Chaper 1: Location Location Location!

I moved from Australia to Calgary in 2011 and have been a Calgarian since. I love the Rockies and Lakes. I would go out to Canmore almost every weekend. Based on that, the decision is made I'm moving to somewhere closer to the mountains. In May 2016 the location hunting journey started. I look around as far south as Okotoks all the way up to Airdie. And I landed in Cochrane...just couldn't resist the beauty of this small town and its location being smack in the middle of downtown Calgary and Canmore.

From there we looked at many areas in a Cochrane including Sunset, Heritage, Riversong, Heartland, Fireside, Willow, Jumping Pound and Gleneagles. Phase 5 Heritage Hills with Rockies mountain view was all I wanted and then one day I went to take a look at a showhome in Riversong. I don't know what it was all about but I immediately fell in love with Riviera in Riversong...perhaps it was the feeling of peace from the river. All I know was when I was standing at the showhome's balcony looking at the river I knew that was it for me. I found my location!

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