I love Nova Scotia!
Feb 10th 2008, 2:50 pm
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Hi, will definitely give you a shout when we get there! My daughter has decided that she now wants to live in Windsor because of the shopping malls!! She searched American Eagle and Old Navy shop locations and keeps stressing that this is the most important factor of our move although we haven't even visited the place! My late aunt's ex hubby has lived in Toronto for many years and his second wife has invited us to stay in August. We will visit Windsor because they wish to retire there and spend most of their free time visiting the national parks. Have seen a few pics of Windsor - looks very very nice! Roll on August!
Feb 10th 2008, 4:21 pm
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Re: I love Nova Scotia!
Jazzflute:
You might want to listen to what I have to say about Windsor, Ontario.
I am a Canadian citizen, born in Toronto, age 61.
Windsor is a dirty and run down border town that is barely hanging on economically. It WAS a huge car making place , BUT the big three automakers, GM Ford and Chrysler are all folding their plants up and "downsizing ". Windsor's only thriving business is the Casino, and even that is suffering due to the rise in the value of the Canadian dollar. The US tourists are staying in Michigan, in droves. The downtown area is full of closed up stores and the only places that are busy at night are the strip clubs.
Real eastate values in the town are dropping and homes are not selling very well. People who are still working are worried about their future in Windsor. Young people are moving away, looking for steady work.
Reality in 2008 is the fact that Windsor is a dying town.
Jim Bunting. Toronto.
You might want to listen to what I have to say about Windsor, Ontario.
I am a Canadian citizen, born in Toronto, age 61.
Windsor is a dirty and run down border town that is barely hanging on economically. It WAS a huge car making place , BUT the big three automakers, GM Ford and Chrysler are all folding their plants up and "downsizing ". Windsor's only thriving business is the Casino, and even that is suffering due to the rise in the value of the Canadian dollar. The US tourists are staying in Michigan, in droves. The downtown area is full of closed up stores and the only places that are busy at night are the strip clubs.
Real eastate values in the town are dropping and homes are not selling very well. People who are still working are worried about their future in Windsor. Young people are moving away, looking for steady work.
Reality in 2008 is the fact that Windsor is a dying town.
Jim Bunting. Toronto.
Feb 11th 2008, 1:05 pm
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Re: I love Nova Scotia!
Jazzflute:
You might want to listen to what I have to say about Windsor, Ontario.
I am a Canadian citizen, born in Toronto, age 61.
Windsor is a dirty and run down border town that is barely hanging on economically. It WAS a huge car making place , BUT the big three automakers, GM Ford and Chrysler are all folding their plants up and "downsizing ". Windsor's only thriving business is the Casino, and even that is suffering due to the rise in the value of the Canadian dollar. The US tourists are staying in Michigan, in droves. The downtown area is full of closed up stores and the only places that are busy at night are the strip clubs.
Real eastate values in the town are dropping and homes are not selling very well. People who are still working are worried about their future in Windsor. Young people are moving away, looking for steady work.
Reality in 2008 is the fact that Windsor is a dying town.
Jim Bunting. Toronto.
You might want to listen to what I have to say about Windsor, Ontario.
I am a Canadian citizen, born in Toronto, age 61.
Windsor is a dirty and run down border town that is barely hanging on economically. It WAS a huge car making place , BUT the big three automakers, GM Ford and Chrysler are all folding their plants up and "downsizing ". Windsor's only thriving business is the Casino, and even that is suffering due to the rise in the value of the Canadian dollar. The US tourists are staying in Michigan, in droves. The downtown area is full of closed up stores and the only places that are busy at night are the strip clubs.
Real eastate values in the town are dropping and homes are not selling very well. People who are still working are worried about their future in Windsor. Young people are moving away, looking for steady work.
Reality in 2008 is the fact that Windsor is a dying town.
Jim Bunting. Toronto.
Feb 11th 2008, 3:25 pm
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Re: I love Nova Scotia!
Jazzflute :
You are most welcome.
