Nursing In Edmonton

http://www.capitalhealth.ca/Careers/...es/default.htm

will tell you all that you need to know.

Where to live depends on where you work. Do you drive or rely on transit?

Rent or own? What do you consider affordable?

Housing is in short supply and expensive out here.

hey there, i hope you find what you're looking for in edmonton, it's a nice city, but you gotta shop around, so i would recommend you do some major looking before you come...

the housing market is "just" starting to fall in prices as they skyrocketed in prices in the last year making housing very unaffordable for many, and the renting availability very small for those that can't buy.

i would suggest looking at housing away from the city core, there is more lower income areas in the core (although i live in one area where there are high renters but not as many houses). I'd suggest looking into the new development into the west side of the city, southwest (these are new, lots of families). Even the east, and east central (places like bonnie doon and capilano) are older neighbourhoods with houses made in the 50s-70s, but more reasonable and safe areas. There is a lot of new development in the far north as well, but i am unfamiliar with the north end of the city myself in regards to housing.

if you are of a certain cultural decent, there are areas of the city that have more of certain cultures if you would be more comfortable with that and thats what you're looking for as well, as an option to throw that out there too

hope that helps!!
dana

Jan has given the links for realtors in the stickies at the top of the forum in the "Internationally Educated Nurses" thread.

With new areas of town you have to factor in the lack of public transportation and the necessity of two cars (and their insurance costs)

Buying a house quickly isn't often an option but having survived military transfers it can be done. Come to town for five days to buy a house, fun times. It's the closing/possession dates that factor into play. If you are lucky with dates and financing, 30 days from acceptance of offer is good.

The north end of the city has some nice areas. But schools can be hard to find and results in kids being on buses. Major expense once they hit the junior/senior high school years. I'm looking at nearly $900 next month on bus passes.

The northend has some nice areas with existing schools within walking distance try Northmount, Evansdale/Dickinsfield, Rosslyn. These are mature areas with nice sized yards, shopping nearby, many of the homes are older BUT a lot have been remodelled very nicely. That way you have the yard established and the lots are already fenced and there is usually a two car garage in those areas. Griesbach, Castledowns, and Lakeview are nice. Not so well supplied with schools. Only Griesbach is new (used to old military housing and land), I honestly think many of the houses there are overpriced, no established yards or fencing, and only some builders do garages with the original build.

The reason I harp on about fences is they are damned expensive to put up, the same goes with the established yard, unless you have a love of gardening and want to start your own lawn, you are looking at sod and trees. I've seen new areas where some families haven't put in grass or fences for three years, not pretty sight. And everyman wants a garage to hide in, and to be honest, you want a garage when winter hits, no scraping the snow and ice off the car.

The north end is convenient to the Sturgeon, Royal Alec, the NECHC, within a short drive of Fort Saskatchewan's hospital and the Alberta Hospital (psych). There are also continuing cares in the areas (seniors and the veterans LTC).