Vancouver is ranked 'nicest' city in Canada

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Vancouver is ranked 'nicest' city in Canada


BY RANDY BOSWELL, POSTMEDIA NEWS JUNE 29, 2011


Even after the Stanley Cup rioters gave Vancouver a nasty black eye (and perhaps a few chipped teeth) earlier this month, the B.C. metropolis still easily topped the rankings in a nationwide survey that asked Canadians to name the country's "nicest" city.

In fact, despite the cruiser-torching, window-smashing, shop-looting rampage that followed the Canucks' disappointing defeat in Game 7 of the NHL finals, Vancouver's own residents helped lift the city to a solid first-place finish in the poll with their unwavering admiration for the place that they live.

The survey of more than 1,500 Canadians, commissioned by the Montreal-based Association for Canadian Studies and carried out during the week of June 21, presented respondents with a list of nine major cities from coast to coast and asked them to name their first and second choice for "nicest city in Canada."

Twenty-five per cent of all Canadians picked Vancouver as No. 1. Quebec City drew the second most votes as Canada's nicest city, with 20 % of respondents nationally -- and a strong majority of Quebecers -- giving the provincial capital the nod.

The percentage of Canadians choosing other cities as nicest were: Ottawa (12%), Montreal (9%), Toronto (nine), Halifax (six), Calgary (four), Edmonton (three) and Winnipeg (two).

Another 11% of those surveyed selected some other unnamed city as the nicest in Canada.

The overall results, noted association executive director Jack Jedwab, partly reflect the fact that Vancouver residents themselves overwhelmingly named their own city the nicest -- with 94.7% of those living there convinced there's nowhere better in Canada.

He said such "hometown patriotism," while evident to some degree among residents from each of the cities offered as choices, was strongest in Vancouver.

And people from other parts of the country -- while less convinced than Vancouverites themselves about the merits of that city -- were still more likely to put Vancouver at the top of the heap than other contenders.

"I think it may have gotten a big boost from the Olympics -- that extra pride in Vancouver. But it may also be from the Stanley Cup, despite the riots," Jedwab said.

"I think that's creating a lot of unanimity around Vancouver being Canada's nicest city."

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"The overall results, noted association executive director Jack Jedwab, partly reflect the fact that Vancouver residents themselves overwhelmingly named their own city the nicest -- with 94.7% of those living there convinced there's nowhere better in Canada"


Holy Crapcan!! 94.7%!!!

[Yellow Fever]

Of course, where else is better than vancity?

[Taller, Better]

Nowhere, I guess! hehe.....

[vanboy2]

Yup its gonna help a lot after the riot!

[Huhu]

Lol 94.7% voted for ourselves! Talk about narcissism

[SO143]

As far as i remember last year Vancouver was voted the most liveable city in the world

[ssiguy2]

Most native Vancouverites have never been east of Calgary............of course they think it's the nicest.

[bradleykerr]

Not nicest by any means, maybe most conceited and self-congratulatory but really that's what this poll is telling us anyway haha