A new survey has named Calgary the cleanest and most sanitary city in the world.
"Mercer Human Resource Consulting ranked Calgary No. 1 in the world when measured against 215 other cities on the quality and availability of hospital and medical supplies and levels of air pollution and infectious diseases."
"'The efficiency of waste removal and sewage systems, water potability and the presence of harmful animals and insects are also taken into account,' Mercer reported today."
"Vancouver ranked third in the world, behind Zurich and Geneva, in Mercer's broader "quality of life" index, which takes into account political, social, economic and environmental factors, personal safety and health, education, transportation and public services. Toronto was 15th, Ottawa finished 18th, Montreal was 22nd and Calgary was 24th in the survey, which evaluated the cities in terms of their desirability to expatriate employees on international assignment."
FULL STORY: No place cleaner than Calgary, global survey says

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