This Alberta town named one of the top 10 best places to live in Canada

Laine Mitchell
|DH
Jun 10 2022

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A town in southern Alberta has been named one of the best places to live in the country and it’s the sole spot to make the cut in western Canada.

The list, from Moving Waldo, focuses on three main criteria for determining the rankings. First up is safety (based on the crime rate), then there’s affordability, and finally, access to recreational facilities and parks.

High River was ranked #10 on the list, being awarded for its tranquillity and outdoorsy culture.

The town also found itself on the list thanks to it being one of the cheapest places to live in Alberta and also having a low crime rate. Lethbridge needs to take some notes when it comes to the crime department. Lethbridge outranks Atlanta, Baghdad for cities on the global crime index

Moving Waldo

Moving Waldo also pointed to High River hosting annual events all year round, but it is particularly known for its old-fashioned outdoor parade during Christmas festivities as the entire town lights up. The city has many craft fairs, art studios, and galleries.

Here’s the full ranking of the best places to live in Canada right now:

Deep River, Ontario
Levis, Quebec
Trenton, Nova Scotia
Wellington County, Ontario
Quebec City, Quebec
Saguenay, Ontario
Barrie, Ontario
Thetford Mines, Quebec
Edmundston, New Brunswick
High River, Alberta

High River, Alberta Flood 2013

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A swipe map of the June 2013 Alberta flood in High River. 

The flood imagery is 16 cm resolution.
 Web Map by corppub

Created: Jul 18, 2013 Updated: Feb 12, 2016 
Description
This swipe map displays the imagery before the flood and the flooding impact in High River, AB. The town was evacuated after flooding of the Highwood River caused water to rise over the top of vehicles in the town's main streets and necessitated the rescue of over 150 people from the rooftops of their homes.

BUILT ON A FLOOD PLAIN

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/high-river-flood-alberta-uncertain-future-1.4710837

High River has moved on 5 years after devastating flood, but some ... 

Jun 19, 2018 ... Mention the flood to people in High River and most will tell you they are included on a floodplain map from the early 1990s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Alberta_floods

2013 Alberta floods - Wikipedia 

Abandoned homes - due to 2013 flood - in High River, ... demolish most of them and return the area to its natural state as a floodplain.

ALSO HOME TO CARGILL AND FEED LOTS

https://plawiuk.blogspot.com/2021/11/cargill-serves-lockout-notice-on-high.html

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/cargill-meat-plant-linked-to-44-covid-19-cases-in-latest-outbreak-union

Cargill meat plant linked to 44 COVID cases in latest outbreak: Union 

Jan 8, 2022 ... The Cargill meatpacking plant in High River has been linked to 44 cases of COVID-19 in latest outbreak at the site, according to the union.

https://www.okotokstoday.ca/local-news/covid-19-cases-climb-in-high-river-cargill-plant-4953197

COVID-19 cases climb in High River Cargill plant - OkotoksToday.ca 

Jan 13, 2022 ... In 2020, Cargill closed its doors temporarily after more than 484 cases of COVID-19 and one death were linked to the plant. By fall, union ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb5a9Lparwo

Police investigating COVID-19 death at Cargill meat plant - YouTube 

... COVID-19 on the job. Police are now investigating the death of a man who worked at the Cargill meat processing plant in High River, ...

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/workers-canadian-beef-plant-vote-cargill-offer-ahead-strike-date-2021-12-01

Workers at Canadian beef plant to vote on Cargill offer ahead of ... 

Dec 1, 2021 ... Workers at Cargill Inc's beef-processing plant in High River, ... COVID-19 hit the High River plant hard in 2020, sickening more than 900 ...