricing, and they wiped out literally HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN JOBS! And the pensions that the low paid retail workers had planned to rely on were also wiped out, mostly stolen by the bankrupt companies, like Sears, Hudson's Bay, Eatons, Woolworths, Woolco, Zellers, Gambles, and so many more I can't remember them all, literally thousands of stores and chains all went broke over a 10 year period, including all pharmacies in existence at that time.
      The American businesses which took over the country are a LOT MORE than just retail stores. Among other things, nearly the entire oil industry has been sold off to Americans, and Alberta gave them massive incentives to take it, like 100% tax breaks, interest free loans, loan guarantees, gifted land, relaxed regulations, etc. Huge areas of contaminated land are just sitting here, with no remediation done at all, while companies took the money and ran.
      To cover their butts, the Separatists of the Alberta govt are STILL blaming Trudeau's dad for a contract that their own beloved Peter Lougheed signed FIFTY YEARS AGO! Never mind the Saudis and their market manipulations, they think they need to "own the libs", and the Liberals are an easy target because they are in power. They are arrogant and incompetent in many ways. But the Conservatives are intentionally blind, and they are hiding their own blame, for conspiring with the federal Tories in selling nearly Canada's entire economy off to the US.
      The American companies, which are often disguised as being Canadian, even with the word Canada or Canadian in their name, do provide some very poor quality jobs, but all of the profits go south.
      Blind, right wing, "free market" ideology, with no regard what-so-ever for how things work in the real world, has absolutely destroyed our retail and many other sectors.
      What if the US orders all their companies out at once? Or if even just one company, like Wal-Mart, were to close all their stores? It would be catastrophic. Perhaps an opportunity in the long run, but at what cost?
      The revamping of the shopping centres and real estate to conform to the American style of retail has cost many millions, but created soul-less landscapes that only those who are very healthy and wealthy can navigate successfully, with a car. Bus stops are miles apart, and VERY far from the stores. Streets have become so depressingly identical, with all the American companies on them, that it's so easy to get lost. Canada as we knew it is gone.
      I could go on for an hour about this, but I have to go somewhere, so I'll end my rant here, but I am in complete agreement with you!

    • @MrjackieG
      @MrjackieG 6 днів тому

      Melfort has gradually gone down hill for 35 years. The stores are empty no matter what day it is. The mall is empty, the new COOP grocery store is half the size of the old one. A lot of businesses would close except there are no buyers. Tisdale & Nipawin are better off.

  • @lb9007
    @lb9007 10 місяців тому +159

    Being from Québec I must admit that living in Sk for 3 years (CFB Moose Jaw) was a bit a cultural shock. I must also say that the people were very welcoming, family oriented with traditional values, honest. And what an amazing sky! 😍

    • @DOM_4GOOD
      @DOM_4GOOD 9 місяців тому +6

      was it easy to find a job ? an appartement ? im a construction painter and wish to stay there. from Montreal too ;)

    • @ItsNotMeItsYou007
      @ItsNotMeItsYou007 8 місяців тому +6

      @@DOM_4GOOD He was on CFB. He probably already had one.🤣

    • @DOM_4GOOD
      @DOM_4GOOD 8 місяців тому

      what is CFB ? @@ItsNotMeItsYou007

    • @fluffytail6355
      @fluffytail6355 8 місяців тому +4

      MJ is a unique and neat place

    • @WayneEyre-gn8fm
      @WayneEyre-gn8fm 7 місяців тому +2

      ❤❤❤❤

  • @robertgrey5993
    @robertgrey5993 10 місяців тому +35

    I am amazed how clean and tidy Melfort is.

  • @luizaugusto683
    @luizaugusto683 10 місяців тому +86

    I like the way you've been showing Canada: different perspectives, childwood memories, wilderness, large cities, small towns, etc.
    Melfort is pretty nice.

