So while this may be old news for some, it’s always nice to be reminded that Kingston made the coveted list of best places to live in Canada. So who did we stack up against?

1. Victoria, B.C.

2. Ottawa, ON.

3. Kingston, ON.

4. Burlington, ON.

5. Vancouver, B.C.

6. Moncton, NB.

7. Frederickton, NB.

8. Winnipeg, MB.

9. Peterborough, ON.

10. Brandon, MB.

To view the complete article, click on Canada’s Best Place to Live in Moneysense.

If you’ve ever thought of moving to Kingston, give me a chance to show you why we think Kingston is the best place to call home!

For those of you buying a new home, or a newer home, you may be encountering the term Energy Star Home.  If you are not familiar with this term, you may wonder why its being promoted so much for the home in question.  So here’s the details you’ve been looking for, straight from the Ontario Government…

“An ENERGY STAR qualified home is a home that has been built by a licensed ENERGY STAR for New Homes builder who incorporates energy efficient features into the home so that it can meet the ENERGY STAR for New Homes technical specifications.

Upon completion of the ENERGY STAR qualified new home, an independent (not employed by the builder) ENERGY STAR for New Homes evaluator verifies that the home has been built to ENERGY STAR for New Homes technical specifications. After the verification process is complete, Natural Resources Canada issues an ENERGY STAR for New Homes label and certificate to the homeowner. The label is usually placed on the home’s electrical panel and includes a regional service organization seal of authenticity.

Potential home buyers will be amazed to learn how much less they will have to spend for heating, cooling and hydro in energy-efficient homes”

If your new home is not ENERGY STAR rated, you may still benefit from many energy efficient components of your new home!