I have to point out............That there are any number of nice towns "around " Windsor, that have better quality homes and services, compared to the city of Windsor, it's self. The city of Windsor has it's share of low class neighborhoods and plenty of petty criminals, doing the usual drugs and theft stuff. Economically it is suffering badly.
Go 20 or 40 miles east out into the country to Leamington ( the sun parlour of Canada ) where they grow amazing amounts of tomatoes ( both Heinz and Campbell's foods have plants there ). Or down to Kingsville, where there is a massive migratory bird sanctuary, or to Delhi or Simcoe, both of which used to be tobacco growing locations, and you will see clean and prosperous small town Ontario.
The counties of Chatham- Kent, Oxford, Northumberland and Simcoe are all located east of Windsor and west of London. They have some of the very best agricultural land in eastern Canada. Now that only about 15 percent of Canadians still smoke tobacco , ( compared to 33 percent of the population in the UK ) the farmers here have switched over to growing gingsing, as a cash crop. It does take a full 7 years to get the first paying crop , BUT guess what they get for each kilo of gingsing root ? About 10 GBP per kilo.......The buyers come from all over the world to buy our high quality ginsing root.
Most of the rest of the farms are mixed crops and dairy herds, but a good number now raise exotics like Llamas, Alpacas, and Ostriches, as well as Bison and red deer, and mink and chinchillas. Llamas do very well in our cold winters , which are like their past homes in the Andes mountains, in South America. Rocky, poor pasture land suits them just fine.
There are a number of Llama and Alpaca farms on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia that raise them, too. The colder it gets the better their coats grow. The wool is sold by the pound to specialty knitters and weavers, and the finished garments are very expensive, for sure. Their wool is shorn annually, in the spring, cleaned and sold as a cash crop.
Jim B. Toronto.
You are most welcome.
I have to point out............That there are any number of nice towns "around " Windsor, that have better quality homes and services, compared to the city of Windsor, it's self. The city of Windsor has it's share of low class neighborhoods and plenty of petty criminals, doing the usual drugs and theft stuff. Economically it is suffering badly.
Go 20 or 40 miles east out into the country to Leamington ( the sun parlour of Canada ) where they grow amazing amounts of tomatoes ( both Heinz and Campbell's foods have plants there ). Or down to Kingsville, where there is a massive migratory bird sanctuary, or to Delhi or Simcoe, both of which used to be tobacco growing locations, and you will see clean and prosperous small town Ontario.
The counties of Chatham- Kent, Oxford, Northumberland and Simcoe are all located east of Windsor and west of London. They have some of the very best agricultural land in eastern Canada. Now that only about 15 percent of Canadians still smoke tobacco , ( compared to 33 percent of the population in the UK ) the farmers here have switched over to growing gingsing, as a cash crop. It does take a full 7 years to get the first paying crop , BUT guess what they get for each kilo of gingsing root ? About 10 GBP per kilo.......The buyers come from all over the world to buy our high quality ginsing root.
Most of the rest of the farms are mixed crops and dairy herds, but a good number now raise exotics like Llamas, Alpacas, and Ostriches, as well as Bison and red deer, and mink and chinchillas. Llamas do very well in our cold winters , which are like their past homes in the Andes mountains, in South America. Rocky, poor pasture land suits them just fine.
There are a number of Llama and Alpaca farms on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia that raise them, too. The colder it gets the better their coats grow. The wool is sold by the pound to specialty knitters and weavers, and the finished garments are very expensive, for sure. Their wool is shorn annually, in the spring, cleaned and sold as a cash crop.
Jim B. Toronto.
Feb 12th 2008, 12:52 pm
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Jazzflute :
You are most welcome.
I have to point out............That there are any number of nice towns "around " Windsor, that have better quality homes and services, compared to the city of Windsor, it's self. The city of Windsor has it's share of low class neighborhoods and plenty of petty criminals, doing the usual drugs and theft stuff. Economically it is suffering badly.
Go 20 or 40 miles east out into the country to Leamington ( the sun parlour of Canada ) where they grow amazing amounts of tomatoes ( both Heinz and Campbell's foods have plants there ). Or down to Kingsville, where there is a massive migratory bird sanctuary, or to Delhi or Simcoe, both of which used to be tobacco growing locations, and you will see clean and prosperous small town Ontario.
