Personal preference. Sure Nova Scotia gets much more snow than south Ontario, it doesn't really get any colder. Like the Pacific keeping BC temperate, the Atlantic keeps Nova Scotia temperate. Winters range from -2 to 3 degrees Celsius on average. I don't mind winter or the cold, so winter isn't really a factor in it for me.Dimitriov said:I gotta wonder.. why the East coast? The summers are nice sure... but the winters? Ugh.Rose and Thorn said:I live in South Ontario and it gets really hot here in the summer *coming from someone who doesn't like the heat*. I want to move to Nova Scotia eventually, and the summers are better next to the ocean.
Since you ask, I love the Maritimes. I like the rain, the fog, the ocean. I love Nova Scotia's aesthetics, the towns and history. I like the people there and the much more slower, laid back feeling. I like being closer to family as pretty much all of them are in eastern Canada, I also like being closer to the United Kingdom. Also my family lived in Halifax for 3 years.
I could go on and on as to why I would go to the east coast over the west. Though I don't deny the beauty of BC, and I would also enjoy the climate and rain. I have just always been an east coast person, not to mention it is cheaper to live in Nova Scotia than British Columbia. BC happens to be my second favorite province, it just wouldn't work out for me, although BC does has more job opportunities than Nova Scotia.