Agree so much. I'm originally from just outside of Edmonton, but have been living in southern Ontario for work since the late 90s. At this point in my life with two kids and with the rest of my family back there, I'd seriously consider moving back there despite the terrible winter and right wing politics [which seems to be changing].
The river valley is fantastic wonderful greenspace. Great festivals and arts culture. Big enough to have most things you need but not too congested. Very friendly people. And the UofA is a wonderful university.
As a Google employee I hope that this DeepMind presence grows over time to be a real Google office. Although I doubt this will happen, I'd certainly welcome the ability to transfer there.
The other big Google engineering office in Canada is in Waterloo. So we at least have a history of co-locating beside excellent engineering universities. The UofA is up there with Waterloo in terms of a excellent CS/engineering.
The river valley is fantastic wonderful greenspace. Great festivals and arts culture. Big enough to have most things you need but not too congested. Very friendly people. And the UofA is a wonderful university.
As a Google employee I hope that this DeepMind presence grows over time to be a real Google office. Although I doubt this will happen, I'd certainly welcome the ability to transfer there.
The other big Google engineering office in Canada is in Waterloo. So we at least have a history of co-locating beside excellent engineering universities. The UofA is up there with Waterloo in terms of a excellent CS/engineering.