Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
Nov 5th 2010, 4:45 pm
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Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
Wow, at last an opportunity to let you all know that I have quite a
story to tell! It is such a miserable day here today (weather wise that
is!).
I have just had the most rediculously busy 6 or 7 weeks I've ever
experienced. Those of you who have actually landed and moved to Canada
at the same time, will know just exactly what I mean.
The story so far......we booked our flight to land (and to stay) for 27
September 2010. We were bringing our two dogs (the boys) with us on the
flight. We booked with Air Canada for several reasons. Firstly, the
boys were able to travel with us to Halifax and secondly the price was
right. For a grand total of about £1450 I was able to get us all here
and have two tickets to the UK as well. It was cheaper to buy the
return flights than to buy singles. Most of our worldly possessions
were packed into a container on 20 September and, by the time we
arrived here, were somewhere in the Atlantic
To all intents and purposes,we had already purchased a house
(unseen!!) in a lovely quiet location a few miles from Rogersville, New
Brunswick. All we had to do when we arrived was to put our signatures
to the paperwork, grab the keys....and move in. Now.....before you all
have a go at us for taking such risks, let me say that we did an awful
lot of research about the house and the area and had also come to trust
a particular realtor from Miramichi. Without his help, resourcefulness
and honesty, I'm not sure what we would have done. I have no hesitation
in highly recommending Patrick Flanagan to you. He did a great job for
us.
When we arrived at Halifax, I had to "land". This really was very
straight forward. There were just two people ahead of me in the
immigration queue.Apart from the wait for these two, I guess the total
process took no more than 20 minutes. It was very straight forward.
Then on to customs.....this was slightly trickier....we had to clear
the boys, have all the necessary paperwork filled out, get a receipt!!
(don't ask) for the value of accompanying goods and goods to
follow.....and that was that! About 50 minutes, I guess. Then a quick
drive from Halifax to Moncton.....dropped the boys at their bording
kennel for a few days.....and finally arrived at our guest house where
we stayed for 3 nights until we picked up the keys to our new home!
During the next three days, we bought a car, got my exchange driving
licence (motor cycle included!), applied for my SIN, organised bank
accounts and did just about everything you have to do to get
established in this country.
We took over the house on 30 September, our worldly good arrived here
6th October since which time we have been sorting the house and
preparing for WINTER. I believe that we are now ready to face
winter....and to be truthful am somewhat looking forward to it!! When
Spring comes we will do some more work inside the house in an attempt
to get it just the way we want it!!
story to tell! It is such a miserable day here today (weather wise that
is!).
I have just had the most rediculously busy 6 or 7 weeks I've ever
experienced. Those of you who have actually landed and moved to Canada
at the same time, will know just exactly what I mean.
The story so far......we booked our flight to land (and to stay) for 27
September 2010. We were bringing our two dogs (the boys) with us on the
flight. We booked with Air Canada for several reasons. Firstly, the
boys were able to travel with us to Halifax and secondly the price was
right. For a grand total of about £1450 I was able to get us all here
and have two tickets to the UK as well. It was cheaper to buy the
return flights than to buy singles. Most of our worldly possessions
were packed into a container on 20 September and, by the time we
arrived here, were somewhere in the Atlantic
To all intents and purposes,we had already purchased a house
(unseen!!) in a lovely quiet location a few miles from Rogersville, New
Brunswick. All we had to do when we arrived was to put our signatures
to the paperwork, grab the keys....and move in. Now.....before you all
have a go at us for taking such risks, let me say that we did an awful
lot of research about the house and the area and had also come to trust
a particular realtor from Miramichi. Without his help, resourcefulness
and honesty, I'm not sure what we would have done. I have no hesitation
in highly recommending Patrick Flanagan to you. He did a great job for
us.
When we arrived at Halifax, I had to "land". This really was very
straight forward. There were just two people ahead of me in the
immigration queue.Apart from the wait for these two, I guess the total
process took no more than 20 minutes. It was very straight forward.
Then on to customs.....this was slightly trickier....we had to clear
the boys, have all the necessary paperwork filled out, get a receipt!!
(don't ask) for the value of accompanying goods and goods to
follow.....and that was that! About 50 minutes, I guess. Then a quick
drive from Halifax to Moncton.....dropped the boys at their bording
kennel for a few days.....and finally arrived at our guest house where
we stayed for 3 nights until we picked up the keys to our new home!
During the next three days, we bought a car, got my exchange driving
licence (motor cycle included!), applied for my SIN, organised bank
accounts and did just about everything you have to do to get
established in this country.
We took over the house on 30 September, our worldly good arrived here
6th October since which time we have been sorting the house and
preparing for WINTER. I believe that we are now ready to face
winter....and to be truthful am somewhat looking forward to it!! When
Spring comes we will do some more work inside the house in an attempt
to get it just the way we want it!!
Nov 5th 2010, 5:00 pm
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
An awesome tale. Welcome to the maritimes!
Nov 5th 2010, 8:24 pm
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
Welcome to New Brunswick.
Nov 5th 2010, 9:06 pm
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
That made for happy reading!
Congratulations to you all - I hope the boys settle quickly.
Best of luck, I look forward to hearing how it's all going.
Maggie and Chris
Congratulations to you all - I hope the boys settle quickly.
Best of luck, I look forward to hearing how it's all going.
Maggie and Chris
Nov 6th 2010, 6:55 am
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
Really enjoyed reading your account. Hope the boys have settled as well as you guys obviously have. Good Luck to you all for the future
Nov 6th 2010, 8:06 am
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
really nice to read! thanks for sharing.
Nov 6th 2010, 9:27 am
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
Thanks for taking the time to share. Congratulations and best of luck for the future!
Nov 6th 2010, 2:56 pm
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Hi,
great reading ,makes you yearn to get over there even more.
Arthur & Family
great reading ,makes you yearn to get over there even more.
Arthur & Family
Nov 7th 2010, 10:01 am
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
Hi
How did you find air canada with your boys? Only asking as we will be taking our 'boy' next year and are probably going to fly with them. Was it a simple process from getting to uk airport to picking them up? Any info would be appreciated.
Many thanks
DC
How did you find air canada with your boys? Only asking as we will be taking our 'boy' next year and are probably going to fly with them. Was it a simple process from getting to uk airport to picking them up? Any info would be appreciated.
Many thanks
DC
Nov 7th 2010, 10:04 am
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
That makes for a lovely read! As someone about to make the move in 3 weeks time it warms the heart to see people making it work and having a great time!!
Enjoy the winter and your first Xmas in Canada!
Enjoy the winter and your first Xmas in Canada!
Nov 7th 2010, 11:36 am
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
Good to here all went well for you. We are planning our landing trip and, to be honest I'm a little aprehensive.
Good Luck for the future
Good Luck for the future
Nov 7th 2010, 1:50 pm
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Re: Landed,living in and loving New Brunswick
Sounds great - hope you all settle in just as well
Nov 7th 2010, 2:42 pm
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Welcome to New Brunswick
Nov 7th 2010, 2:52 pm
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Nov 7th 2010, 2:55 pm
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Yes, buying some mushrooms..... Jules is busy at the craft fair and I wanted to surprise her with my culinary skills and make a Beef Stroganoff.
Did you listen to the piano player? My daughter informed me they have a grand piano for anyone to play on!
Did you listen to the piano player? My daughter informed me they have a grand piano for anyone to play on!