Houses in Canada
Dec 31st 2010, 7:04 pm
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Dec 31st 2010, 7:08 pm
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Edmonton, aka Deadmonton. Well. It's not THAT bad. I have a few friends that live there. It's just a very, um, prairie-ish city (flat, v. cold in winter, hot in summer) and not particularly pretty. This is not helped by the fact that a lot of DT Edmonton was built during the "Brutalism" phase in architecture (according to friend that works for the city), plus, things have to be built to withstand extreme cold. Plus it's a pretty car-orientated city.
On the flipside, people are friendly, it's way cheaper than other places for homes. It'll be better than Fort Mac for sure. My friends that live there love it, however, a big pull for both of them was family (they both have young kids) and I think that makes up for the negatives.
On the flipside, people are friendly, it's way cheaper than other places for homes. It'll be better than Fort Mac for sure. My friends that live there love it, however, a big pull for both of them was family (they both have young kids) and I think that makes up for the negatives.
Dec 31st 2010, 7:10 pm
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Some houses are very lovely and some are cold and shed like. Newer houses are better insulated and less maintenance. I live in a 1970s house which has been " renovated " (badly upon closer inspection) and it is cold. And yes having a big house seems like a dream but you have to clean it, maintain it, cool it, heat it and dont forget the winters are long and cold. And yes I know UK has been hit hard this year but lets not harp on about that. Oh BTW most Canadians dont even want to live in Edmonton!!!!!!
Dec 31st 2010, 7:12 pm
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Dec 31st 2010, 7:16 pm
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Dec 31st 2010, 7:17 pm
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One of the things that always perplexes me is that many of these canadian houses are nice and spacious, but they are often very close together, with overlooked yards etc, you would think with all that space and all things would be more spread out
Dec 31st 2010, 7:19 pm
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At first i thought i had died and gone to heaven in my 2700sq ft half acre home. Then after 4 years we had had enough and moved to a 1900 sq ft house on .47 acre with no basement and enjoy hanging out with my kids again. I think we can get too materialistic and whats the deal with these big trucks. I wanted one so bad when we moved here, now i wouldnt drive one if you paid me. Its all too pretentious (well it is here in Kelowna)......
Dec 31st 2010, 7:19 pm
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This is one of the reasons we bought in an older neighbourhood.
Dec 31st 2010, 7:21 pm
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At first i thought i had died and gone to heaven in my 2700sq ft half acre home. Then after 4 years we had had enough and moved to a 1900 sq ft house on .47 acre with no basement and enjoy hanging out with my kids again. I think we can get too materialistic and whats the deal with these big trucks. I wanted one so bad when we moved here, now i wouldnt drive one if you paid me. Its all too pretentious (well it is here in Kelowna)......
I don't miss cleaning 3x bathrooms etc. however. Or all the endless vacuuming of 2 sets of stairs.
Dec 31st 2010, 7:21 pm
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Re: Houses in Canada
Remember Vancouver, Vancouver
here is a link to a thread with some pics if interested:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...nest+Buildings
here is a link to a thread with some pics if interested:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...nest+Buildings
Dec 31st 2010, 7:23 pm
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Somebody post some pics of Edmonton!!!
Dec 31st 2010, 7:23 pm
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It's nice in june in Winnipeg, should be greening up nicely by then and the mozzies shouldnt have kicked in yet.
Dec 31st 2010, 7:25 pm
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Remember Vancouver, Vancouver
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here is a link to a thread with some pics if interested:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...nest+Buildings
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here is a link to a thread with some pics if interested:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...nest+Buildings