The counties of Chatham- Kent, Oxford, Northumberland and Simcoe are all located east of Windsor and west of London. They have some of the very best agricultural land in eastern Canada. Now that only about 15 percent of Canadians still smoke tobacco , ( compared to 33 percent of the population in the UK ) the farmers here have switched over to growing gingsing, as a cash crop. It does take a full 7 years to get the first paying crop , BUT guess what they get for each kilo of gingsing root ? About 10 GBP per kilo.......The buyers come from all over the world to buy our high quality ginsing root.
Most of the rest of the farms are mixed crops and dairy herds, but a good number now raise exotics like Llamas, Alpacas, and Ostriches, as well as Bison and red deer, and mink and chinchillas. Llamas do very well in our cold winters , which are like their past homes in the Andes mountains, in South America. Rocky, poor pasture land suits them just fine.
There are a number of Llama and Alpaca farms on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia that raise them, too. The colder it gets the better their coats grow. The wool is sold by the pound to specialty knitters and weavers, and the finished garments are very expensive, for sure. Their wool is shorn annually, in the spring, cleaned and sold as a cash crop.
Jim B. Toronto.
You are most welcome.
I have to point out............That there are any number of nice towns "around " Windsor, that have better quality homes and services, compared to the city of Windsor, it's self. The city of Windsor has it's share of low class neighborhoods and plenty of petty criminals, doing the usual drugs and theft stuff. Economically it is suffering badly.
Go 20 or 40 miles east out into the country to Leamington ( the sun parlour of Canada ) where they grow amazing amounts of tomatoes ( both Heinz and Campbell's foods have plants there ). Or down to Kingsville, where there is a massive migratory bird sanctuary, or to Delhi or Simcoe, both of which used to be tobacco growing locations, and you will see clean and prosperous small town Ontario.
The counties of Chatham- Kent, Oxford, Northumberland and Simcoe are all located east of Windsor and west of London. They have some of the very best agricultural land in eastern Canada. Now that only about 15 percent of Canadians still smoke tobacco , ( compared to 33 percent of the population in the UK ) the farmers here have switched over to growing gingsing, as a cash crop. It does take a full 7 years to get the first paying crop , BUT guess what they get for each kilo of gingsing root ? About 10 GBP per kilo.......The buyers come from all over the world to buy our high quality ginsing root.
Most of the rest of the farms are mixed crops and dairy herds, but a good number now raise exotics like Llamas, Alpacas, and Ostriches, as well as Bison and red deer, and mink and chinchillas. Llamas do very well in our cold winters , which are like their past homes in the Andes mountains, in South America. Rocky, poor pasture land suits them just fine.
There are a number of Llama and Alpaca farms on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia that raise them, too. The colder it gets the better their coats grow. The wool is sold by the pound to specialty knitters and weavers, and the finished garments are very expensive, for sure. Their wool is shorn annually, in the spring, cleaned and sold as a cash crop.
Jim B. Toronto.
Many thanks for all the information. I guess its like most cities with good and bad neighbourhoods nearby. I currently live in a village around 10 miles from the city of Birmingham, its quite semi-rural where I am and a very pretty place with houses selling well. But if I were to travel less than a 2 miles away, I'd be in quite a rough part of the midlands with quite a high level of crime and many many drug users. From the MLS, CA I can see that there are some lovely places around Windsor and I will still visit the area. I do love NS though! I unfortunately did not get to visit Cape Breton during my visit, but hope to do so this year. I shall check out the areas you mention such as Leamington etc., on the internet now! Take care, Julie
Feb 12th 2008, 2:43 pm
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Re: I love Nova Scotia!
