Steve Rant - Canada's Top Ten Worst Places to Live

Recently, MoneySense (a personal finance website) listed the Top Places to live in Canada based on certain criteria including:

* Climate
* Prosperity
* Access to Health Care
* Home Affordability
* Crime Rates
* Lifestyle

And while it is easy to get into the hype of being either at the top or the bottom of this list, I would urge my blog readers' not to get too bogged down on this list, whether at the top or bottom. Residents should focus on how they feel about their community and the challenges before it and to work on them and not worry about what others say about our community. We all know that we love Williams Lake and there are always going to be challenges around how to make this community better. I also know that this community is up to the challenge to making this community the very best it can be, no matter what outsiders says about our community

For the record, here are the top 10 best places and worst places to live in Canada (according to MoneySense):

Top 10 Places to Live in Canada:

1) Ottawa, Ontario & Gatineau, Quebec
2) Kingston, Ontario
3) Burlington, Ontario
4) Fredrickton, New Brunswick
5) Moncton, New Brunswick
6) Repentigny, Quebec
7) Brandon, Manitoba
8) Victoria, British Columbia
9) Winnipeg, Manitoba
10) Levis, Quebec

Worst 10 Places to Live in Canada:

1) Terrace, British Columbia
2) La Tuque, Quebec
3) Summerside, Prince Edward Island
4) Prince Rupert, British Columbia
5) Campbell River, British Columbia
6) Port Alberni, British Columbia
7) Quesnel, British Columbia
8) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
9) Williams Lake, British Columbia
10 Bay Roberts, Newfoundland & Labrador