advice about novia scotia, halifax
Jan 16th 2009, 5:25 pm
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advice about novia scotia, halifax
Hi we are new to your site only joined a couple of days. Could anyone tell me what novia scotia is like please???? Is it exspensive to live there?? climate?? Schools any advice would be really appreciated!!!
Jan 16th 2009, 5:54 pm
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Re: advice about novia scotia, halifax
No,Cold/Warm/Yes.Lots of them
Jan 16th 2009, 5:59 pm
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Re: advice about novia scotia, halifax
We love it here, but everyone is different. There has been loads of discussions about lifestyle here, if you just put "Nova Scotia" in the search box you will find many threads with masses of info.
Also, look in the WIKI schooling section and you will find a link to a kind of "league table" for high schools in the Atlantic provinces. Generally though, most people seem happy with the schooling as are we.
If there is any specific question you need to ask I will try to answer as will many others.
Climate - bloody cold at the moment - but really sunny so great as long as you wrap up warm.
Oh, and welcome to BE.
Also, look in the WIKI schooling section and you will find a link to a kind of "league table" for high schools in the Atlantic provinces. Generally though, most people seem happy with the schooling as are we.
If there is any specific question you need to ask I will try to answer as will many others.
Climate - bloody cold at the moment - but really sunny so great as long as you wrap up warm.
Oh, and welcome to BE.
Jan 16th 2009, 6:47 pm
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Re: advice about novia scotia, halifax
Thanks for the replys, could you tell me if there is much construction work over there as oh is in the construction industry??
Jan 16th 2009, 6:56 pm
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Re: advice about novia scotia, halifax
It's -15C right now, but feels like -23C.
Jan 16th 2009, 7:16 pm
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Re: advice about novia scotia, halifax
At the moment construction isn't doing well. From what I hear that goes for the entirety of Canada, but I know that in NS specifically, things are slow. However, once the recession is over it will likely go back to normal--which means lots of construction!
Jan 16th 2009, 7:16 pm
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Re: advice about novia scotia, halifax
What areas in Halifax are you looking at?
Jan 16th 2009, 7:23 pm
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He is a steel fixer, he reinforces the concrete when they construct bridges and other concrete structures apparently in America they are called rod busters, he also has an excavation ticket(360), he has been in the industry for 24 years,
Jan 16th 2009, 7:26 pm
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I am not quite sure, it was a job I saw I emailed them and they told me to get back to them in the next month or so. So I was just wondering what it was like???
Jan 16th 2009, 8:38 pm
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Am not sure if that is right? All the construction workers I know are up to their eyes in work!
Jan 17th 2009, 1:48 am
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Re: advice about novia scotia, halifax
I think construction is fairly good actually, there is building work going on everywhere, in all the new subdivisions and out here in Tantallon there is loads. Not to say that the construction I see is what he could do, but just to reflect what I have observed personally. Also looked after a clients recently who are married to men in construction - they seem well off and business is booming. But they are estalished Canadians, who knows what it is like for newcomers.
Anyway, just wrote a long thing on NS over on another similar thread, forgive me for being too lazy to repeat myself, I am headingto bed. But yes, NS is great, we love it here. But research it well and see if it is what you want as there have been lots of people recently who have come and left fairly soon after. I cant imagine why, but just know what you are exchanging for a new life here and make the move once!
Anyway, just wrote a long thing on NS over on another similar thread, forgive me for being too lazy to repeat myself, I am headingto bed. But yes, NS is great, we love it here. But research it well and see if it is what you want as there have been lots of people recently who have come and left fairly soon after. I cant imagine why, but just know what you are exchanging for a new life here and make the move once!
Jan 17th 2009, 3:20 pm
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