Vancouver No.1 Liveable Place Again

It's always interesting to see how Vancouver is perceived against other cities around the world. According to the latest survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit we're the best place on Earth to live (well, over and above 127 other cities that were surveyed).

Canadian cities - Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver - invariably do well in these quality of life surveys, considering this country's unique mix of socialised services (health, transport, etc.), relatively low levels of crime, business friendliness, multicultural population, fantastic scenery, beaches, recreational facilities, and other factors that check all the right boxes.

There's always a caveat though. The Independent article hones in on the squalour of Vancouver's Downtown East Side, which after years of effort and pouring in of resources, seems only to have slightly diminished or perhaps have moved to another less visible part of the city.

In particular, it mentions the Pickton case.

"This was the setting for Canada's largest serial murder case, which involved the disappearance of 63 prostitutes," it says.

But apart from that...