Hi Jim
Many thanks for all the information. I guess its like most cities with good and bad neighbourhoods nearby. I currently live in a village around 10 miles from the city of Birmingham, its quite semi-rural where I am and a very pretty place with houses selling well. But if I were to travel less than a 2 miles away, I'd be in quite a rough part of the midlands with quite a high level of crime and many many drug users. From the MLS, CA I can see that there are some lovely places around Windsor and I will still visit the area. I do love NS though! I unfortunately did not get to visit Cape Breton during my visit, but hope to do so this year. I shall check out the areas you mention such as Leamington etc., on the internet now! Take care, Julie
Many thanks for all the information. I guess its like most cities with good and bad neighbourhoods nearby. I currently live in a village around 10 miles from the city of Birmingham, its quite semi-rural where I am and a very pretty place with houses selling well. But if I were to travel less than a 2 miles away, I'd be in quite a rough part of the midlands with quite a high level of crime and many many drug users. From the MLS, CA I can see that there are some lovely places around Windsor and I will still visit the area. I do love NS though! I unfortunately did not get to visit Cape Breton during my visit, but hope to do so this year. I shall check out the areas you mention such as Leamington etc., on the internet now! Take care, Julie
Did I hit close instead of send?! 
Anyway, the gist was do come and see for yourself. Obviously it's tough times here, but the general level of wealth is still far greater than somewhere like Winnipeg where we were before. We walked round open-mouthed when we first got here, wondering where signs of this recession were.
And for all the Canadians leaving for Alberta to chase jobs, the number of new immigrants choosing Windsor is higher than it's ever been. Assuming you can find work, the pull of climate, affordable housing and proximity to big city facilities in the US seems to be a big one for newcomers.
Retirement certainly is a growing industry. There are a lot of assisted living developments, from the ultra-posh to the basic. Lots of pharmacies springing up all over, and "living aid" shops too. But it doesn't have that "geriatric" feel about the place - downtown is full of young students having fun.
Anyway, I know you're mainly set on NS but if you have a slight interest in Windsor, do come and see for yourself. Choosing where to live is such a person-specific thing.
Have a look at LaSalle, that seems to be where all the recent arrivals on this board have headed for - area 9 on MLS I think.
Feb 12th 2008, 6:13 pm
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A big Hi to everyone! I applied under the skilled worker route in Oct 06 and am counting down the 45 months to go... We are concentrating on NS for now, but will be visiting Windsor, Ontario in August to check that area out too. I'd love to settle in Annapolis Royal but my teenager is having none of that - because there are no American Eagle shops nearby - how shallow!! I'm really looking forward to the great wealth of knowledge from you guys in the coming months, take care all 
we are currently going on the fast track route to NS and hope to settle by the end of the year,going out in may to have a recee
Feb 12th 2008, 6:44 pm
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You should do TWO recce trips to Canada, one in summer and one in winter. That way you get the "whole picture ".
Nova Scotia gets a very long and cold snowy winter, and remember that it is surrounded by the ocean, on three sides, so winter storms can last for days at a time.
It takes a certain type of person to survive down there, I know, I was stationed in Halifax for 2 years, during my military career. The winters make you really appreciate the summers, let me tell you.
But as in many things, personal experience is the best teacher, by far.
Jim B.
Nova Scotia gets a very long and cold snowy winter, and remember that it is surrounded by the ocean, on three sides, so winter storms can last for days at a time.
It takes a certain type of person to survive down there, I know, I was stationed in Halifax for 2 years, during my military career. The winters make you really appreciate the summers, let me tell you.
But as in many things, personal experience is the best teacher, by far.
Jim B.
Feb 13th 2008, 12:53 pm
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I wrote a long reply to you yesterday and now I see it's not on the thread Did I hit close instead of send?!
Anyway, the gist was do come and see for yourself. Obviously it's tough times here, but the general level of wealth is still far greater than somewhere like Winnipeg where we were before. We walked round open-mouthed when we first got here, wondering where signs of this recession were.
And for all the Canadians leaving for Alberta to chase jobs, the number of new immigrants choosing Windsor is higher than it's ever been. Assuming you can find work, the pull of climate, affordable housing and proximity to big city facilities in the US seems to be a big one for newcomers.
Retirement certainly is a growing industry. There are a lot of assisted living developments, from the ultra-posh to the basic. Lots of pharmacies springing up all over, and "living aid" shops too. But it doesn't have that "geriatric" feel about the place - downtown is full of young students having fun.
