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05-10-2021, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter  Ooops, sorry guys. I got super confused.
I just messaged my cousin. He lives more towards the Cariboo area. I guess because we were driving around the IKEA area that's what stuck out in my mind.
He said he doesn't think there are any high rises there, most of the new development is located around North Road. He said Maillardville would take a longer time to develop and recommend I stay away from that area. He said better to be around North Road and Lougheed. | In terms of "south Coquitlam", the further you go do down the hill, the "dumpier" (for lack of a better word) it gets. And that applies to almost every area. The higher socioeconomic families will always look to live at the top of the hill.
Up around Austin is nice since it's near the golf course. Once you go lower it gets progressively "worse".
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05-10-2021, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Alpine In terms of "south Coquitlam", the further you go do down the hill, the "dumpier" (for lack of a better word) it gets. And that applies to almost every area. The higher socioeconomic families will always look to live at the top of the hill.
Up around Austin is nice since it's near the golf course. Once you go lower it gets progressively "worse". | It's interesting where this discussion is going....
What you say is absolutely true and the demographic data prove this. The District of North Vancouver boasts some of the highest median household incomes in the Lower Mainland, same thing with Anmore or Belcarra.
Maybe it's a millennial thing - wanting a safe neighbourhood with clean homes and absent of the diversity of social problems, while having 30-minute access to the city, preferably on some form of rapid transit. There are very few neighbourhoods in all of the Lower Mainland that offer this and it has always been this way.
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05-10-2021, 01:25 PM
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I don't know but I grew up in East Vancouver and went to the worst academic school back in my time. I still turned out okay LMAO LOL. Half my graduation class didn't have good grades (C's/C+) and half were honor roll students (B+/A's) that went on to university. A lot of those that went to university honestly were book smart, but don't know how to get ahead in life (they didn't earn $$ that much more than someone that didn't). I think it really came down to parenting and upbringing of your background. I didn't get things handed to me like candy, so I had to work hard for whatever I wanted after highschool. I see those that send their kids to a good school but they don't even fit in because of the difference in "class". It's like you roll in a beater Corolla and your kids friend parents roll in a Benz. Other kids look down at your kid and it just creates all these mental emotions which I think affects a kids upbringing. Maybe it's just me thinking of this kind of shit, but I don't think I would change a thing even if I went back in time. This type of environment shaped me to become whom I am today and I am grateful for.
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05-10-2021, 01:39 PM
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#18504 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Alpine Maillardville suffers from the same perceived "issues" as South Burnaby. Generally speaking, the further you get from Van the higher the value quotient goes.
Give it 10-15 years though, especially if the LRT is approved. Highrise condos are starting to go up in that area and it will be a natural extension to Lougheed Town Center. My concerns are that it will turn into a little bit like East Van (since the large lots are all being subdivided into new houses + rental suites + laneways). | With the southwest housing review, there's going to be lots of development happening around Maillardville that should help 'improve' the area. https://www.coquitlam.ca/939/Southwest-Housing-Review | |
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05-10-2021, 02:02 PM
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#18505 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by Euro7r I don't know but I grew up in East Vancouver and went to the worst academic school back in my time. I still turned out okay LMAO LOL. Half my graduation class didn't have good grades (C's/C+) and half were honor roll students (B+/A's) that went on to university. A lot of those that went to university honestly were book smart, but don't know how to get ahead in life (they didn't earn $$ that much more than someone that didn't). I think it really came down to parenting and upbringing of your background. I didn't get things handed to me like candy, so I had to work hard for whatever I wanted after highschool. I see those that send their kids to a good school but they don't even fit in because of the difference in "class". It's like you roll in a beater Corolla and your kids parents roll in a Benz. Other kids look down at your kid and it just creates all these mental emotions which I think affects a kids upbringing. Maybe it's just me thinking of this kind of shit, but I don't think I would change a thing even if I went back in time. This type of environment shaped me to become whom I am today and I am grateful for. | I think the original question brought up a good point that they want their kid to go to a school with mixed demographics. I think a huge part of being a successful adult is more to do with learning how to interact and thrive with people from very different backgrounds in terms of socioeconomic, religious, and ethnicity. I'm very thankful I went to the school that wasn't just the middle/upper class Southside white kids in edmonton. My friends that did very commonly have a more narrow view of how the world works.
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05-10-2021, 02:14 PM
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Euro7r - Did you go to Britannia or John Oliver? Nothing can be worse than those two schools from an academic standpoint haha
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05-10-2021, 02:17 PM
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I thought it was the Dt and Gladstone and Van tech were where all the stabbings were at
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05-10-2021, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bcedhk | Yup. I did the survey earlier this year. It should be a lot different in 10-15 years (if we are to believe all the marketing/brochures lol), but we all know what happened to all of the developments that said they were the next Yaletown lol. Even Beresford St. by Metrotown is a complete disappointment to what it could have been.
I brought up my concern with the subdivision + rental suite + laneways because it's something that I am not a fan of. In theory, it should improve the area, bring diversity, etc, but if it follows East Van's path it'll become a haven for investors and each unit will be rented out. Curb appeal suffers dramatically as these houses will not be maintained.
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05-10-2021, 04:53 PM
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#18509 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Euro7r - Did you go to Britannia or John Oliver? Nothing can be worse than those two schools from an academic standpoint haha | Tupper (back in the early 2000's). I believe it was like 2nd worst out of all public secondary schools at the time.