  • @fromdawntilldusk
    @fromdawntilldusk 10 місяців тому +79

    There is nothing better than rural Saskatchewan, I can truly appreciate quiet countryside

    • @Thebohemiangirl1
      @Thebohemiangirl1 10 місяців тому +4

      Yes please! Comming from Toronto, Im yearning for peace and quiet🌷🙏

    • @123brendan100
      @123brendan100 7 місяців тому +3

      Gotta love the over tax and under pay nothing like sask 😂

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 12 днів тому +1

      @@Thebohemiangirl1 Saskatchewan would drive you bonkers! It's pretty, but deadly boring! Just imagine what it was like BEFORE the internet!

  • @kims8317
    @kims8317 7 місяців тому +13

    I grew up in Lanigan, Saskatchewan, for the first 13 years of my life. Then we moved to Saskatoon. I see you have a Saskatoon video. I would love to see a Lanigan video! Growing up in Lanigan, we would go Christmas shopping in Saskatoon. But, sometimes, we would go to Humboldt to shop. Humboldt was AMAZING to me when I was a kid because they had a traffic light! 🤣😂😅

  • @davidedepaiva7104
    @davidedepaiva7104 2 місяці тому +6

    It looks peaceful and clean.

  • @Roy-jj6hk
    @Roy-jj6hk 20 днів тому +6

    I used to work at the Agriculture Canada Research Station, 3km south of Melfort, about 25 years ago. As someone who grew up in Toronto it was quite the culture shock. Still, I have fond memories of the place. It was a pleasure seeing it all again through your video.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 12 днів тому +1

      Yes. I can imagine the shock! And the boredom and frustration! Wow!

  • @nicolasuribestanko
    @nicolasuribestanko Місяць тому +6

    Thanks for featuring your dad. As a dad myself, it's good to know not all of us have become irrelevant.

  • @cattymajiv
    @cattymajiv 12 днів тому +6

    I would definately live in Melfort, and even farther north. Forests are my thing, and my place. I belong by a lake in a forest. So that's where I need to be.

  • @Legendsalman007
    @Legendsalman007 10 місяців тому +6

    there is some special little happinesses in these type of small towns❤

  • @danteoliveria3705
    @danteoliveria3705 Місяць тому +5

    Proud to live here ,, thank you for featuring our City

  • @weihuang730
    @weihuang730 9 місяців тому +6

    My heart melted when I watched this video. Been in Saskatoon for 2 years. Really like the people here, welcome, warm-hearted. The living sky, the prairie. I hope I can move back when I retire.

  • @HelenGalbraith-dy6dv
    @HelenGalbraith-dy6dv 18 днів тому +3

    Great portrayal of Melfort. I was raised on a farm north of town and went to high school in Melfort. Left in 1960 but as long as my parents were there was frequently back. Now I get back occasionally. Your video brings back many memories of a great place to grow up.

  • @darellnewsome4459
    @darellnewsome4459 10 місяців тому +27

    My wife and I could definitely live there having grown up in towns of a population of 2,500 people ourselves. Loved the video Alina and it was great to see you again with your Dad! Looking forward to the next one!

  • @marcusmclaren2951
    @marcusmclaren2951 Місяць тому +5

    Thank you for the lovely video, I love it . Being from ON, getting a glimpse of the small town feel in SK.

  • @leonardofigueiredo2518
    @leonardofigueiredo2518 10 місяців тому +3

    Yes, your videos about those small cities are really good, thank you

  • @agentm83
    @agentm83 10 місяців тому +8

    I moved to SK from BC last year, I've followed this channel for a while, and definitely appreciate the small town videos...it's good to get a better sense of my new home Province! 🙂

  • @ObsidianAtom
    @ObsidianAtom Місяць тому +4

    I was born there. Visited there when I was older. Vietnamese refugee family. Grandpa Gordon and Grandma Mertyl looked after us. God parents were Cifford and Nicole. Great Canadian Angels.

  • @twotents9768
    @twotents9768 9 місяців тому +11

    I would live in any small town or city in Saskatchewan. Both my parents were born in small towns there, my dad in Krydor and my mom in Parkerview and I was raised to appreciate the influence of this life style that molded them into wonderful people. Grateful for so many simple things in life.

