Hamilton
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Re: Hamilton
Lots of to think about. Thank you for all your help and advice ļæ½ ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½
#47
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Re: Hamilton
Jeeeesus you guys are totally putting me off driving in Canada full stop! Iāve had my driving licence since 2006 but if I donāt know the roads, which lane to be in etc I freak out. This is honestly my main concern about moving to Canada. I donāt know what to do ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½
#49
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Re: Hamilton
Hamilton here is my reasons. So firstly from my research it said Toronto has the most Brits so I thought well there must be a good reason for that. My husband is a Tower & crawler crane driver so figured there might be opportunities for work for him. Iāve been led to believe that crane drivers are wanted.. Then I started looking on house prices we could potentially afford. Bear in mind my mortgage here in Leeds West Yorkshire is Ā£82,000 less than Ā£400 a month. I lived in Western Australia for a year and loved the spacious surroundings, the cleaner more modern buildings. The friendly people. The outdoors, parks and feeling safer. Crime in my area at the moment is awful. Teens smashing bus stops & shop windows virtually every night. People are nowhere to be seen. Itās like a lawless society here and the thugs know it. Due to budget cuts. Equally my kids primary school is constantly begging parents for money or trying to raise money. Parents have to send in craft materials and books.. There is no money again due to cuts. Iām just unsatisfied with life here. I love my family although my parents are crap so there will be no loss there but just want better for my kids. Surely Hamilton is better than where I live with kids getting pissed up outside shops and houses been broke into virtually every night!
#50
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Re: Hamilton
Hi welcome from a fellow Yorkshire girl originally from Hull I can totally understand where you are coming from in terms of wanting better for your kids. I donāt know much about Hamilton apart from it seems to be getting more popular because house prices are cheaper than Toronto or Oakville/Burlington, Iāve heard good things about Stoney Creek. All I can say is we have been here 18 months and love it there are lots for the kids to do especially in the summer you donāt particularly need to spend a fortune on days out like in the UK there are beaches that are accessible and you donāt need to worry about sitting in traffic for hours to get there, and trails and parks. In the summer most childrens play areas have splash pads which is great for the younger ones. As for teenagers hanging around I havenāt seen any where we live but Iām sure there are some areas that have it. What I and expat friends have said is that children are more respectful of their siblings and others here itās taught in Kindergarten upwards.