We make a trip each spring to Vancouver Island to visit my wife's brother and family.My wife is a gardening nut so she spends a few days shopping around for annuals and then planting all these wonderful things that just won't grow in our not quite so temperate climate.I'm still trying to convince her we should just move out there.
This article just appeared in Westjet's Up magazine....interesting:
Canada's Most Walkable Cities are chosen based on the experience they provide for the pedestrian, ranging from climate to parkland. The index will be published again next May and annually thereafter to celebrate spring and getting outdoors, along with Canada's Jane's Walk initiatives (in honour of the late urbanist Jane Jacobs), and many pedestrian-friendly events across the country. Canada's Most Walkable Cities index recognizes, celebrates and critiques how Canadian cities facilitate the most basic travel of all: the one that starts with our own two feet. Please visit www.upmagazine.com for the full story.


The 10 most walkable cities in Canada in order are:

1. Vancouver
2. Victoria
3. Montréal
4. Toronto
5. Halifax
6. Quebec City
7. Ottawa
8. Calgary
9. St. John's
10. Winnipeg