By Mike Johnson


Calgary has long been considered one of Canada's most beautiful cities. Set just an hour away from the Rocky Mountains, Calgary combines the best of a quiet mountain town with all that a thriving, urban area has to offer. So, picturesque, and full of financial opportunity, Calgary has often proven itself a truly unique and excellent city.

Some of Canada's greatest cities, and some of the best-kept secrets in the nation, can be found surrounding Calgary in the form of its wonderful bedroom communities and suburbs. These bedroom communities, each fully autonomous cities in their own right, contain some of the most coveted real estate in the province and are generally some of the fastest-growing cities around.

Cochrane is a city located just a few kilometers to the northwest of the larger city, and is actually one of the largest townships in the province. Taking up a massive thirty five square kilometers, this is a ranch-style town with plenty to recommend itself. A lot of the real estate in town is in keeping with its overall ranch aesthetic, meaning long and low houses, sprawling porches, old wood frames and so on. This city is home to an excellent school system, a rodeo grounds, and is also known as one of the very best places for extreme sports enthusiasts, mountaineers and hikers to enjoy the magnificent outdoors.

Next on the list is Okotoks, a wonderful place to live both because of its exquisitely gorgeous surroundings, and because it is one the greenest cities in the entire nation. A carefully planned community that Stephen Harper has called the country's most environmentally-friendly, there are many people who are happy to live here. This city, which possesses its own unique rhythm and personality, is a great favorite among Calgarians and Albertans of all types.

And last there is Strathmore, one of the quieter and more remote suburbs of the city, where people can enjoy the full benefit of being in a rural area, where everything is peaceful and slow-paced, while still taking full advantage of the city that they're close to. Many in this city commute everyday into town for work or just to experience the great city of Calgary, meaning they are truly getting the best of both worlds.




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