From Belfast to Calgary
Jan 17th 2008 | 4:26 am
#16
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From: Hillsborough, County Down
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
Hi there well Im from Hillsborough, spoke to someone from McGimpseys today and they tell me for a part consignment around 2500 to Calgary door to door, I was in work so I couldnt get all the details does anyone know if thats them packing it for you etc or do you have to that yourself? And a full container is 3500 around a bout, still waiting for All route shipping to get back to me.
Of course spoke to my hubby earlier and if it was up to him I'd be moving there with the clothes on my back but after speaking to a friend who emigrated she said she wished in hindsight she brought as much as you could as you still have to replace the things when you get to your destination. And we will have to replace our tvs etc.
Good to hear some people from here are moving too so we will have to keep in touch as its always good to touch base with people from where your from.
Of course spoke to my hubby earlier and if it was up to him I'd be moving there with the clothes on my back but after speaking to a friend who emigrated she said she wished in hindsight she brought as much as you could as you still have to replace the things when you get to your destination. And we will have to replace our tvs etc.
Good to hear some people from here are moving too so we will have to keep in touch as its always good to touch base with people from where your from.
Jan 17th 2008 | 6:05 am
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From: calgary canada
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
when we called into Mcgimpseys we told them we would pack all our own boxes and supply our boxes as i have been told they do charge you for packing and the boxes etc they supply to you .Ive also been told to bring as much as possible ,but i was told that you can get a cable to plug into your tv as all new tvs are made to work worldwide but il have to check this outmore
Jan 17th 2008 | 6:38 am
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From: Hillsborough, County Down
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
when we called into Mcgimpseys we told them we would pack all our own boxes and supply our boxes as i have been told they do charge you for packing and the boxes etc they supply to you .Ive also been told to bring as much as possible ,but i was told that you can get a cable to plug into your tv as all new tvs are made to work worldwide but il have to check this outmore
Jan 17th 2008 | 3:31 pm
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Re: From Belfast to Calgary
Khuppe & ScotCal00 & Paddyonway
Thought I'd shove in my experiences of moving from N.I to Calgary (another wee village just outside belfast...ballygowan) just last september.
We used Brown's removals, based down Duncrue I think, and I found them to pretty good although they are just agents for somebody else...and they did follow up a few queries I did have once my gear was in transit, although were never able to give a definite delivery date which I think is impossible until nearer the end anyway. We opted only to bring a small amount of gear and buy furniture once we arrived. It took about 3 and 1/2 months for our boxes to be delivered, we sent 9 in total...not much I know and I think it cost about 600 quid. However my english mate flew a similar amount over with UPS or similar, he got it in 7 days or so and it cost about 1200 quid i think. I suspect it would dearer from N.I as your gear will have to fly to england first.
Anyway Calgary is a grand city but most important is the proximity of the rockies, I'd never been skiing before coming here (Craigavon dry ski slope don't count) and have since spent a few weekends at Fernie & Lake louise.
It is a city full of blow-ins , so everyone is in the same boat!
If you've any queries let us know and I can try and help, but I'm still relatively new to all this too!
Good luck with the move......
Thought I'd shove in my experiences of moving from N.I to Calgary (another wee village just outside belfast...ballygowan) just last september.
We used Brown's removals, based down Duncrue I think, and I found them to pretty good although they are just agents for somebody else...and they did follow up a few queries I did have once my gear was in transit, although were never able to give a definite delivery date which I think is impossible until nearer the end anyway. We opted only to bring a small amount of gear and buy furniture once we arrived. It took about 3 and 1/2 months for our boxes to be delivered, we sent 9 in total...not much I know and I think it cost about 600 quid. However my english mate flew a similar amount over with UPS or similar, he got it in 7 days or so and it cost about 1200 quid i think. I suspect it would dearer from N.I as your gear will have to fly to england first.
Anyway Calgary is a grand city but most important is the proximity of the rockies, I'd never been skiing before coming here (Craigavon dry ski slope don't count) and have since spent a few weekends at Fernie & Lake louise.
It is a city full of blow-ins , so everyone is in the same boat!If you've any queries let us know and I can try and help, but I'm still relatively new to all this too!
Good luck with the move......
Jan 17th 2008 | 8:47 pm
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From: calgary canada
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
hi there i am lookin forward to Calgary and i will give browns a ring to see what they say .We were up Rockies in August when we were over and it is breathtaking ive never skied in my life before and i cant wait to try it .Its hard to believe how many Northern Ireland are over in Calgary it is a small world
Jan 17th 2008 | 9:20 pm
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From: Hillsborough, County Down
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
Hello there Burtons thanks for your info so do you like Calgary, the food the shopping? What else do you like about it?
I am so nervous now and often think am i doing the right thing but sure its a learning experience and I have never skiied before and I am loojking forward to that side of it for sure!
I am so nervous now and often think am i doing the right thing but sure its a learning experience and I have never skiied before and I am loojking forward to that side of it for sure!
Jan 19th 2008 | 5:31 am
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Re: From Belfast to Calgary
Yeah Settling into Calgary and enjoying it so far, I certainly don't miss the rain of home, I have seen it rain about 4 times since I arrived!. Shopping isn't really my thing, but it seems there is plenty of choice here, although the city centre is kind of dead on an evening/sunday...everyone seems to use the malls instead. Been mostly to pubs so far and there are some really good micro breweries. One tip I can give is that you may read that UK driving licences can be exchanged however when you read the fine print you'll see they don't include N.I in this. Typical!:curse:
So I had to do a test, it is not as bad as you may fear but nevertheless if I could have avoided it I would have tried.....for example by switching my N.I issued one to a GB issued one via an English address.....I used to live in England so this would have been above board.