  • @brianhdueck3372
    @brianhdueck3372 9 місяців тому +31

    I would happily live in a city like Melfort. It’s a shame that malls in general are failing. I can’t really understand why since our cold climate makes the idea of going to a mall much more desirable than running through the cold and snowy winters for one’s shopping needs.

    • @Hemant.s
      @Hemant.s 7 місяців тому +9

      Online shopping killed the mall

    • @outinthesticks1035
      @outinthesticks1035 7 місяців тому +1

      One thing I think killed the mall , most of what the mall stores sell is not any necessity. For your daily needs you can go to Canadian tire , no frills , co-op , Peavey mart , marks work warehouse or if absolutely needed 😢 Walmart
      I cannot remember the last time I was in the local mall , it's been years . And the only business I can think of that I would use is "the source"

    • @mattyp6908
      @mattyp6908 7 місяців тому +2

      Nobody likes malls except for old people & teens

    • @billfarley9167
      @billfarley9167 3 місяці тому

      Don't come to the prairies dude. You sound like a woose.

  • @gediminasmurauskas7817
    @gediminasmurauskas7817 10 місяців тому +10

    Hi Alina! I recall driving through Melfort only once, while I was a grad student at the University of Saskatchewan decades ago. When driving north from Saskatoon to Waskesiu Lake, Montreal Lake and/or La Ronge, we would typically drive through or stop in Prince Albert (or PA) for gas and/or eats. It's nice to experience Melfort again, with you and your dad!

  • @kaoskev
    @kaoskev 7 місяців тому +3

    This was my hometown. Lots changed since leaving in 1986 but still recognized a few buildings. Lots of pride of ownership with nicely cut lawns and clean yards. I should revisit.

  • @trevorr9939
    @trevorr9939 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for the video. I was born and raised in Melfort and graduated high school there in the mid-80’s. I haven’t been back too many times since as my family moved away. So it was nice to see what it’s like now. Much appreciated!

  • @gordierock4106
    @gordierock4106 10 місяців тому +7

    Thank you for that visit to Melfort. What a pretty Saskatchewan town. Cheers from Anglemont Shuswap Lake.BC.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv 12 днів тому +1

      Now THERE is a perfect place to live! I would give up everything for a tiny cabin there, and I plan to do exactly that!

  • @donstravelsandrants.
    @donstravelsandrants. 10 місяців тому +3

    Loved it. Your dad is a hell of a nice man. Thanks Alina for showing us around.👍😊🇮🇪🇨🇦

  • @Ricksterfrombls
    @Ricksterfrombls 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for the Video =) PA could do more. its been awhile since i was last in melfort. appreciating your fathers support in the video as well .

  • @annkamenka5425
    @annkamenka5425 7 місяців тому +2

    Yes, I would! I love small communities! Melfort looks charming!

  • @outdoor_ed
    @outdoor_ed 7 місяців тому +4

    I work and travel all over Canada. I spent a few days in Melfort last winter, gotta say that it's one of my favorite places in Canada!

  • @gabriellagirardi4741
    @gabriellagirardi4741 10 місяців тому +6

    Such a nice and clean small city! Yes, I could live there, as the tranquillity of this town is so important for me. It is a very livable place. Thank you so much Alina and dad for this beautiful video.

    • @JimMork
      @JimMork 9 місяців тому +1

      And no stoners asleep on the sidewalk. Yeh, the work may be hard, but it could be worth it.

    • @HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOvera
      @HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOvera 8 місяців тому

      Nice and clean because it is still white. Once the immigrants move in they will destroy it.

  • @m29s
    @m29s 10 місяців тому +1

    It’s cool to see your hometown, I like to see those typical small town in Canada, as you know the city well, it gives life to the video, it's not just a description

  • @wallytimmins356
    @wallytimmins356 7 місяців тому +2

    Small town (city ) Sask. and Manitoba are some of the best places in Western Canada. I love both provinces. Thanks for this tour and the visit with your dad.

  • @pmavlogs3451
    @pmavlogs3451 10 місяців тому +17

    I live in Melfort for 5 years now, it was a bit of a struggle at first coming from Saskatoon which is way bigger city but watching your vlog made me smile because I learn to love Melfort and I really dont have regrets moving here.☺️ It's laid back, quiet and just not much traffic. 🙈

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому +1

      That’s awesome!

