Alberta is getting a bum rap here people, Its been this way forever here, how many places can you go where you have the great rocky mountains on one side and the prairies on the other. We also have lots of lakes including slave lake which is huge and huge forests. We have an abundance of wildlife (hunting is always good) and you can find a fish in almost any body of water ,I love it here and cant think of anywhere else I would want to live. I know Neil hates the cold, but its always been this way. It was 31 here yesterday, thats 88 for most of you, and thats too dang hot for me. And to top it off, we are in a boom for economy and you can find work anywhere doing anything. Yes the price of living here is high, but general labourers on my crew make 18- 20 dollars an hour and are guarenteed 10 to 12 hours a day. Alberta Rocks, plus we have at least 4 drag strips and at countless 100 foot shoot outs every year.