There are a few N.I knocking about, i bumped into some folks in Giants shirts at the (ice) hockey and have seen some GAWA too.
Hope that all is of some use....
So I had to do a test, it is not as bad as you may fear but nevertheless if I could have avoided it I would have tried.....for example by switching my N.I issued one to a GB issued one via an English address.....I used to live in England so this would have been above board.
There are a few N.I knocking about, i bumped into some folks in Giants shirts at the (ice) hockey and have seen some GAWA too.
Hope that all is of some use....
Jan 20th 2008 | 6:02 am
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From: calgary canada
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
hi paddyonway did you try browns yet as we got a quote from MCGIMPSEYS and someone has told us to ring browns which i will ring in the morning
Jan 20th 2008 | 6:06 am
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From: calgary canada
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
Yeah Settling into Calgary and enjoying it so far, I certainly don't miss the rain of home, I have seen it rain about 4 times since I arrived!. Shopping isn't really my thing, but it seems there is plenty of choice here, although the city centre is kind of dead on an evening/sunday...everyone seems to use the malls instead. Been mostly to pubs so far and there are some really good micro breweries. One tip I can give is that you may read that UK driving licences can be exchanged however when you read the fine print you'll see they don't include N.I in this. Typical!:curse:
So I had to do a test, it is not as bad as you may fear but nevertheless if I could have avoided it I would have tried.....for example by switching my N.I issued one to a GB issued one via an English address.....I used to live in England so this would have been above board.
There are a few N.I knocking about, i bumped into some folks in Giants shirts at the (ice) hockey and have seen some GAWA too.
Hope that all is of some use....
So I had to do a test, it is not as bad as you may fear but nevertheless if I could have avoided it I would have tried.....for example by switching my N.I issued one to a GB issued one via an English address.....I used to live in England so this would have been above board.
There are a few N.I knocking about, i bumped into some folks in Giants shirts at the (ice) hockey and have seen some GAWA too.
Hope that all is of some use....
Jan 21st 2008 | 1:40 am
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Re: From Belfast to Calgary
Hi there Im pretty new to this forum Im a 28 year old from a little village outside Belfast in N.Ireland relocating this year to the Calgary area with my Canadian husband whos been playing ice hockey in the U.K and with a 7 year old boy (Jakob) & 10 month old girl (Avah Rose) we have decided to give up the hockey life and take up an offer from a hockey friend of the hubbys and go and work for his business in Calgary.
Im a trained Make Up artist and mainly concentrate on weddings, functions and photographic is there a market for me in Calgary do you think? Also Im really nervous about leaving my friends and family although my husbands originally from Winnipeg (all his family are there) I only really know the couple we are friends with who my husband is going to work for and members of their family. Im waiting for my mother in law to send us our sponsorship form and hopefully I will be out there for the start of the summer and maybe at least feel like I have had a summer this year.... Has anyone used any particular shipping companies from Belfast?
Also would you advise shipping or should we just sell what we can. Im so stressed at the moment as Ive been left to organise the whole move as Im based in N.Ireland and my husband is in England with his team! So not only am I at work, kids etc etc Im trying to organise everything to make this move as easy as possible for us all. Ive heard Calgary is a pretty young city is it easy to meet new people etc? Sorry for the long post but any info about Calgary would be wonderful!
Im a trained Make Up artist and mainly concentrate on weddings, functions and photographic is there a market for me in Calgary do you think? Also Im really nervous about leaving my friends and family although my husbands originally from Winnipeg (all his family are there) I only really know the couple we are friends with who my husband is going to work for and members of their family. Im waiting for my mother in law to send us our sponsorship form and hopefully I will be out there for the start of the summer and maybe at least feel like I have had a summer this year.... Has anyone used any particular shipping companies from Belfast?
Also would you advise shipping or should we just sell what we can. Im so stressed at the moment as Ive been left to organise the whole move as Im based in N.Ireland and my husband is in England with his team! So not only am I at work, kids etc etc Im trying to organise everything to make this move as easy as possible for us all. Ive heard Calgary is a pretty young city is it easy to meet new people etc? Sorry for the long post but any info about Calgary would be wonderful!
Good Luck with your move. I myself am from near Ballymena although I have been working in London for afew years now. My husband and I are hoping to move to Vancouver now in April - Cannot wait!!
Liz
Jan 21st 2008 | 1:42 am
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From: calgary canada
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
HI Burtons Khupeand Padonway I phoned browns this Morning and they were roughly £400.00 cheaper than the other estimate that we got so we know now who we are going to Calagary with .
Jan 24th 2008 | 11:51 pm
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From: Hillsborough, County Down
Re: From Belfast to Calgary
Don't suppose anyone would know of the following?
Did you use your own doctor for your medicals or the one it states for N.Ireland on the CIC site?
Also does anyone know when your packing all your things and your doing a goods to follow list do you have to write every item - or do you just stae 6 suitcases of clothes, 1 box of cds etc? Or do you have to write 12 womens tops, 20 womens shoes etc?
Did you use your own doctor for your medicals or the one it states for N.Ireland on the CIC site?
Also does anyone know when your packing all your things and your doing a goods to follow list do you have to write every item - or do you just stae 6 suitcases of clothes, 1 box of cds etc? Or do you have to write 12 womens tops, 20 womens shoes etc?
