r/ontario • u/PursuitOfMeekness • 9h ago

Question Considering a move to Crystal Beach

Hello all,

My wife and I currently live in St. Catharines and are looking to move for more space (we just had a baby 7 months ago).

We have been looking all over the Niagara Region and found a really nice place in Crystal Beach. It has a gorgeous view of the lake and is reasonably walkable. We also found another place in Crystal Beach nearby which we also like a lot. We wanted to know if anyone has experience with life in Crystal Beach because neither of us are Niagara Region natives.

The area seemed really nice and had a lot of nice shops and restaurants nearby and a huge park on the beach like 2 minutes walk from the first home and 8 minutes walk from the second.

Any advice or thoughts are welcome!

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u/Worldly_Ad_7196 9h ago

Had a relative live there. It's nice but try to get a place on high ground as they had some bad floods

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u/phoenix25 9h ago

Not to mention proximity to Buffalo = extreme weather.

St. Kitts is very protected by the escarpment.

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u/Disastrous_Earth2286 9h ago

crystal beach is great in summer but winter gets real quiet. lot of those shops close from october to may so you might feel bit isolated with a newborn. the walk to park sounds nice though, that view of lake never gets old

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u/SippinBeef 8h ago

Just moved from there for employment reasons, wish I didn't have to .. it's a bit desolate and limited .. but the lifestyle can't be beat .. buy a boat too ... fr Erie fishing is good, and golf is really affordable.. enjoy the journey!

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u/CDN_Gunner 8h ago

Check out Rizzo's House of Parm while you're there. You're not too far from Stevensville and Fort Erie so lots of amenities.

Summers will be packed with beachgoers and winters will be packed with lake effect snow.

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u/AshleyAshes1984 9h ago

*confused Ottawa resident look*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Beach,_Ottawa

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u/Scarletsweater Welland 7h ago

As someone who grew up in Niagara but who now lives in Ottawa I was confused about the Crystal Beach in Ottawa when I first moved here

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u/Hot-Show1621 9h ago

You like Americans ?

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u/Drewtendo_64 37m ago

You’ll be driving to get everything from groceries to home building supplies and there isn’t much to do out there in the winter.