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Originally Posted by skiiipi
In terms of what I like to do outside of work , I enjoy going on spirited drives, skiing, mountain biking , eating out and shopping. The latter would probably be better in Toronto I assume.
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Spirited Drives - Neither. Well, Ontario has some great roads and I even run a CCA event there. But policing is nuts and 'spirited' means a whole different thing in Ontario. Now, if track days become your thing it's awesome. Mosport, Shannonville, Calabogie, etc. All close and great fun. But spirited driving using the twisty backroads is going to mean 10kph over the limit.
Skiing - Calgary. I grew up skiing in Ontario, and I love a carving day on corduroy more than most...but 30sec down, and 5min up (plus the line) are enough to have me keeping my skis here.
Mountain Biking - Toss up. If it's XC, there is a lot of nice riding in and/or close to Toronto. Don't expect to be going on rides longer than an hour, unless you like to loop and repeat trails. For DH, it's no contest. Calgary all the way. Toronto DOES have a very tight-night riding community though, and you should definitely join the ridingfeelsgood.com community. Lots of my lifelong friends are from that forum (back when it was called Dropmachine)
Eating out & Shopping - Probably Toronto...but neither are my area of expertise. I only ate one thing off my favourite restaurant's menu for 6 years...
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So far based on what everyone is saying here, Toronto seems to be the better career opportunity with a good balance of life as well.
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Whoa, careful with that one. "good balance of life and career" is not at all the way I would describe working in Toronto. If I were to generalize, careers in Toronto take priority over everything else. It's very hard for me to explain just how ingrained into Ontario culture it is, but decisions are made work-first...other stuff second. I mean, don't get me wrong there is a part of it that's incredibly satisfying and exciting. It's a phenomenon that's very hard to explain, but is a part of every one of my Ontario friends and family. I wouldn't call it "balanced", unless your career is absolutely one of your personal top priorities. In that case I think you'd argue it as balance. But its very different from a B.C. concept of "work/lifestyle" balance. VERY different.
Not wrong, not 'bad', but definitely not for everyone.
-Dave