hi people can anyone give me a run down on a place called crowsnest pass i,e what the weather is like summer, winter, schools ,shops and general hustle and bustle please, look forward to your cheerful replies ching ching

Not much hustle and bustle. Not many shops. Just small towns in the area. Very scenic, though. Rocky Mountains. Snow in winter. Skiing available in winter, of course. Variable summer weather. Can be lovely and warm but, because of the unstable weather at that high elevation, you can run into cool patches in summer as well. Conversely, because of the Chinook winds, you run into warm patches in winter. A very windy place. A great place to which to move if you're financially independent. If you're not ... well, I guess you could sell worms at the gas(oline) station or something like that.

See this previous thread called Elkford, BC.
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hustle and bustle

cheers for that judy,i was looking at a job vacancy that the employer was wanting you to relocate to that area to haul coal.could you give me info on the towns in that area,have a wife that doesnt want us to go over there and for me to start back on the long haul driving is there plenty for the kids to do i have daughter of 9

http://www.crowsnestpass.com/

http://www.crowsnestpasspromoter.com/

http://crowsnestguide.com/

http://www.town.crowsnestpass.ab.ca/

It's a wholesome area in which to raise kids. There's lots of outdoor stuff to do -- hiking in gorgeous mountain wilderness areas in summer and skiing, skating and ice hockey in winter. The small towns have the amenities that you need -- hospital, grocery stores, etc.

But let me warn you that if your wife is one of those British women who likes good hair cuts, nice clothes, manicures, delcious meals from M&S that only need to be heated before serving, etc., she'll go bonkers. Be efficient about it, and get the divorce now.

There is another possibility, I suppose, and that is that your wife might go native, and be happy.

But those are the only two choices as far as I can see, go native or go bonkers.

Postscript. It has just occurred to me that it might have been unhelpful for me to talk about "going native," because you might not have understood what I meant by that. I find it difficult to explain. All I can say is that, before you accept a job there, you and your wife absolutely have to do a recce trip and see the area. And remember that, if you're on the road a lot, your wife will be left to integrate into the local community largely on her own.
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If your wife doesn't want to come to Canada anyway, and doesn't want you to go back to long haul driving, you are skating on pretty thin ice to consider Crowsnest Pass IMHO. It's going to be a massive culture shock even if she is on board.

I'd strongly suggest you visit before you accept any post here, and make sure she is 100% in favour, otherwise every little thing that jars will be absolutely YOUR FAULT, and it could be disastrous for all concerned.

And don't expect anybody's opinion from here to match your expectations. You both/all need to get out there and see for yourselves.

I'd second this....

It's not like the UK, this place is a long way from other places, can be bleak and unless your wife loves the outdoors, you're struggling.

Read the Moving back to the UK forum for an idea of how things can get for unhappy partners....

well i did say to her that it was abit out of the way,you should have seen her face when she read your replies but it made me giggle quite alot.Any way ave read about BROOKS seems it has got alot going for it with development and construction.So hows about this city as thats what it is now??

The "City" of Brooks has a population of 12,000.

Driving distances are as follows:
Regardless of where in Canada you're thinking of going, a recce trip is highly recommended.
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To put this "city" business into perspective I checked my old home town's population .... I'd say a mid-sized town in the UK at nearly 98,000 people!

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2...pages/45uh.asp

Good point. Further to that, the Royal Town Planning Institute (of the UK) states:

Village Planning relates to the planning of relatively small settlements (say up to 12,000 population), normally surrounded by countryside.

So, the City of Brooks would be a village in the UK. And I'll wager that the distance from Brooks to the next settlement is a lot greater than the distance between one English village and the next.
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