[JustinL]

Because Assiniboine park is a masterpiece in landscaping that I think even Frederick Olmstead would be happy with.

It's the right size of city for me, in the long run. Not too big that I don't feel ownership in things, but not too small that it lacks excitement. No so big that traffic is a burden, or pollution a worry. I enjoy living in the big city for its grandeur and admiring its scope, but I also appreciate that you can sometimes have a city that is too big to really get a connection with it as a whole. While Winnipeg has many distinct neighborhoods, I've got to say, I feel connected to them all. I feel that's tough to do in an endless city of 4 million. Or 10 million. Maybe The North End is just as disconnected with White Ridge as Kensington is from Highland Creek in Toronto...and I'm wrong on this bit.