Originally Posted by kazclan (Post 4258177)

Hi
Can anyone tell me if what i have heard is correct......that when we apply for a work permit we will also have to apply for 'Study permits' for our 2 children (14 & 9).
Also we are looking to settle in a small town/city and away from the BIG cities, as we have had enough of them, and want our children to have a better quality of life... we are looking for mountains:D , friendly welcoming neighbours:D , who won't be living just 5-6ft away from us:mad: , good schools:rolleyes: , fair amount of general shops;) , good job prospects (husband is an electrician) :D and finally, more house/land for our money .

any advice would be gratefully appreciated.

Originally Posted by ellsie (Post 4263824)

Settle down you two!:)
We are new in BC and our town has 30,000, double that in summer. As with anything it depends what you are looking for. I have 3 kids 13, 11 and 5 and since arriving they are all involved in local groups and all have started skating lessons at our local rink, something they would have loved to do in UK but lack of sports facilities made it a 50 mile trip to an ice rink. Education, well so far mixed feelings but I had those in the Uk too. I may look into baccalaureate (sp?) international exams later if my children show signs of wanting to study in Europe buit they may not. They may not want to go to uni at all! Friends of mine in UK with an older daughter of 16 are currently on dental visits as she broke her front teeth falling down while binge drinking, not sorry to see the back of that!