Anyway, I know you're mainly set on NS but if you have a slight interest in Windsor, do come and see for yourself. Choosing where to live is such a person-specific thing.
Have a look at LaSalle, that seems to be where all the recent arrivals on this board have headed for - area 9 on MLS I think.
Did I hit close instead of send?! Anyway, the gist was do come and see for yourself. Obviously it's tough times here, but the general level of wealth is still far greater than somewhere like Winnipeg where we were before. We walked round open-mouthed when we first got here, wondering where signs of this recession were.
And for all the Canadians leaving for Alberta to chase jobs, the number of new immigrants choosing Windsor is higher than it's ever been. Assuming you can find work, the pull of climate, affordable housing and proximity to big city facilities in the US seems to be a big one for newcomers.
Retirement certainly is a growing industry. There are a lot of assisted living developments, from the ultra-posh to the basic. Lots of pharmacies springing up all over, and "living aid" shops too. But it doesn't have that "geriatric" feel about the place - downtown is full of young students having fun.
Anyway, I know you're mainly set on NS but if you have a slight interest in Windsor, do come and see for yourself. Choosing where to live is such a person-specific thing.
Have a look at LaSalle, that seems to be where all the recent arrivals on this board have headed for - area 9 on MLS I think.
Feb 13th 2008, 12:55 pm
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Feb 13th 2008, 12:58 pm
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You should do TWO recce trips to Canada, one in summer and one in winter. That way you get the "whole picture ".
Nova Scotia gets a very long and cold snowy winter, and remember that it is surrounded by the ocean, on three sides, so winter storms can last for days at a time.
It takes a certain type of person to survive down there, I know, I was stationed in Halifax for 2 years, during my military career. The winters make you really appreciate the summers, let me tell you.
But as in many things, personal experience is the best teacher, by far.
Jim B.
Nova Scotia gets a very long and cold snowy winter, and remember that it is surrounded by the ocean, on three sides, so winter storms can last for days at a time.
It takes a certain type of person to survive down there, I know, I was stationed in Halifax for 2 years, during my military career. The winters make you really appreciate the summers, let me tell you.
But as in many things, personal experience is the best teacher, by far.
Jim B.
I've only experienced summer in NS and it was beautiful, it was Aug 06 and we'd left with heavy rain in the UK and arrived in NS to blazing sunshine - fab. However, I look on the Halifax webcam most days and have been surprised at the snow / fog! My friend who used to live in Winnipeg (many many years ago) advised me to visit in the winter to get a realistic feel of the place - very advice I think!
Regards, Julie
Feb 13th 2008, 1:17 pm
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I have been in NS for a month, never came on a reccie visit and have never been to Canada, we moved here after 4 years in New Zealand. We have come at the worst time of year in many respects, but as for long cold winters......................this is Canada and on some level, wherever you go will surely have a long and cold winter. This isnt Winnipeg or Calgary, the most snow we have seen this month was 4-6 inches that fell the other day. Otherwise there have been the odd storm that lasted a day or less. This time of year is normally colder so less snow, we are told. But we certainly dont seem to be talking frozen wastes, being by the ocean means it is more temperate than other inland areas. We love the sea and there is water everywhere here with the lakes that are mostly frozen right now, its beautiful. I dont know that a reccie in winter would prepare you because you would be mostly doing tourist things (not going to work or school) and there isnt the real opportunities to get around and see the place on those wintery days, its not a real reprisentation of what life would be like. Just my opinion of course!
Good luck in what you decide, its whatever you make of it and wherever you go, there you are!
Good luck in what you decide, its whatever you make of it and wherever you go, there you are!
Feb 13th 2008, 10:11 pm
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Hi JazzFlute,
I am brand new to the site and reading your thread finally inspired me to register and say hello. I am a single parent contemplating a move back to Nova Scotia (we lived right in downtown Halifax for one year in 2002) and I haven't found any other single parents looking to emigrate on all of the forums that I have been on. So I just wanted to say hello.
Nova Scotia is a wonderful place and I had planned to move back with my son last year (he's now 12) but there was some illness in my family and I had to postpone my plans.
