moving to vancouver
Feb 13th 2007 | 8:54 am
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moving to vancouver
Hi there
this is my first time on ex-pats so i hope I am doing it right, my husband lee and our two boys aged 5 and 3 are making head way in getting everything ready to move to canada we are coming out on a work permit first Lee is a joiner/carpenter and we need to have a job set up can anyone give us any advice on where to get a job in vancouver and where the best place is to live with good schools I heard Richmond is nice is there anywhere else. look forward to hearing off someone We are coming over to vancouver in July for 3 weeks and then hoping to have a job offer to then return in October We also heard Vancouver island is nice we went a few years ago is there many job opportunity on there for a carpenter and what are the areas like to live we thought the island was very pretty last time we were there.
widdy
this is my first time on ex-pats so i hope I am doing it right, my husband lee and our two boys aged 5 and 3 are making head way in getting everything ready to move to canada we are coming out on a work permit first Lee is a joiner/carpenter and we need to have a job set up can anyone give us any advice on where to get a job in vancouver and where the best place is to live with good schools I heard Richmond is nice is there anywhere else. look forward to hearing off someone We are coming over to vancouver in July for 3 weeks and then hoping to have a job offer to then return in October We also heard Vancouver island is nice we went a few years ago is there many job opportunity on there for a carpenter and what are the areas like to live we thought the island was very pretty last time we were there.
widdy
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Feb 13th 2007 | 10:38 am
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Re: moving to vancouver
Hi there
this is my first time on ex-pats so i hope I am doing it right, my husband lee and our two boys aged 5 and 3 are making head way in getting everything ready to move to canada we are coming out on a work permit first Lee is a joiner/carpenter and we need to have a job set up can anyone give us any advice on where to get a job in vancouver and where the best place is to live with good schools I heard Richmond is nice is there anywhere else. look forward to hearing off someone We are coming over to vancouver in July for 3 weeks and then hoping to have a job offer to then return in October We also heard Vancouver island is nice we went a few years ago is there many job opportunity on there for a carpenter and what are the areas like to live we thought the island was very pretty last time we were there.
widdy
this is my first time on ex-pats so i hope I am doing it right, my husband lee and our two boys aged 5 and 3 are making head way in getting everything ready to move to canada we are coming out on a work permit first Lee is a joiner/carpenter and we need to have a job set up can anyone give us any advice on where to get a job in vancouver and where the best place is to live with good schools I heard Richmond is nice is there anywhere else. look forward to hearing off someone We are coming over to vancouver in July for 3 weeks and then hoping to have a job offer to then return in October We also heard Vancouver island is nice we went a few years ago is there many job opportunity on there for a carpenter and what are the areas like to live we thought the island was very pretty last time we were there.
widdy
Hi Widdy
Welcome !!!!!
Good luck with your search for employment - exactly the same way as we have done it - only prob is is that I am stuck in the uk whilst hubby has had to go over to start work.
Dont know anything about Vancouver as going to Southern Alberta but all the best - maybe we will meet up again in the Chat room.
BTW is it u who lives in Stockport or Alberta Bound Hopefully ? Brain like a seive at the mo sorry
Gaynor
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Feb 13th 2007 | 11:13 am
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Re: moving to vancouver
Welcome. 
Feb 13th 2007 | 12:44 pm
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Re: moving to vancouver
Hi there
this is my first time on ex-pats so i hope I am doing it right, my husband lee and our two boys aged 5 and 3 are making head way in getting everything ready to move to canada we are coming out on a work permit first Lee is a joiner/carpenter and we need to have a job set up can anyone give us any advice on where to get a job in vancouver and where the best place is to live with good schools I heard Richmond is nice is there anywhere else. look forward to hearing off someone We are coming over to vancouver in July for 3 weeks and then hoping to have a job offer to then return in October We also heard Vancouver island is nice we went a few years ago is there many job opportunity on there for a carpenter and what are the areas like to live we thought the island was very pretty last time we were there.
widdy
this is my first time on ex-pats so i hope I am doing it right, my husband lee and our two boys aged 5 and 3 are making head way in getting everything ready to move to canada we are coming out on a work permit first Lee is a joiner/carpenter and we need to have a job set up can anyone give us any advice on where to get a job in vancouver and where the best place is to live with good schools I heard Richmond is nice is there anywhere else. look forward to hearing off someone We are coming over to vancouver in July for 3 weeks and then hoping to have a job offer to then return in October We also heard Vancouver island is nice we went a few years ago is there many job opportunity on there for a carpenter and what are the areas like to live we thought the island was very pretty last time we were there.
widdy
welcome to the forum. Vancouver is a wide area - lots to recommend and your choice should be wide open as there is a shortage of trades people. We've helped a few ourselves with finding homes. Popular areas to consider would be Port Moody, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, North Vancouver. Chances are that Lee will be travelling from site to site so bear that in mind when you are looking around - the travel can be tough.
I have put together a few pages on different areas and on commuting that you might find a help. http://www.relocation2bc.com/greater-vancouver.htm has general info and links from there.
Warmly,
Frank
Feb 13th 2007 | 7:52 pm
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Re: moving to vancouver
Hi,
Welcome, there are 2 websites which you could take a look ie the carpenters union and the job bank. www.bccarpentersunion.com and www.jobbank.gc.ca. Richmond is hot and sunny during the summer,
lots of outdoors activities , go the farms to pick fresh berries , walking/biking along the sea dykes and to Steveston, the fishing port for fish and chips ,the
restaurants there are superb.Listening to jazz band at the pier.
