Re: Longing for snow...
 

Kelowna's climate is much better than Calgary's.

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lots of sun in Dartmouth this weekend and it must be about 14c!!
Although this morning it was a real eye opener going to the hockey rink.....brrrrr!

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You had to get up early? On my last morning in Canada my cousin took his son to hockey practice at 5.30 am. :eek:

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The absence of major business is a factor ... some of us haven't retired yet ;)

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Well that's true. In August I drove through Kelowna on the way to Calgary. It was 99 deg. F in Kelowna, but only in the mid 50's in Calgary - I nearly froze my butt off. I told you guys in Alberta that the last few years have seen warmer summers than normal because of the drought. This year the drought ended and you paid the price with much cooler weather.

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It was still warmer than the weather we're used to in the UK ... personally I wouldn't want to live somewhere that gets any warmer in summer than Calgary does.

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Willmore,

I don't know where in Victoria you live but I have seen the live webcams in Victoria harbour area, and it has been sunny all day today. :)

Perhaps this is your cunning ploy to stop other people coming to Vancouver island.?? ;)

Cheers
Retrobloke

Re: Longing for snow...
 

heheh....maybe you need to clean those old glasses....because we had a terrible rain/wind storm and very cloudy...until about 11am....a little sun.....then very cloudy.....it has just been in the past 1/2 hour that we got sun again and been down at the beach.......still very very windy. We life in the Fairfield area of Victoria.....but the harbour can be sunny and we have clouds......who knows...... :D

But it's true....it my cunning plot to discourage people from moving here........hehehe

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Are you planning on moving to Vancouver Island or Victoria? Can you give me the website for the Victoria - can't seem to find it......and don't let a little sun fool you.....we get alot of rain/wind during the fall/winter.....It fan be sunny in one part of Victoria and cloudy/rain in another area :D

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Can you give me the website for the webcab? Don't let a little bit of sunshine fool you....we get terrible rain/wind storms in Victoria during the fall/winer.....are you moving to the Island or Victoria.....still Paradise....though...no matter what the weather. :D

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Hi Willmore

The website for the webcam is http://www.pullmancanada.net/cam.html
Also try this one http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit-museum/webcam.html

his site also has some webcams on it. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1102/webcams.html

We have only recently applied for PR, so we have a long wait ahead :( but we hope to settle in Nanaimo eventually. :)

We have friends in Campbell River and have visited most places on the Island.
Victoria is a very nice place.

Cheers :beer:
Retrobloke

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Hey - thanks for that....we have a beautiful sunny but chilly day today...so that Royal BC Museum cam isn't correct.

Well, best of luck to you and your family.....anywhere on the Island is really a beautiful place to raise a family.....keep in touch

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The images that you seems to see on the webcams must be shot last year and "broadcasted" now..... :D