BristolUK

Actually there's quite a few from Bristol over here.

P&W

Hello from another bristol couple too- lived there for the majority of our lives !

We left good old bristol in May. Due back for a visit next march.

Alberta_Rose

If you think the UK is the Nanny State, wait til you get here!

We have cops handing out speeding tickets for cyclists and also fining them for not having bells

There are rules for everything ..... or is that just Calgary?

BristolUK

Aren't there funny laws in lots of places? Licences for cats, even leashes maybe?

Alberta_Rose

Cats must be licenced and chipped now ... came in enforcable this year. There are also bylaws that say you must not let your cat roam onto a neighbours property. In practice most city cats are house cats. If you let them roam they run the risk of being eaten as well as being run over or poisoned/shot.....

tracys

Hi Bristol1,

Welcome to BE

Just returned from our fact finding trip to NS. Loved Halifax and surrounding areas, Cape Breton was amazing. If you can fit it in you must do the Cabot Trail, fantastic views. People so friendly and helpful. And we didn't see any speed cameras anywhere!

We too are hoping to get there asap. Good luck and I'm sure you will get lots of advice on here. Everyone is very friendly and full of information.

Simon Legree

Hello there. Glad that you enjoyed Halifax. Here is a shot of The Citidel from a perspective that you might not have seen before. Best of luck in your journey.

tracys

Thanks Simon, much appreciated. Wow, that's a pretty impressive view. We drove around the Citadel on the Harbour Hopper, which was fun, but didn't really give you any idea of the size of the thing. I can see the hotel we stayed in too!

Simon Legree

Since you did the Harbour Hopper here's another view for you. Enjoy.

tracys

Thanks Simon,

amazing view, were you on a tour when you took this? Didn't see any seaplanes in Halifax. When we were in Victoria VI. last year we saw loads taking off and landing outside our hotel window.

Simon Legree

Hello there. No, not a tour. I was the pilot, flying a Cessna 172 out of Debert. There aren't too many float planes around here and no water taxis that I know of. If anyone is interested you can get reasonably priced sightseeing tours through Truro Flying Club. You have to book ahead and it's always weather permitting.

No1_mom

I love the east of Canada but it is very limited in relation jobs and travel. this is not helped with the collapse of Zoom - try researching how family would visit - forget them coming Oct - May as there are no direct flight's from the Uk, even the summer will now be a problem - as far as I know this only leaves Iceland Air - you would have to go via Toronto or similar.

You do not really consider these things when planning your own move.

Nova Scotia has a lot more than New Brunswick where we ended up - big mistake, but we have learnt a very good lesson, do our own research do not rely on the provinces recruiters they exagerate, check the facts and research even more. It has been an expensive mistake and possibly Nova Scotia would have been better - just make sure you look at more than one area.

Paradisefound

We came here initially looking to buy a second home and that is what we researched properties and locations and that was it. Having spent our first summer here we fell in love with it and never wanted to leave. We had not come across sites like this or did any research about schools or anything else. Luck would have it great location, fantastic schools, the nicest people around and a great place to bring up kids. Some times you can have too much info and then you can struggle to make a decision rather than just getting on and doing it. Life is too short to hesitate.

Paradisefound

Great photos!
Sounds great to me will take a look at that and spread the word. Debert is just down the road. Thank you!

elaine42

Hi Bristol1
We're going to be there on a reccie trip at the same time! We get there on Sept.25th and are there till Oct 17th. Hoping to do and see plenty in that time. We're looking particularly at the Annapolis valley or the Colchester areas.
Maybe see you in passing!
Btw - where in Bristol are you from? We used to live in Bedminster and then in Fishponds.