You could buy fresh pacific salmons and sea foods from the fishing boats.
Vancouver Island is another nice place to live. The Island wine tours are gaining popularity,the wines are different from Okanagan's due to the differance in climate and the species of the grapes. It has the same latitude with Bordeaux, France .Just can't wait for summer to arrive.
Good luck with your job search
Yoong
Welcome, there are 2 websites which you could take a look ie the carpenters union and the job bank. www.bccarpentersunion.com and www.jobbank.gc.ca. Richmond is hot and sunny during the summer,
lots of outdoors activities , go the farms to pick fresh berries , walking/biking along the sea dykes and to Steveston, the fishing port for fish and chips ,the
restaurants there are superb.Listening to jazz band at the pier.
You could buy fresh pacific salmons and sea foods from the fishing boats.
Vancouver Island is another nice place to live. The Island wine tours are gaining popularity,the wines are different from Okanagan's due to the differance in climate and the species of the grapes. It has the same latitude with Bordeaux, France .Just can't wait for summer to arrive.
Good luck with your job search
Yoong
Last edited by Yoong; Feb 13th 2007 at 8:35 pm.
Feb 14th 2007 | 8:07 am
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Re: moving to vancouver
Thankyou for answering back we have looked on the web sites and they are really helpful
Warm regards
widdy
Warm regards
widdy
Feb 14th 2007 | 8:09 am
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Hi Widdy,
welcome to the forum. Vancouver is a wide area - lots to recommend and your choice should be wide open as there is a shortage of trades people. We've helped a few ourselves with finding homes. Popular areas to consider would be Port Moody, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, North Vancouver. Chances are that Lee will be travelling from site to site so bear that in mind when you are looking around - the travel can be tough.
I have put together a few pages on different areas and on commuting that you might find a help. http://www.relocation2bc.com/greater-vancouver.htm has general info and links from there.
Warmly,
Frank
welcome to the forum. Vancouver is a wide area - lots to recommend and your choice should be wide open as there is a shortage of trades people. We've helped a few ourselves with finding homes. Popular areas to consider would be Port Moody, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, North Vancouver. Chances are that Lee will be travelling from site to site so bear that in mind when you are looking around - the travel can be tough.
I have put together a few pages on different areas and on commuting that you might find a help. http://www.relocation2bc.com/greater-vancouver.htm has general info and links from there.
Warmly,
Frank
Warm Regards
Widdy
Feb 14th 2007 | 8:11 am
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Re: moving to vancouver
Hi,
Welcome, there are 2 websites which you could take a look ie the carpenters union and the job bank. www.bccarpentersunion.com and www.jobbank.gc.ca. Richmond is hot and sunny during the summer,
lots of outdoors activities , go the farms to pick fresh berries , walking/biking along the sea dykes and to Steveston, the fishing port for fish and chips ,the
restaurants there are superb.Listening to jazz band at the pier.
You could buy fresh pacific salmons and sea foods from the fishing boats.
Vancouver Island is another nice place to live. The Island wine tours are gaining popularity,the wines are different from Okanagan's due to the differance in climate and the species of the grapes. It has the same latitude with Bordeaux, France .Just can't wait for summer to arrive.
Good luck with your job search
Yoong
Welcome, there are 2 websites which you could take a look ie the carpenters union and the job bank. www.bccarpentersunion.com and www.jobbank.gc.ca. Richmond is hot and sunny during the summer,
lots of outdoors activities , go the farms to pick fresh berries , walking/biking along the sea dykes and to Steveston, the fishing port for fish and chips ,the
restaurants there are superb.Listening to jazz band at the pier.
You could buy fresh pacific salmons and sea foods from the fishing boats.
Vancouver Island is another nice place to live. The Island wine tours are gaining popularity,the wines are different from Okanagan's due to the differance in climate and the species of the grapes. It has the same latitude with Bordeaux, France .Just can't wait for summer to arrive.
Good luck with your job search
Yoong
many thanks
widdy
Feb 14th 2007 | 11:49 am
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Re: moving to vancouver
Agreed that Relocate2BC is a very helpful website for those coming to our province. You'll find Frank very knowledgeable about the Lower Mainland.
Construction trades are in huge demand in BC (as well as other provinces) and your hubby should have no problem in obtaining work. If you haven't already, look into the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) as you may find it very helpful.
http://www.ecdev.gov.bc.ca/ProgramsA.../PNP/index.htm
Cheers
Oggy
Construction trades are in huge demand in BC (as well as other provinces) and your hubby should have no problem in obtaining work. If you haven't already, look into the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) as you may find it very helpful.
http://www.ecdev.gov.bc.ca/ProgramsA.../PNP/index.htm
Cheers
Oggy
Feb 15th 2007 | 10:10 am
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Re: moving to vancouver
expectancy in Canada. www.richmond.ca/discover/health.htm
A co worker lives in Richmond and she loves it there.Did not hear
of any horrendous news about the schools. Just avoid living in the city area
which is too near to the Airport and the casino.
Good shopping centers Western and Oriental styles.
In the city, it is like a little oriental town, there are Aberdeen mall and Yao Han center.
During the summer, there is a night market where they sell cheap
goods and usually frequented by police to check for counterfeit products.
You could get the latest DVD movies very cheap
Hope that helps and the prospect of you getting a job here is good.
Just make sure that the employer is not too laid back and delay things,
We are different from the Albertans.
Yoong
