AND, it seems that nearly every available property comes with landlord paid gas and water (for those curious, my agent and contractor saw it's a safe neighborhood, spoke with the police captain for this District, and has been told it's safe, and has a strong Community Council and neighborhood identity- just low income). 

even with the god awful weather and other nightmares of living here the people are probably some of the nicest you will ever meet in a metro area of 2 million.. customer service at stores is still done with a smile.. and a hello.. they pump your gas for you  ( state law and women love that)... no sales tax ( women love that more)..

Electric and gas are nearby, but most properties in that area have well and septic.

Moving appliances means moving utilities needed to run them. if you want to move a gas stove, you'll have to rip out wall behind it to re-route the gas line or re-direct a new gas line from somewhere else.

Do I need to stop somewhere on the way, such as a gas station to pick up the daily newspaper, first? 

Since you have the liberty to decide on the layout, consider the best placement for the appliances first and what they need for proper ducting, power, water and gas (if applicable).

If the building has gas heat then obviously they're not using oil for heating, but you can see if you see any odd, old looking pipes (not water, not gas, pretty narrow and often bent at less than 90 degree angles) going underground.

http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCAKCN...Ontario will be spending $5.4 billion to cut the carbon footprint and phase out natural gas for heating. 

Tenants pay their own gas and electric, so that's why I've only included the water, sewer and garbage in my numbers. 

I was told that the individual could not give me an estimate for specific areas in regards to utilities (electric, water, sewer, etc) because there are too many variable that go into it such as square footage, gas vs electric, etc. etc.