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Old Jul 21st 2013, 9:09 am
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Originally Posted by dbd33
Richmond Hill has a hill. Summerhill has a hill. There's a big hill on highway 10 between Brampton and Caledon. Do you want to be like the folks who live on the hill?

While this is certainly true, a large part of my backyard is flood plain.

Fortunately the house is not: it sits on it's own little Hill.
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Old Jul 21st 2013, 2:09 pm
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While this is certainly true, a large part of my backyard is flood plain.

Fortunately the house is not: it sits on it's own little Hill.
So you are a two hill man? Impressive.
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Old Jul 21st 2013, 2:26 pm
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Thanks dbd33 for the hills area names.only reason I want to live on a hill is to avoid being flooded.Have any more place names???
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Old Jul 21st 2013, 2:35 pm
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Originally Posted by GB1234
Thanks dbd33 for the hills area names.only reason I want to live on a hill is to avoid being flooded.Have any more place names???
Now, I know there was a nasty flash flooding incident in downtown Toronto and parts of the western suburbs a couple of weeks ago, but I really think you're taking this issue far too seriously.

If you were going to one of a few western cities, Calgary, Winnipeg or Regina for example, then your concern to avoid flood plains would be more realistic. However, in the GTA, building on flood plains has been rigorously prohibited since Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

I'd look for something more realistic to worry about.

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So you are a two hill man? Impressive.
Little hills have lesser hills
Upon their backs to bite 'em.
Lesser hills have lesser hills
And so ad infinitum.
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Old Jul 21st 2013, 2:55 pm
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Thanks dbd33 for the hill names/places. The only reason I want to live n a hill is to avoid flooding damage and loss of personal items in our home. Do you know of any other hilly places???
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Old Jul 21st 2013, 2:58 pm
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Thanks dbd33 for the hill names/places. The only reason I want to live n a hill is to avoid flooding damage and loss of personal items in our home. Do you know of any other hilly places???
Mount Ararat !
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Old Jul 21st 2013, 3:05 pm
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Just off Bathurst?
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Just off Bathurst?
Yes, near Lawrence.
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Old Jul 22nd 2013, 11:50 am
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Thanks dbd33 for the hill names/places. The only reason I want to live n a hill is to avoid flooding damage and loss of personal items in our home. Do you know of any other hilly places???
Hamilton has a mountain. That's commutable to the west end, if not to Scarborough.
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Old Jul 22nd 2013, 12:12 pm
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I live on a small incline and got flooded about a month ago - nothing to do with rain. The Water softener was recharging early morning and the outlet got blocked and dumped all over my kitchen floor and basement.
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Old Jul 22nd 2013, 1:40 pm
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I need to choose wisely good schools etc
Thats a very british attitude. Here schools are schools, all much of a muchness. The average canadian does not obsess about this anywhere near as much as a british parent.
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Old Jul 22nd 2013, 1:51 pm
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Thats a very british attitude. Here schools are schools, all much of a muchness. The average canadian does not obsess about this anywhere near as much as a british parent.
As you know, I completely disagree with this. School districts would not be used in property adverts if they were not of great interest to potential purchasers.
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Old Jul 22nd 2013, 2:22 pm
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Thats a very british attitude. Here schools are schools, all much of a muchness. The average canadian does not obsess about this anywhere near as much as a british parent.
Maybe they should? I've worked alongside co-op kids from two high schools, one school is miles ahead of the other.

There's also streaming in classes with all the smart kids together which benefits the smart. I don't know if this is standard and whether or not it happens in England.
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Maybe they should? I've worked alongside co-op kids from two high schools, one school is miles ahead of the other.

There's also streaming in classes with all the smart kids together which benefits the smart. I don't know if this is standard and whether or not it happens in England.
Its called "French Immersion" here, but its a sink or swim system. If your kid survives the first year or two its a self selecting streaming system.

As the recipient of a 11+ selected grammar school education myself I have no doubt about the benefit for the smart kids of streaming them all together.
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