Calling all Edmontonians!!!
 

Hello,

My name is Danielle and me and my Husband are moving to Edmonton in June 07, we are excited beyond belief and wondered if there were any others out there from Edmonton that can help us with some questions and advice? We are hoping to live in the centre of Edmonton for 6 months while we find the right place to buy, (Looking for smallish town with good restaurants and nightlife and either south or west of Edmonton, any suggestions?) My Husband will be joining EPS and I will be taking my Real Estate exams in order to obtain a license. (Any Realtors out there with any advice is appreciated :o )
Everyone on the site seems really friendly and helpful and i'd love to be a part of the Forum so i just thought i'd introduce myself !? :D

Danielle (Smudge) xx

Re: Calling all Edmontonians!!!
 

Welcome to the forums Danielle! Edmonton is an enjoyable place to be. We (me, the wife & 3 kids) moved here just over a year ago and have been enjoying it. Things are certainly different, but not so different that it makes things difficult! We've had lots of opportunities to do things we never had a chance to do in the UK. This year we'll be trying out the ice fishing for the first time :eek:

Regarding Edmonton, we live in the South Side (Mill Woods) and don't often find ourselves in the Downtown core. so there is probably not much I can say about that area specifically. When driving through it doesn't seem to be the nicest area of the city, but I guess others will be able to better advise you on that.

Anyway, nice to see you on here! Wishing you a great New Year full of fulfilled dreams.....

Rob

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Not going to Edmonton myself but about 5 hours south of you guys. Welcome to our site.

Any questions regarding the EPS try Elli of Elli and Paul as they go end of Jan for Paul to start with the EPS.

Let me know how the realtor exams are as this is something I am considering doing.

Good luck with your dream

Gaynor

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Thanks Rob, It's really nice to hear someone so enthusiatic i think i'm even more excited now and my Hubby's excited about Ice fishing even though we're not sure what it entails!!! Happy New Year to you and your family also :)
Danielle xx

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Thanks Gaynor,

I will send Elli and Paul a message, the realtor exams take about 4 weeks to sit and cost around $1000, I will be doing it through the AREA (Alberta Real Estate Association) but from what i have read it is an entirely different ball game to the UK, first there are no estate agents as such and secondly everyone is self employed also if you list a property someone else can sell it !! How strange?? I'll let you know how i get on and hopefully you'll still be interested, it's a fantastic career in England but we'll see if skills really are transferable!!LOL

Danielle xx

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Welcome Smudge and Pid !!!

Yes, as Gaynor mentioned we're off 27th Jan for our new fantastic life in Alberta!!

We've bought a house in St. Albert as it's a beautiful place to live and great for us as a family. We have two Megan (6) and Joshua (soon to be 4) me I'm a maths teacher and of course Paul who's joining EPS Feb 26th!!

It's all happened really quickly for us 4 months so very pleased that Paul doesn't have to wait until August. Apparently there are about 12 UK police officers going through Class #110 so that will be interesting.

Good luck and feel free to PM me anytime, until we go, as I know what it's like you go through it together every single test :)

Re: Calling all Edmontonians!!!
 

Hi Danielle
We too are in Edmonton (well Sherwood Park actually......wonderful place to live........lovin it here)
Been here since May 05 and had a few ups and downs with periods of homesickness, but aside from that we are as happy as we hoped we would be and do loads of fab things, and still get a big buzz from being here, 18 months later.

Outside of the city itself, Sherwood Park, St Albert and Beaumont are probably considered the nicest satellite communities. I would have happily moved to any one of them.

I wish you loads of luck with the move, and there are plenty of us on this site who would be glad to help with any queries you may have.

Debbie

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Hi there,

We have been here since March 05, and love it too!!! We are renting with Boardwalk in the SW area, known as Riverbend. There seems to be a shortage of rentals at the moment, with the house prices going up.

We have recently sold our UK home and are looking to buy here....which for some reason is proving more difficult than we thought it would be.

Good luck with everything.....PM us if we can help!

Linda

Re: Calling all Edmontonians!!!
 

HI im in Edmonton too(northside)and i have a 6 year old son and canadian fiancee
been here since June 06 still pretty new to the area and surrounding areas and have been homesick for the last couple months but
im back in England for crimbo and new year right now and i am looking forward to getting back (fed up with grey dampness already):rolleyes:

pm me too anytime!

Clare :)

Re: Calling all Edmontonians!!!
 

Hey Clare

Does the first trip back to the UK make you appreciate life back in Alberta, or make you feel like you've gone home.?
Just curious, as we have our first trip back planned for next summer (2 yrs since we left) and don't know how we will react.

When do you get married?
Coffee invitation to Sherwood Pk still open for when you get back.
See ya soon
Debbie

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Hey Debbie

Coming back definately has made me appreciate what ive got in Canada but at the same time it does feel like going home here too because of family and friends mostly, not especially the place and i have got bored quickly of the grey, gloomyness of the place(been here 2 weeks tomorrow) but Boots and Woolies made it feel alot more like christmas! sad i know:D

i know i will get sad at saying goodbye to friends and family again(flying back 13th Jan) but being here again has made me feel that i want to get back there to Canada and make a real good go of it!!!

thanks for the coffee offer its been hard for me to get around but we will defo have to arrange something soon

we put the wedding off until after we got back bcuz it would of been too much of a rush with going back to UK and everything so still havent got a date set but we figure probably February!

catch up with you soon
Clare x

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Thanks ever so much Elli will definately PM you and see how you're getting on, will you be staying on the site regularly when you get across to Canada?? Will you be teaching when you get there or waiting to see how you get on?

Danielle xx

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Thanks Debbie,

How have you found the nightlife?? Thanks for the info on areas will have a look, i can't believe how organised everyone else is compared to us we're wandering around aimlessly wondering what's next!! What's been you're best experience so far??

Danielle xx

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Hi Linda,

The response from the site is fantastic! What problems are you having buying a property?? As i want to buy asap when we get there? Congrats on selling yours though as it's no return now!!!

Danielle xx

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I bet crimbo in Canada feels more realistic with all the snow, as you know all we've had here for the last 2 weeks is fog, fog and more fog! I'm envious of your return to Canada as now we've made the decision to go i just want to pack up and ship out without waiting till June/July. I know you're looking forward to going back to Canada but what is it that's made you homesick and have you realised that it's not that great on returning to England?

Danielle xx