    • @soberman1976
      @soberman1976 7 місяців тому

      We are looking at relocating to melfort for a new start and better oppurtunities.

  • @mjtalma8400
    @mjtalma8400 9 місяців тому +3

    I'm next door in Alberta but I love visiting small town Saskatchewan. I can't believe there's still a Fields store.

  • @user-uu3te8mp8q
    @user-uu3te8mp8q 9 місяців тому

    Definitely, Peace and comfort. Melfort is love.

  • @jerryaschenbrenner712
    @jerryaschenbrenner712 10 місяців тому

    Thanx for the Melfort tour Alina. A nice community!

  • @almVancouver
    @almVancouver 10 місяців тому +8

    Oooh, they have a mall? In any case, I've said it before on your vids, but I grew up in a rural setting and left to see more of the world. Now living in a large Canadian city, I am planning to get back to a much smaller city/town. I've had my fill of city life to be sure.

  • @bennboi
    @bennboi 10 місяців тому +7

    It's great to visit the small towns 🙂 Please visit Fransaskois communities such as Gravelbourg? 👍

  • @henryzhong
    @henryzhong 10 місяців тому

    Thank you for the introduction for the small city life. beautiful town and people.

  • @brianabare7515
    @brianabare7515 10 місяців тому +1

    Cool town, errr, I mean city! Thanks for these videos- they brighten our days!!!

  • @AdrianBoyko
    @AdrianBoyko 10 місяців тому +11

    I used to drive up highway 41 from Saskatoon to do genealogy stuff around Tarnopol and Tway (not far from Wakaw). One day I decided to check out Melfort, which was kinda cute. I love all the little towns in Saskatchewan. (:

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому +2

      Aw that's awesome! I haven't been to Wakaw in a very long time

    • @karenschneberger2655
      @karenschneberger2655 10 місяців тому +2

      I lived in Melfort and Tisdale back in the 90s. Wonderful places to live! Maybe you can tour Tisdale next?

  • @dbk81
    @dbk81 10 місяців тому +30

    As someone who currently lives in Melfort, and have for almost 20 years, it’s an amazing place to raise our young children, plenty of amenities, fantastic public facilities, everything is within walking distance or a 2-3min drive, only 1.5hours from an international airport YXE. I’ve lived in major US cities and you couldn’t pay me enough to move away from the quality of life my family is able to have in a place like this. Thanks for featuring our little city. ❤

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому

      My pleasure!

    • @JimMork
      @JimMork 9 місяців тому +1

      Reminds me I always wonder about families with small children in Toronto. Maybe escape is just not an option.

    • @dhavalu1
      @dhavalu1 7 місяців тому

      ​@@AlinaMcleodHello Alina, could you please share any emergency medicine relief service available in this town or any other town for which you have created a video?

    • @user-fl1pc7zu7f
      @user-fl1pc7zu7f 3 місяці тому

      @@dhavalu1 they have a hospital with doctors and nurses

  • @tanyamcrory9406
    @tanyamcrory9406 17 днів тому +2

    Looks like a lovely place to live. Thank u for sharing.

  • @mailing2adeel
    @mailing2adeel 9 місяців тому +1

    Watching you from 12000 KM is a unique feeling. Thanks to tech which has given chance to share us life experiences and loads of urban dwelling. Bless you

  • @dupreemottley7320
    @dupreemottley7320 9 місяців тому +5

    Really great video. I live in UK and always wondered what Saskat was like as we only hear about the other cities. Melfort is beautiful and has a lot of character. Thanks for the tour and the info

  • @jimross7648
    @jimross7648 10 місяців тому +7

    Well, Melfort is not a bad small city. I've not stopped there in a long time, but I really haven't gone north of Highway 16 in Saskatchewan for years. As someone who has and still does live in many smaller communities on the Canadian prairies, I was pretty impressed with what you showed us. It's six times bigger than where I live now, and still has many of the amenities that make a community work. Centralization has gutted so many of the once booming regional hubs, but Melfort looks like it's doing better than most. Could I live there sure, but would I want to live there is more of a maybe. I never want to live in a bigger city but want to closer to one, under a hours drive for the amenities that you get if your population is around a million. Still I enjoyed this tour of a fair sized Saskatchewan city.

