Forum: Canada
May 17th 2013, 11:30 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 977
Re: Car financing
So you're on a TWP? That's quite an achievement based on our experience! :thumbsup:
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Forum: Canada
May 17th 2013, 11:28 pm
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Replies: 179
Views: 7,815
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Forum: Canada
May 13th 2013, 12:58 am
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Replies: 179
Views: 7,815
Re: Nova Scotia: Just Read This And Concerned
I come from the south east of England so it was a bit of a culture shock. There is not much around us and 3 1/2 hrs drive to Halifax.
On a day to day it's fine but for example the only places to buy...
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Forum: Canada
May 13th 2013, 12:50 am
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Replies: 179
Views: 7,815
Re: Nova Scotia: Just Read This And Concerned
Not sure I would describe Yarmouth as a seaside resort. Lol
Yarmouth is all about lobster fishing and other such activities.
BUT I live 30 mins outside Yarmouth in the middle of nowhere... :huh:
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Forum: Canada
May 12th 2013, 5:26 pm
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Replies: 179
Views: 7,815
Re: Nova Scotia: Just Read This And Concerned
I live in rural rural NS... It's a nice place to chill.
Sometimes I struggle with the lack of amenities but then so do the locals. Will we stay forever? Probably not but then again who knows?
We...
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Forum: Canada
May 10th 2013, 11:27 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 480
Re: Reece trip
Also worth having a little google for promo codes for canadian affair which pop up quite regularly. you could save some money then...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
May 10th 2013, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 306
Re: Products of our collective intelligence...
On the topic of shredded cheese, I was gob smacked that it was the same price per kilo as a block of cheese. Thought it would cost more for all that effort to shred. I never cease to be amazed!!!!
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Forum: Canada
May 10th 2013, 11:07 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 480
Re: Reece trip
Air Transat / Canadian Affair at that time of the year...
When we visited we organized a car through Car 3000 from the UK which worked very well.
No idea on B&Bs but somebody was advertising the...
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Forum: Canada
May 7th 2013, 8:48 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 977
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Forum: Canada
May 6th 2013, 9:03 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 306
Re: long stay health insurance
Don't risk it... beg, borrow or steal the money you need for the insurance before you board that plane...
My Mum had a stroke whilst she was visiting us. Her insurance paid up but if she hadn't had...
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Forum: Canada / Immigration
May 6th 2013, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 284
Re: Medical
I wouldn't want to advise but my guess is that only husband has to do it. When we did our paperwork for PR though we sent everything off and then got a request to do our medicals so a different...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
May 6th 2013, 8:51 pm
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Replies: 81
Views: 1,373
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Forum: Canada / Immigration
May 6th 2013, 8:50 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 268
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Forum: Canada
May 6th 2013, 8:48 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 977
Re: Car financing
...but you have PR... That seems to be the key... if your SIN starts with a 9 you'll struggle!
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Forum: Canada
May 6th 2013, 12:24 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 977
Re: Car financing
Do you have PR? That was what we found very difficult. Nobody would give us credit for a car when on TWP without at least 40% down and then only for the period left on the TWP.
Scotia bank are great...
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Forum: Canada / Immigration
May 6th 2013, 12:20 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 268
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
May 6th 2013, 12:16 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 1,373
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
May 6th 2013, 12:09 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 1,373
Re: The Weekly Food Shop Around the Globe
It would be more interesting though if they told the reader how much they spent on food as a % of their income. Spending GBP3.20 in whichever country it was could be the equivalent of $200 in Canada...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
May 5th 2013, 11:59 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,099
Re: smelly friends
Maybe they have a medical condition... I know it's a bit unlikely that they both do but you never know...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
May 5th 2013, 11:37 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 459
Re: John Cleese tour
Checked Halifax and there is only one evening out of four still available and it's nearly booked up!!!! :ohmy:
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Forum: Canada
May 5th 2013, 1:06 am
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,196
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Forum: Canada
May 2nd 2013, 11:38 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 528
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Forum: Canada
May 2nd 2013, 11:36 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 715
Re: Job application etiquette
They're recruiting a psychiatrist here in Yarmouth. Most of our doctors come from abroad so you're in with a chance... If you are interested in living in a small backwater in rural NS PM me and I...
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Forum: Canada
May 2nd 2013, 11:32 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 492
Re: How much cash can you carry
I would much rather be charged for using my card abroad than walk around with a small fortune in my pocket. Paranoid that at any moment I might get mugged...
And if you lose the cash then your...
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Forum: Canada
May 2nd 2013, 10:27 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,196
Re: Visitors Visa on one way ticket?
If an airline allows somebody to board with only a single and they get refused entry to the country they are visiting then the airline would be fined and would have to get the traveller back to the...
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