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05-10-2021, 05:45 PM
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#18510 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by Euro7r Tupper (back in the early 2000's). I believe it was like 2nd worst out of all public secondary schools at the time. | Now I'm curious if I know you since I went to Tupper for a year.
What you said in a previous post is true. A lot of to do with parents doing a good job with upbringing. Drugs are a problem in even the top most private schools.
Helps to not have all that being so readily accessible though.
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05-10-2021, 06:10 PM
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Tupper. Yup. That was a tough place.
While I only know of a few people who went to Tupper, they all have fared quite well.
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05-10-2021, 09:42 PM
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When I went to school it was the wealthier kids that had drugs lol. I assume cause they could afford it more easily and their parents would just pay away any trouble they got into.
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05-10-2021, 09:55 PM
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I didn’t have much money but I always had drugs.
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05-10-2021, 10:09 PM
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#18514 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by westopher I didn’t have much money but I always had drugs. | Well you are a chef...
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05-10-2021, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Special K I lived in East Van all my life. It’s time to decide where my girls will go to elementary and high school.
Which Burnaby school is better? North, Central, South, or Moscrop? A neighbourhood with a balanced mix of demographics is important to us. | Your best bet is probably Central or Moscrop in terms of the area and school. I'm a bit biased because I spent 25 years growing up in the Moscrop area.
Central is kind of the "main" school for Burnaby and it's right across from Burnaby City Hall. They got a 56 million dollar renovation back in 2012 so they're currently the newest ones out of the Burnaby schools. The area isn't as pedestrian-friendly because it's situated where Deer Lake and Canada Way intersect.
Moscrop completed its renovation back in 2003. Graduating while spending 2 years in shitty muddy field portables during the fall and winter sucked ass  However, the location is great in terms of being central to everything a family with kids would want. You have the choice of Cascade Heights, Inman Elementary, and Chaffey-Burke. If your kid(s) decide to go to BCIT then that's not a far walk away. You have the 110 bus that'll take you up to Patterson Skytrain station and the 130 bus that takes you up Willingdon to Metrotown, so commuting to downtown or anywhere with a skytrain is a lot more accessible. Those were the main reasons why my parents bought there because they knew that they'd want those amenities with young kids growing up.
I don't know much about the Burnaby North area, but they currently have a new school being built next to the old one with it slated for full completion by 2023.
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05-11-2021, 12:00 AM
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#18516 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Special K Explain why South is not good?
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I was told this sold at $2.5m. Damn | Too many middle-class wannabe gangsters at South. It's like South Van but richer... yet cheaper. Nice big houses around there though.
As mentioned above, Moscrop and Central are pretty good but Central's neighbourhood is lacking amenities.
North is a bit too "suburban" for my liking, but it might be your type. For some reason, suburban = many bored kids = pot heads and weekend house parties.
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05-11-2021, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Tupper. Yup. That was a tough place.
While I only know of a few people who went to Tupper, they all have fared quite well. | Grad 2000 here to give some reference. I went to Churchill but the only thing I remember about Tupper was their year book often had girls with a picture of them and their baby. I mean I'm not talking like 10 girls, maybe like 2 but at a time where I'd never see a single one in any year book from any school that was a lot.
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05-11-2021, 09:26 AM
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Tupper was rough? I grew up in East Vancouver and went to high school in East Vancouver in the late 90s. Tupper was no more "rough" than JO, Windermere, Tech, Killarney.
The irony is that the neighbourhood around Tupper is rapidly gentrifying and is home to high-earning professional households. Acquaintances of ours recently sold a house for >$2.5M.
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05-11-2021, 09:28 AM
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#18519 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Originally Posted by winson604 Grad 2000 here to give some reference. I went to Churchill but the only thing I remember about Tupper was their year book often had girls with a picture of them and their baby. I mean I'm not talking like 10 girls, maybe like 2 but at a time where I'd never see a single one in any year book from any school that was a lot. | Brenda got a baby, barely got a brain
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05-11-2021, 10:54 AM
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05-11-2021, 10:59 AM
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05-11-2021, 11:33 AM
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#18522 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Euro7r Tupper (back in the early 2000's). I believe it was like 2nd worst out of all public secondary schools at the time. | I remember when my brother went to Tupper in early 2000's, the kids hosed our house 
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05-11-2021, 11:49 AM
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05-11-2021, 12:09 PM
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#18524 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Originally Posted by Tapioca Tupper was rough? I grew up in East Vancouver and went to high school in East Vancouver in the late 90s. Tupper was no more "rough" than JO, Windermere, Tech, Killarney.
The irony is that the neighbourhood around Tupper is rapidly gentrifying and is home to high-earning professional households. Acquaintances of ours recently sold a house for >$2.5M. | I graded in 99, attended DT but had to grad from Eric Hamber. JO was rough and same with Van Tech. Gladstone was pretty bad as well.
I'm shocked at the entire 33rd/Main St area because prices have gone crazy, almost west side prices. The area has definitely changed since the early 2000s.
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05-11-2021, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Harvey Specter I graded in 99, attended DT but had to grad from Eric Hamber. JO was rough and same with Van Tech. Gladstone was pretty bad as well.
I'm shocked at the entire 33rd/Main St area because prices have gone crazy, almost west side prices. The area has definitely changed since the early 2000s. | I never heard anything bad from eric hamber. But, there were a lot of DD's at JO, DT, Van Tech, Gladstone.
I remember seeing some pretty good fights and beltings. I remember a couple stabbings, and know of a couple shootings in the 00's (not at the school, but know people who were DD's that got taken).
Churchill always seemed like a good school.
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