Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Apr 23rd 2013, 1:48 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,555
Re: weddings
I agree, that's what we did and I never thought to do anything else.
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Apr 22nd 2013, 7:25 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,555
Re: weddings
An old co-worker was asked to be a bridesmaid for a close friend of hers - bearing in mind she was earning about $30k per year, living on her own in Calgary she did not have much spare cash. The...
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Forum: Canada
Apr 16th 2013, 2:27 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 320
Re: Gyms in Calgary
My friend's husband is an avid weight trainer/body builder, he goes to this place: - http://calgary.worldhealth.ca/
If your husband is working in downtown Calgary many of the office towers have...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Mar 5th 2013, 2:10 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 368
Re: kids and jet lag???
Been back and forth to the UK a few times, my son has always done better than me at adapting although I am much better now - probably something to do with lack of sleep with having said small child. ...
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Forum: Canada
Feb 21st 2013, 12:43 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 694
Re: Lucozade
I was wanting lucozade at the back end of last year when I was under the weather. The people who own the British Shop in Eau Claire market said they had imported it in the past but had it removed...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Jan 4th 2013, 4:10 pm
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Replies: 83
Views: 2,914
Re: Itchy! Arrrrrrgggghhhhhhh!
In Calgary area our humidity in the house hovers between 40 and 45% in the winter months, with a humidifier; before we had that installed 30% humidity was not uncommon and static shocks that could...
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Forum: Canada
Dec 6th 2012, 4:47 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 498
Re: CIMA Accountant in Canada
It will really depend what you are wanting to do - go and work for a tax/audit company (big 4, Grant Thornton, MNP) or go into industry.
I was lucky when we moved here (Calgary) and walked in to a...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Nov 29th 2012, 4:34 pm
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,467
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Nov 28th 2012, 2:42 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,471
Re: Update
So glad your treatment is now in progress, I wish you strength and courage; and fingers crossed you get positive news at your next appointment.
Take care of yourself:)
Helen
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Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2012, 6:56 pm
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Replies: 82
Views: 2,910
Re: co-op housing in Canada ?
I have a friend who does a lot of volunteer work here in Calgary, especially around her church. For a while they had 2 homeless families living in their church hall. They had moved from Atlantic...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Nov 14th 2012, 5:18 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,114
Re: Stunned
So sorry to hear your news, I also hear excellent things about Tom Baker, fingers crossed everything has been caught early and the treatment will be timely.
Best of luck too for your husband finding...
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Forum: Canada
Nov 7th 2012, 3:06 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,200
Re: Calgary
OP said they have a job offer in High River. But it is not an easy commute to Calgary downtown. We have friends who just moved back from High River, it was taking her an hour each way and longer...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Nov 1st 2012, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,336
Re: British Car Seats in Canada
At the end of the day though you need to be comfortable with what you use for your child - no self respecting parent would deliberately put their child at risk and I agree the UK seats are much...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Oct 29th 2012, 6:37 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 737
Re: Reclamation/salvage yards
There's a shop in Airdrie called "Where on earth did you get that?" They claim to have antiques etc.
Now I have never been in there, I don't think they have particularly high end stuff but might be...
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Forum: Canada
Oct 25th 2012, 2:54 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,405
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Forum: Canada
Oct 23rd 2012, 2:20 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,345
Re: Geologist looking for a job in Calgary
I just checked a few of the Calgary based major Oil & Gas firms and there are vacancies for geologists and geo-scientists - problem is I doubt most, if any, are office based. Their expertise is...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Oct 12th 2012, 4:04 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,271
Re: Leftovers anyone?
There was something on the radio about a month ago stating that almost 50% of waste transferred to the landfill in the US is food of some sort.
To me that is disgusting - when millions of people...
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Forum: Canada
Sep 27th 2012, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,197
Re: Alberta Driving Test
Sign her up for an advanced drivers course with the AMA. If you wait a month or so she can take winter driving too. They are not overly cheap but are accredited courses and (from what a friend...
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Forum: Canada
Jul 16th 2012, 1:52 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,088
Re: UK disabled blue badges
Again, no problems when my father in law visited (Alberta/BC trip). I called up our city hall to enquire about a temporary permit for him and they said the UK badge is fine here.
Helen
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Forum: Canada
Jun 15th 2012, 5:06 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,014
Re: Top 3 of Calgary
If I didn't have to worry about price of a house vs. location I would have chosen Rosedale, just along the top of the Bluffs. Walkable to downtown and a rather nice house (not right on Crescent road...
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Forum: Canada
Jun 8th 2012, 9:22 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,017
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Forum: Canada
Jun 4th 2012, 3:56 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 734
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Forum: Canada / Canniversary
May 31st 2012, 8:32 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,359
Re: 5 years today
Great post Ann, glad things are settling well at the moment!
We just got back from a 2 1/2 week trip to the UK, had a great visit, was looking round thinking "this would be nice to live here again"...
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Forum: Canada
Apr 18th 2012, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 575
Re: Move with baby
From a flight perspective it is much easier when they are not mobile. I've gone back to the UK 3 times with just child and me- the first was definitely the easiest when he was 4 months old, the...
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Forum: Moving back to the UK
Apr 13th 2012, 7:25 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,519
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