I think I'm in your end of England as well - I'm in Staffordshire. As I'm new to this, I'm not sure how to send you a personal message yet, but I wanted to let you know that you're not alone!
Also, that I never felt unsafe in Halifax (I lived in the North End).
This time, we're going to go rural, which is what I wanted to do in the first place but couldn't manage it. Now I have a house to sell so we should be able to afford to move to a small town and have the outdoor life that I want for both of us. I grew up in Ontario by the way.
If you would like any first-hand experience or insight about Nova Scotia, please do PM me and I'll be of any help that I can. In the meantime, I can reassure you that it's a wonderful place!
I am brand new to the site and reading your thread finally inspired me to register and say hello. I am a single parent contemplating a move back to Nova Scotia (we lived right in downtown Halifax for one year in 2002) and I haven't found any other single parents looking to emigrate on all of the forums that I have been on. So I just wanted to say hello.
Nova Scotia is a wonderful place and I had planned to move back with my son last year (he's now 12) but there was some illness in my family and I had to postpone my plans.
I think I'm in your end of England as well - I'm in Staffordshire. As I'm new to this, I'm not sure how to send you a personal message yet, but I wanted to let you know that you're not alone!
Also, that I never felt unsafe in Halifax (I lived in the North End).
This time, we're going to go rural, which is what I wanted to do in the first place but couldn't manage it. Now I have a house to sell so we should be able to afford to move to a small town and have the outdoor life that I want for both of us. I grew up in Ontario by the way.
If you would like any first-hand experience or insight about Nova Scotia, please do PM me and I'll be of any help that I can. In the meantime, I can reassure you that it's a wonderful place!
Feb 14th 2008, 12:02 am
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Hi expatty
Just thought I would butt in to ask what part of Staffs are you in. I live in Stoke on Trent and am moving to NS this year.
Just thought I would butt in to ask what part of Staffs are you in. I live in Stoke on Trent and am moving to NS this year.
Hi JazzFlute,
I am brand new to the site and reading your thread finally inspired me to register and say hello. I am a single parent contemplating a move back to Nova Scotia (we lived right in downtown Halifax for one year in 2002) and I haven't found any other single parents looking to emigrate on all of the forums that I have been on. So I just wanted to say hello.
Nova Scotia is a wonderful place and I had planned to move back with my son last year (he's now 12) but there was some illness in my family and I had to postpone my plans.
I think I'm in your end of England as well - I'm in Staffordshire. As I'm new to this, I'm not sure how to send you a personal message yet, but I wanted to let you know that you're not alone!
Also, that I never felt unsafe in Halifax (I lived in the North End).
This time, we're going to go rural, which is what I wanted to do in the first place but couldn't manage it. Now I have a house to sell so we should be able to afford to move to a small town and have the outdoor life that I want for both of us. I grew up in Ontario by the way.
If you would like any first-hand experience or insight about Nova Scotia, please do PM me and I'll be of any help that I can. In the meantime, I can reassure you that it's a wonderful place!
I am brand new to the site and reading your thread finally inspired me to register and say hello. I am a single parent contemplating a move back to Nova Scotia (we lived right in downtown Halifax for one year in 2002) and I haven't found any other single parents looking to emigrate on all of the forums that I have been on. So I just wanted to say hello.
Nova Scotia is a wonderful place and I had planned to move back with my son last year (he's now 12) but there was some illness in my family and I had to postpone my plans.
I think I'm in your end of England as well - I'm in Staffordshire. As I'm new to this, I'm not sure how to send you a personal message yet, but I wanted to let you know that you're not alone!
Also, that I never felt unsafe in Halifax (I lived in the North End).
This time, we're going to go rural, which is what I wanted to do in the first place but couldn't manage it. Now I have a house to sell so we should be able to afford to move to a small town and have the outdoor life that I want for both of us. I grew up in Ontario by the way.
If you would like any first-hand experience or insight about Nova Scotia, please do PM me and I'll be of any help that I can. In the meantime, I can reassure you that it's a wonderful place!
Feb 14th 2008, 9:55 am
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