Hi all, just browsing, so I thought Id say hi, we are Mike and Wendy, we live in Durham and hopefully moving to Vancouver Island shortly. Mike has just been offered a job, woohooo, Wendy is a buisness woman who runs her own beauty and hair salon. We are thinking of perhaps doing the same when we land.

Once again, hi.

M and W

PS: Anyone in the same boat local to us, drop us a pm.

Hi and welcome

What line of work are you in Mike?

hope the saloon idea goes well, sounds great to me!

Best of luck

Hi Mike and Wendy
welcome to BE, there's be a thread recently about hairdressing on VI, they'll be pleased to hear from you
good luck
Terese

Hi d209,

Im a Mechanical Engineer by trade, was recently in the Army and now work in the quality / ISO 9001 field. Ive already asked how the salon idea might work on the Island, most people suggested that a UK hairdresser would be welcome. I hope thats true.

Mike

Terese,

Hi, thanks for replying, do you happen to have a link to the thread you mentioned?

Mike

Hi again
That's funny, my husband has just left the navy and he's a mech. engineer, specialising in gas turbines and hydralics. how did you find your job? did you have much trouble getting your qualifications validate?

best wishes
Von

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=485319
If this has worked this is the one, yes I think I've got it!

Good luck. We moved across to Calgary in April of this year from Consett, and love it. Best decision we ever made.

Hope it all goes to plan for you.

Hi wiggs

Consett eh, Im from just down the road in Bearpark, nr Langley Park. Not usre if you will know it, but used to get chucked out of pubs regularly in Consett.

Von,

its a funny story, but its the usual friend of a friend who was interested in what i did, and asked me if i fancied a job, it only happened last weekend, still taking it in really.

Mike

Hi my name is Karen and I have just been offered a job in Richmond, Vancouver to start in April as a nurse. My husband was in the Royal Navy as a marine engineer, have been told they are short of this trade in Canada. He will not be seeking employment until we arrive. We are trying to decide where the best place is to rent, thought it might be best to stay near the hospital and get our bearing first. Anyone with any suggestions?

Hi
I heard B.C. ferries are hiring, but don't quote me.
Best wishes and good luck with your job
Rosie

Hi Mike and Wendy, we live in the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island and love living here! There are quite a few Islanders on here from all over. Good luck with everything!

Greetings

BE is probably the best and most user friendly resource to get up to date information on the immigration process.

Best of Luck in your Endeavors
Thomas