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому +2

      That’s fair. It is sad that smaller centres all over Canada are disappearing more and more.

    • @highway2heaven91
      @highway2heaven91 10 місяців тому +1

      @@AlinaMcleodThat is true. From what I’ve heard, it’s worse in the Maritimes than in the Prairies.

  • @Nomaan_M
    @Nomaan_M 10 місяців тому

    Great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @andrepapa3352
    @andrepapa3352 10 місяців тому +1

    LOVE All The Videos with your DAD in them....

  • @ziahyder
    @ziahyder 10 місяців тому +5

    Yes I like to live in a small village / town /city in which people are friendly and helpful. Moreover, Melfort seems to be a nice place to live for the rest of one's life with happiness and many good memories.
    Many Thanks to you and your Dad for presenting a beautiful small city with a healthy description as well as awesome memories.

  • @DavidL23.
    @DavidL23. 10 місяців тому +4

    Hello Alina! 😄🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a fantastic day! This is a excellent super marvelous video! 😁👍❤️👏📹🇨🇦🏠🥇💯💫✨🌟 The small city of Melfort looks absolutely amazing! Also the Melfort Mall and Spruce Haven Park is really fantastic! Even the food at RJ’s Urban Garden restaurant looks really delicious! I would definitely like to visit the small city of Melfort one day. It truly is a marvelous place! Thank you so much Alina to share with us this magnificent excellent video. You are the best and greatest world traveler adventurer ever! 😃👍👏🌎✈️📹🥇💯🏆💫🌟 I wish you Alina a wonderful magnificent glorious blessed day. 😊🙏❤️👋🇨🇦👍✨🌟

  • @pinoydreadlockz
    @pinoydreadlockz 4 місяці тому

    i love melfort! thanks for making this video!

  • @Panda.gultom
    @Panda.gultom 9 місяців тому

    I came here as I wanna see about this town, as my followers , some of them asked question about this city.
    Thank you for this Video..really help me a lot .

  • @Gary_and_Linda
    @Gary_and_Linda 10 місяців тому +16

    Saskatchewan is a great place to live and raise a family. We recently met some Filipinos that have made Saskatoon their new home and they love it here. When we asked how they liked winter, they seemed to be pretty much ok with it. Prosperity and security makes up for January winter. ❤

    • @likeineedyou5349
      @likeineedyou5349 10 місяців тому +1

      🇹🇭🙏me to🥰

    • @PeterFranks-ls5qw
      @PeterFranks-ls5qw 10 місяців тому

      filipinas are very beautiful women..love them don from swift current and winnipeg

    • @JimMork
      @JimMork 9 місяців тому

      I once supervised an immigrant who experienced his first northern winter and couldn't believe the cold. He pretty quickly fled to Texas.

    • @maxxomega6599
      @maxxomega6599 8 місяців тому +1

      Ok...that's one opinion and you have that right. I was born and raised in Regina and I think Sask is a horrible province to live. It's got horrible winters, my friends 12 year old sister froze to death not 6 feet from the back door of her home. Pick up a Regina newspaper and all you read is about football all summer and curling all winter. Serious boring. In Regina, every failed grocery store gets turned into a Bingo Parlor. And it's the worst labor union province I've ever lived in. And don't get me started on crime rates around all the native reserves...Just say NO......

    • @JimMork
      @JimMork 8 місяців тому

      @@maxxomega6599 Hmm. Heard similar opinions from all sorts of people in North America. Now Alina buys a ticket to the affordable SE Asia in winter, taking her dad along. I was going to tag some video with a comment that former British colonies all have trouble falling for right wing disinformation. Look at the trouble in India, South Africa, and UK itself. All in one form of misery or another. Consider Norway with its giant sovereign fund that serves the people. No English history (since Harald Hardrade got kicked out of England). English origins are a poison pill. You're doomed.

