Jobs in Ottawa
May 20th 2009, 2:19 pm
#16
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Re: Jobs in Ottawa
Thank you, that gives a good idea of it. I personally would like to live in a bilingual area for myself and think it could be good for the kids to have another language, but my husband doesn't speak it , so it could be quite isolating for him. (although he is doing the Michel thingy CDs in his car every day!)
May 20th 2009, 2:20 pm
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Re: Jobs in Ottawa
we currently live in Swansea and there is a big public effort to get more people speaking Welsh. Many public sector jobs express a preference for Welsh speakers and children are taught it in school from Nursery up. It seems to be more to increase its profile and hopefully speaker numbers, but as you mention there don't seem to be many people who follow it through to any sort of proficiency - for example, many students drop it before GCSE. I have tried to investigate re. French in Ottawa but aside from official statistics, can't seem to get much info. I wonder if it's the same as the Welsh here - technically many people can speak some of the language, but practically it is not much used and rarely is the only language spoken?
May 20th 2009, 2:23 pm
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Re: Jobs in Ottawa
Depends where you go in the greater Ottawa area...basically on the QC side it would be required for any job and is very useful in day to day dialogue with your neighbours and in shops...many people can speak english on the QC side (especially in Aylmer, Chelsea, Wakefield and Buckingham) but french would definately help.
In Ontario, drawing a line from about Gloucester to Cornwall, areas north of that line are quite french in day to day social and employment interaction. Places like Casselman, Hawkesbury, Alfred, Plantagenant are very french.
In Ontario, drawing a line from about Gloucester to Cornwall, areas north of that line are quite french in day to day social and employment interaction. Places like Casselman, Hawkesbury, Alfred, Plantagenant are very french.
May 20th 2009, 2:52 pm
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Re: Jobs in Ottawa
You're not wrong. Got some odd looks asking for directions and some crap treatment in the emergency room in Hawkesbury - presumably due to my and the Mrs' anglo nature. Lovely place though.
May 20th 2009, 3:43 pm
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Re: Jobs in Ottawa
I had to make a presentation before the Town Council in Hawkesbury....I had my notes all written in french and after about a 2 or 3 minute speech by me, the Mayor (Maire) said I could do the rest en anglais as long as nobody in the Council chambers had an objection...which they did not to my relief.
May 20th 2009, 4:04 pm
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Re: Jobs in Ottawa
Yes, that pub there is quite nice....not many 'pubs' in 819 as you have remarked before. I think Wakefield may have 1 or 2, but secteur Gatineau is decidedly pub free.
May 20th 2009, 6:07 pm
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Re: Jobs in Ottawa
I'm only aware of one pub in Wakefield.
