Admiral Beez
Superstar
After almost 22 years living in downtown east, I am beginning to think of retirement in the next fifteen years, and maybe renting out my current home and living somewhere else. Somewhere without the crazies, beggars, park encampments, graffiti and the other signs of a municipality struggling with poverty and neglect. By 2030 or 2035 I expect Toronto's downtown east will be equally better (Regent Park development, more gentrification, better shops, etc...) and worse (bankrupt city, homeless, addiction and mentally ill issues, etc.).
I’d like to find an Ontario town with an historic Main Street with walkable retail. Nor do I want a Costco or Walmart nearby that threatens the town. I lived in Fredericton, New Brunswick for three years in the early 2000s and had to drive everywhere for food, etc., so want something walkable, just like I have in Cabbagetown now. Towns like these are of mind, https://www.narcity.com/travel/ca/o...o-when-you-want-to-get-away-from-the-big-city and https://www.tvo.org/programs/main-street-ontario Of course small towns have addiction issues, especially opiates, and often far worse on a per capita than Toronto's, but it's mostly behind closed doors and out of mind, rather than camped in my local park.
I drive small town Ontario for work and often stop in small towns for a bite, such as New Hamburg, Warkworth or Fordwich and often fall for the quaint, old world look of the places. What small towns do you like and recommend?
I’d like to find an Ontario town with an historic Main Street with walkable retail. Nor do I want a Costco or Walmart nearby that threatens the town. I lived in Fredericton, New Brunswick for three years in the early 2000s and had to drive everywhere for food, etc., so want something walkable, just like I have in Cabbagetown now. Towns like these are of mind, https://www.narcity.com/travel/ca/o...o-when-you-want-to-get-away-from-the-big-city and https://www.tvo.org/programs/main-street-ontario Of course small towns have addiction issues, especially opiates, and often far worse on a per capita than Toronto's, but it's mostly behind closed doors and out of mind, rather than camped in my local park.
I drive small town Ontario for work and often stop in small towns for a bite, such as New Hamburg, Warkworth or Fordwich and often fall for the quaint, old world look of the places. What small towns do you like and recommend?