  • @angelzhelyazkov
    @angelzhelyazkov 9 місяців тому +8

    About a week ago, my family and I moved permanently to the countryside. It's a village with a population of around 300 people, located 20 kilometers away from a city with a population of 400,000. As a middle-aged person, I believe that one of the most important things in life is tranquility and silence. The rest - traffic, noise, pollution, crowds of people, restaurants, cinemas, clubs - is all just a step away.

    • @minkorrh
      @minkorrh 7 місяців тому +1

      Cities have nothing good to offer anyone.

  • @mouweringroest2105
    @mouweringroest2105 9 місяців тому

    Hi Alina and Dad. Awesome video. Always very nice to see you and your dad making videos together. Melford looks like a very attractive small city. Take care.

  • @joyfull2346
    @joyfull2346 10 місяців тому +1

    It's such a beautiful place! I loved this so much ❤

  • @rahulrasam
    @rahulrasam 10 місяців тому +3

    It's truly amazing to see places in Canada which are peaceful and afforable! But anything below -10°C in winters is a no go for me lol 😅 Personally, I prefer small towns with close access to major metropolis for travel/leisure

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому +3

      Haha absolutely fair! And yes, great to be in a smaller center but access to bigger cities!

    • @highway2heaven91
      @highway2heaven91 10 місяців тому +1

      There are plenty of similar Prairie towns around Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg. You just have to know what you’re looking for.
      Edit: Forgot about the -10C requirement. You might want to try a smaller town in the Texas Triangle. Especially one close to SA, Houston or Austin.

  • @lightseeker134
    @lightseeker134 10 місяців тому +4

    It looks lovely! I would live there!

  • @CeritaFandaVancouver
    @CeritaFandaVancouver 10 місяців тому +1

    Hello Alina, it's nice to see you spent time with your Dad and showing us all around Melfort, the closest town to your neighborhood. Without tornado and if the Winter is a bit mild, that wonderful price for home and that fancy salad and yummy veggie burger are so tempting isn't it?

  • @saleemakhtar87
    @saleemakhtar87 10 місяців тому +2

    Lovely Vlog, loved your childhood town, so refreshing to see peace, tranquility and lovely slow pace of life, enjoyed it from Innisfil, Ontario, just north of GTA....

  • @JustinClydeYOUTUBER
    @JustinClydeYOUTUBER 10 місяців тому +3

    Yeah! I want to leave there. Specially my dream country in 🍁. Hoping i can go there. To become a citizenship. My plan to migrate there

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому +2

      That's awesome, hope it goes well!

    • @faisalhussain7459
      @faisalhussain7459 9 місяців тому

      ​@@AlinaMcleodI need your guidance plz

  • @alanarifuku3500
    @alanarifuku3500 10 місяців тому +30

    Yes I would live in a town like Melfort. I live in Fresno,Ca. and I am tired of violent crime and the way people seem to think stealing and burglary is their right and even when apprehended there are no consequences. I don’t know if I could take the Canadian winters but I thought Melfort was a beautiful town

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому +6

      Sorry to hear that is going on. The winters are rough, but if you have a good house and vehicle it makes it more tolerable.

    • @CitizenScorpio
      @CitizenScorpio 10 місяців тому

      You sound like a bozo who gets angry at the clouds as well

    • @janellek21
      @janellek21 10 місяців тому +10

      I take it you've wised up and stopped voting Democrat...

    • @skinnflint
      @skinnflint 10 місяців тому

      ​@@janellek21you love your guns and school shootings yank

    • @derekpam7149
      @derekpam7149 10 місяців тому +6

      It’s the same in most places in sask due to native reserves all around these cities or towns. The crime is thru the roof the violence is crazy. If you still can Google the shootings there you will see. And you cant defend yourself with a gun in Canada. There was a farmer that tried and was charged even tho it was a clearly self defence. You move to sask you must accept half your things will be gone and you can’t do anything about it. It’s sad as it’s pretty there but staying overnight is a check on the vehicle every 30 min. Hubby grew up there to

  • @franciscoespiritu9020
    @franciscoespiritu9020 10 місяців тому

    Hi Alina, I like your presentation in your video showing Saskatchewan around and remembering your childhood memories...

