Survey says GP citizens are satisfied

The city has been graded by its residents through a quality of life survey and has passed with flying colours.

The 2013 Citizen Satisfaction Survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid, shows that 95% of surveyed residents believe the quality of life in Grande Prairie is “good.” Approximately 26% of that sum agreed that the quality of life is “very good.”

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Seven Countries Sending the Most People to America

Roughly 138 million people worldwide, or about 2% of the world’s adult population, want to immigrate to the United States. In China, as many as 19 million adults would like to move to the land of opportunity — the largest number of any country. Based on data provided by Gallup, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the seven countries where the most people want to come to the United States.

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Calgary’s a tourist destination for even its citizens

CALGARY — I have a confession to make.

When I first moved to this city in October 1980, I really didn’t like it. That’s probably a mild way of putting it.

And I tried many times to get back to my hometown of Ottawa.

But fate kept me here.

I remember going for a drink one evening with an old professor of mine from university who was visiting Calgary. He was also a former well-respected editor in the newspaper industry.

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