I love how urbanists, and yes Dimsum you are an urbanist, can confidently and without irony just make a blanket statement about a place they've never been to, never want to go to, and if it weren't for their time in the military never ever meet, let alone socialize with a person who is from that region or culture.
I'm from an hour south of Shilo. My family still lives and farms there. I go back there to help out on a regular basis and I love the place. I totally agree that its not the majority of Canadians cup of tea, but boy I could say some shitty things about every part of Canada but its not worth my breath.