  • @LorreEthier-wt2st
    @LorreEthier-wt2st 2 місяці тому

    Great video❤ I graduated high school in Kinistino and spent lots of time in Melfort. Lots of memories watching. TY for your video!

  • @rig4365
    @rig4365 10 місяців тому +2

    Im Toronto norn snd bred and as i get older and the wotld gets crazier, a place like this looks quite welcoming . How are the food prices there and howvis the food selection in the grocery stores?

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому +1

      Food selection isn’t as varied as big cities of course and food prices are a bit more expensive on a whole because there’s less competition. But the low real estate more than makes up for it.

    • @graemedd
      @graemedd 10 місяців тому

      @@AlinaMcleod Never mind 'varied foods' as long as they are healthy foods?

    • @rig4365
      @rig4365 10 місяців тому

      @@AlinaMcleod thank you Alina!! Keep those videos coming

  • @Bilalafridi150
    @Bilalafridi150 10 місяців тому +4

    Canada is my super dream country I love Canadian people too much ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  10 місяців тому +2

      I hope you get to visit sometime!

  • @tzannisvoutsas3027
    @tzannisvoutsas3027 9 місяців тому

    It seems too nice and friendly city. Thanks a lot dear for sharing!!!

  • @m.goodengumman3941
    @m.goodengumman3941 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for sharing this video, you make a good ambassador for Melfort, looks like a good place to live.👍

  • @gkschick6804
    @gkschick6804 10 місяців тому +4

    Looks like a nice, clean prosperous place to raise a family. Some city people look down on places like Melfort but it depends on what one is looking for. Our big cities in Canada have become crime ridden, drug infested sh*t holes. Compare that with places like this where community truly means something and there is a real sense of belonging.

  • @clouddrive6196
    @clouddrive6196 9 місяців тому

    Hi Alina, Thanks for sharing your experience in the small city, I guess it is a good place for learning and living as I am 62 years old and without a job. both your dad and you are so wonderful! Cheers, Mike

  • @eileenrobinson8014
    @eileenrobinson8014 7 місяців тому +1

    Nice to see it! I have been to some Saskatchewan small towns, lots to recommend with Saskatchewan life and people! I'm past moving again,
    but pricing here in BC has driven a friend or three out of our Province!

  • @taylormit
    @taylormit 7 місяців тому

    Discovered your video, grew up in Beatty, and lived in Melfort for 10 years before moving out of Canada. Great community and love the Kinistino folks too!

  • @saskatchewandave
    @saskatchewandave 7 місяців тому

    Great video. My parents just went there for a trip a couple days ago, then this video showed up. They said it was cool there.

  • @chris_2714
    @chris_2714 7 місяців тому

    I lived in Melfort as a kid from around 1979-1985. Went to Brunswick School at the time. My grandparents lived in Tisdale. So long ago now so it brings back memories of how much things have stayed the same even with the changes.

  • @caso6481
    @caso6481 13 днів тому +1

    Love the mentions of Saan a d Fields. Here in Vancouver, the last one was chased out over a decade ago. Fond memories!

  • @christinecamley
    @christinecamley 9 місяців тому +1

    Terrific videos featuring different parts of Canada! Thanks! 🙂

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  9 місяців тому +1

      My pleasure!

    • @sajidkhan9871
      @sajidkhan9871 9 місяців тому

      Hi cute pretty Unforgettable gorgeous beautifully face good morning 🌄 r u fine good luck for your time and healthy life regard Sajid

  • @asimaziz-gv6fx
    @asimaziz-gv6fx 9 місяців тому

    very impressed to see you the way you are with your Dad. Small-town living people are true people,honest bless you all.

