Moved: has anyone immigrated to calgary?
Apr 22nd 2007 | 9:43 pm
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Moved: has anyone immigrated to calgary?
we are hoping to move from scotland to calgary. our medicals are in may so hopefully everything will go well.
what are the biggest differences between scotland & calgary?
how u experienced a winter yet?
what are the biggest differences between scotland & calgary?
how u experienced a winter yet?
Apr 23rd 2007 | 1:20 am
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Re: has anyone immigrated to calgary?
Hi! Lots of people gone to Calgary so you should get plenty of replies!
Judy in Calgary, Butch etc are good sources of information, as long as you have a thick hide!
Would be good to know whether you live in the town or the highlands?
And, are kids, jobs etc issues for you?
C
Judy in Calgary, Butch etc are good sources of information, as long as you have a thick hide!
Would be good to know whether you live in the town or the highlands?
And, are kids, jobs etc issues for you? C
Apr 23rd 2007 | 2:20 am
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Re: has anyone immigrated to calgary?
[QUOTE=scotland29;4684015]we are hoping to move from scotland to calgary. our medicals are in may so hopefully everything will go well.
how u experienced a winter yet?[/QUOTE]
Yep it was cold. It was also very dry which was nice. SO when its -15 or below it doesn't feel to bad.
how u experienced a winter yet?[/QUOTE]
Yep it was cold. It was also very dry which was nice. SO when its -15 or below it doesn't feel to bad.
Last edited by Mountain Girl; Apr 23rd 2007 at 2:24 am.
Apr 23rd 2007 | 2:25 am
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Re: has anyone immigrated to calgary?
my family and kids moved to okotoks just south of calgary 5+yrs ago . almost the same as the highlands only bigger and they got bears too.our family wouldnt come back to these islands for all the tea in china, they love it.to be honest you cant compare the two they both have their own special beauty
Apr 23rd 2007 | 3:49 pm
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Re: Moved: has anyone immigrated to calgary?
We moved over in January this year. Hubby, wean, cat & me. Arrived on a work permit for a year, though for now, thats another story. Our son who is 13yrs old. Is probably the one out of us all who has settled in the quickest. What has helped, is the school. Which is Midsun Jr High in the area of Sundance. Also that his science/math teacher is originally fae Glasga (albeit he left when he was 4) has just been fantastic support for him. In fact they go off whilst in the class, bethering about the "motherland". Mean while the other kids have not got the foggiest what they are on about.
Hubby is up in Edmonton working, I work also. Though it did take a couple of different jobs for me to settle into my current post.
But above all else and the ups & downs. Life is good.
I am heading back to Scotland this week, as my mum is 77, and her health is not too great. Just for a week on my own. So it will be an interesting trip, I suppose. Seeing it through different eyes.
Any-ho. If there is anything that we can help with. Just ask away.
Have to go suitcase to go and look out, and all that.
Good luck
Hubby is up in Edmonton working, I work also. Though it did take a couple of different jobs for me to settle into my current post.
But above all else and the ups & downs. Life is good.
I am heading back to Scotland this week, as my mum is 77, and her health is not too great. Just for a week on my own. So it will be an interesting trip, I suppose. Seeing it through different eyes.
Any-ho. If there is anything that we can help with. Just ask away.
Have to go suitcase to go and look out, and all that.
Good luck
