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Old Posted Apr 14, 2014, 4:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker View Post
That's a good point, Conundrum. In Winnipeg at least, they give directions based on the cardinal points. It's probably similar in Calgary. People here never do that. It's based on street names, landmarks, uphill/downhill, etc.
Another point based off this is that east-west directions are often a little confusing as directions in the city are based off the harbour as a reference. In reality the "east end" part of the city is actually north, and "west end" is typically south
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