  • @seanmcnulty79
    @seanmcnulty79 10 місяців тому +2

    Love all the places you go! My mother's family was Canadian and I do feel a connection to Canada. I also live on the cost of lake Ontario so not that far. There is some ethereal quality to that land I can't describe especially the farther north you go.
    Also the music you choose for your videos is amazing. In the video the music also helps carry that ethereal quality.
    Hope you are getting the rest and recharge you need. Always looking for to next video (only when you are ready ofcourse please don't feel rushed)

  • @naisanwijayaroetan5179
    @naisanwijayaroetan5179 10 місяців тому

    Glad to see Alina reminiscing about y small hometown, and maintaining a respectful relationship with y father, GBU from Indonesia

  • @StreetFoodSection
    @StreetFoodSection 9 місяців тому

    Wow this is really beautiful and calm city ❤️

  • @user-tn3iy6qw6n
    @user-tn3iy6qw6n 9 місяців тому

    More than that we love your "GORGEOUS SMILE ".

  • @siuhoahambaliroehrig6922
    @siuhoahambaliroehrig6922 10 місяців тому

    thank you Alina!

  • @arimun1975
    @arimun1975 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for your excellent video.

  • @josealfonsosilvalatorre1826
    @josealfonsosilvalatorre1826 10 місяців тому

    Happy week alina nice video 😊

  • @jennifermackie2913
    @jennifermackie2913 8 місяців тому +2

    This is sooo cool! I just found your videos. As someone who lives in Victoria, BC...we don't have ANY houses for less than 950K...for a fixer upper. This town is beautiful.

    • @AlinaMcleod
      @AlinaMcleod  8 місяців тому

      Well if you can tolerate the insane winters, might be worth the move :)

  • @sailingaribel
    @sailingaribel 10 місяців тому

    What a great video! Happy to have stumbled upon this - definitely a lovely little town and real estate MUCH more affordable there.
    Cheers from BC! ☺️
    PS: your dad makes a great cohost! That lunch he had looked awesome 🍔

  • @user-gn1ke8zg7r
    @user-gn1ke8zg7r 4 дні тому

    I grew up in Star City ( born in Melfort hospital) and made my day finding this. Nearest relatives lived in Kinistino so know it as well. This brought back many happy memories.

  • @bluepassporttales
    @bluepassporttales 10 місяців тому +2

    Melfort is amazing. I love small towns (small cities rather, as you mentioned) compared to big buzzing cities.

  • @ChannelDane
    @ChannelDane 8 місяців тому

    I love that you did this with your dad.
    Props to your dad for ordering a vegie burger!

  • @aldwintristanmoraleta5337
    @aldwintristanmoraleta5337 9 місяців тому

    Hope to visit in the near future. 😊 Thanks for the content 😊

  • @fernandomilicich8160
    @fernandomilicich8160 10 місяців тому

    Thanks a lot for your video.

  • @rogerrollolazo1583
    @rogerrollolazo1583 7 місяців тому

    Very Interesting,looks quiete and peaceful.

  • @roderickmorrison
    @roderickmorrison 25 днів тому +1

    Born in Spalding SK. Moved the Estevan at 6. And then Victoria BC at 13. Mom's side from Viceroy, Dad's side from Watrous. Thanks for sharing your impressions of Melfort.

    • @waynethera2712
      @waynethera2712 24 дні тому

      My father was was born in Spalding Or Anaheim back in the early ‘40’s.

  • @cindyyuan6127
    @cindyyuan6127 10 місяців тому

    Love this video

  • @waynehunt86
    @waynehunt86 10 місяців тому

    This is a really great video. Thank you for sharing it.

  • @scsi_joe
    @scsi_joe 7 місяців тому

    Looks nice on a warm sunny day in the summer.

  • @kalini306
    @kalini306 2 місяці тому

    I loved living in Melfort, its so peaceful and quiet.

  • @maxplanck9055
    @maxplanck9055 10 місяців тому

    Another windy day in a cornfield for Alina this week!😃✌️❤️🇬🇧

  • @haydenblackman290
    @haydenblackman290 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for the tour, I 'm from Trinidad and Tobago love your video really would like to visit some day

  • @irfanhashim2216
    @irfanhashim2216 9 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed your video