Hello!
Aug 31st 2006 | 5:17 am
#1
Thread Starter
Whistle a happy toon.....
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 33
From: Whistler/ London
Hello!
Hi everyone
We're a London couple who've been in the process of immigrating to Canada for the last two years or so - never found this website until today!!! Obviously weren't looking hard enough...
We've just had our letter saying our visas are ready - in the meantime we've been living in Whistler, which in an ideal world is where we'd come and live, but which in reality is super expensive. So now the visas are ready we've got to think where we want to live. gulp
We love Vancouver, but maybe we'll go a little further afield and try somewhere in Alberta since the cost of living is so considerably lower.
Looking forward to being part of this forum and finally getting those visas in the passports
D2
We're a London couple who've been in the process of immigrating to Canada for the last two years or so - never found this website until today!!! Obviously weren't looking hard enough...
We've just had our letter saying our visas are ready - in the meantime we've been living in Whistler, which in an ideal world is where we'd come and live, but which in reality is super expensive. So now the visas are ready we've got to think where we want to live. gulp
We love Vancouver, but maybe we'll go a little further afield and try somewhere in Alberta since the cost of living is so considerably lower.
Looking forward to being part of this forum and finally getting those visas in the passports
D2
Aug 31st 2006 | 6:39 am
#2
Sloopy Frickenbutt
Joined: May 2006
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From: Its good ere Honest........
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by dsquared
Hi everyone
We're a London couple who've been in the process of immigrating to Canada for the last two years or so - never found this website until today!!! Obviously weren't looking hard enough...
We've just had our letter saying our visas are ready - in the meantime we've been living in Whistler, which in an ideal world is where we'd come and live, but which in reality is super expensive. So now the visas are ready we've got to think where we want to live. gulp
We love Vancouver, but maybe we'll go a little further afield and try somewhere in Alberta since the cost of living is so considerably lower.
Looking forward to being part of this forum and finally getting those visas in the passports
D2
We're a London couple who've been in the process of immigrating to Canada for the last two years or so - never found this website until today!!! Obviously weren't looking hard enough...
We've just had our letter saying our visas are ready - in the meantime we've been living in Whistler, which in an ideal world is where we'd come and live, but which in reality is super expensive. So now the visas are ready we've got to think where we want to live. gulp
We love Vancouver, but maybe we'll go a little further afield and try somewhere in Alberta since the cost of living is so considerably lower.
Looking forward to being part of this forum and finally getting those visas in the passports
D2
Sans
Aug 31st 2006 | 11:35 am
#3
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Whistle a happy toon.....
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From: Whistler/ London
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by sans
Hello!!! Looks like you've all but dunnit, best of luck with the rest of your journey Sans
Sans
Aug 31st 2006 | 11:41 am
#4
Sloopy Frickenbutt
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From: Its good ere Honest........
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by dsquared
Thanx for the welcome! Hope you're right!
Sans
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:07 pm
#5
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Whistle a happy toon.....
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From: Whistler/ London
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by sans
From what i'm seeing and hearing Alberta aint that cheap anymore, we were heading for Vancouver Island originally but recently had to change direction to Calgary area.
Sans
Sans We'll have to consider emigrating back to the UK soon
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:09 pm
#6
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Whistle a happy toon.....
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From: Whistler/ London
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by sans
From what i'm seeing and hearing Alberta aint that cheap anymore, we were heading for Vancouver Island originally but recently had to change direction to Calgary area.
Sans
Sans
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:27 pm
#7
Sloopy Frickenbutt
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From: Its good ere Honest........
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by dsquared
p.s. did you choose Calgary coz Van island was too expensive?
I might get pulled up for this but what the heck. Spain was once cheap too?
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:31 pm
#8
Sloopy Frickenbutt
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From: Its good ere Honest........
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by dsquared
Really? What's happening here? Why's it all getting so expensive? We'll have to consider emigrating back to the UK soon
We'll have to consider emigrating back to the UK soon 
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:44 pm
#9
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Whistle a happy toon.....
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From: Whistler/ London
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by sans
No Calgary chose us, OH is a welder and been offered a job, as to your other question the brits are coming in by the thousands I might get pulled up for this but what the heck. Spain was once cheap too?
I might get pulled up for this but what the heck. Spain was once cheap too? We should all stop waxing lyrical about how great Canada is really. That'll stop em
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:45 pm
#10
little snowy owl
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Re: Hello!
The Brits coming to Calgary are but a drop in the ocean compared to all the others, many from within Canada, who are relocating here!!
House prices have gone up about 35%. ... and wages ......
I heard a restaurant owner on the radio yesterday, saying he had to pay $15/hour for somebody to wash dishes here, where he paid $10 a year ago. Prices of everything are just going up accordingly! Businesses are going down cos they can't find staff, or not at a rate they can afford to pay them. It'll have to hit some sort of stop sometime!
House prices have gone up about 35%. ... and wages ......
I heard a restaurant owner on the radio yesterday, saying he had to pay $15/hour for somebody to wash dishes here, where he paid $10 a year ago. Prices of everything are just going up accordingly! Businesses are going down cos they can't find staff, or not at a rate they can afford to pay them. It'll have to hit some sort of stop sometime!
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:49 pm
#11
Sloopy Frickenbutt
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From: Its good ere Honest........
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by dsquared
Got it We should all stop waxing lyrical about how great Canada is really. That'll stop em
We should all stop waxing lyrical about how great Canada is really. That'll stop em 
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:49 pm
#12
Sloopy Frickenbutt
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From: Its good ere Honest........
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by Morwenna
The Brits coming to Calgary are but a drop in the ocean compared to all the others, many from within Canada, who are relocating here!!
House prices have gone up about 35%. ... and wages ......
I heard a restaurant owner on the radio yesterday, saying he had to pay $15/hour for somebody to wash dishes here, where he paid $10 a year ago. Prices of everything are just going up accordingly! Businesses are going down cos they can't find staff, or not at a rate they can afford to pay them. It'll have to hit some sort of stop sometime!
House prices have gone up about 35%. ... and wages ......
I heard a restaurant owner on the radio yesterday, saying he had to pay $15/hour for somebody to wash dishes here, where he paid $10 a year ago. Prices of everything are just going up accordingly! Businesses are going down cos they can't find staff, or not at a rate they can afford to pay them. It'll have to hit some sort of stop sometime!
Aug 31st 2006 | 12:59 pm
#13
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Whistle a happy toon.....
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From: Whistler/ London
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by sans
LOL i meant as in Indian Reservation
Aug 31st 2006 | 1:04 pm
#14
Sloopy Frickenbutt
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From: Its good ere Honest........
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by dsquared
Sure wish there was a smiley to indicate: whoosh... right over my head
Aug 31st 2006 | 1:57 pm
#15
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Whistle a happy toon.....
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From: Whistler/ London
Re: Hello!
Originally Posted by sans
How long is it since you where in the UK
