NEWBIES - moving to Canmore
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NEWBIES - moving to Canmore
We are moving to Canmore in August- at long last...... Are there any brits in the area that would like to offer advice on local stuff and maybe meet up when we get there. We will be in Silvertip.
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Re: NEWBIES - moving to Canmore
Thanks............we are so excited.
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Good luck (hopefully it will have stopped raining by August)!!
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I shop here occasionally: www.valbellagourmetfoods.ca - way better than the crap at the supermarket.
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I dont have a lot of info on Canmore, although I do enjoy visiting the area! Silvertip golf course has a fab restaurant and bar with stunning views though!
We are here to help if we can with any info, do you have jobs to come to?
And Carolyn, PLEASE let it stop raining by then! In fact by next monday night would be nice so that our soccer isnt cancelled again!!!LOL
Good luck guys!
We are here to help if we can with any info, do you have jobs to come to?
And Carolyn, PLEASE let it stop raining by then! In fact by next monday night would be nice so that our soccer isnt cancelled again!!!LOL
Good luck guys!
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Re: NEWBIES - moving to Canmore
Hi
Thanks for the reply. No we don't have jobs to come too, will get round to that at some point in the future. we have 16 yr old son and a large dog. Our house backs onto the golf course. Thanks for the offer of advice- I'm sure we will be using the site and offers all too soon.
Ann
Thanks for the reply. No we don't have jobs to come too, will get round to that at some point in the future. we have 16 yr old son and a large dog. Our house backs onto the golf course. Thanks for the offer of advice- I'm sure we will be using the site and offers all too soon.
Ann
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Hi
Thanks for the reply. No we don't have jobs to come too, will get round to that at some point in the future. we have 16 yr old son and a large dog. Our house backs onto the golf course. Thanks for the offer of advice- I'm sure we will be using the site and offers all too soon.
Ann
Thanks for the reply. No we don't have jobs to come too, will get round to that at some point in the future. we have 16 yr old son and a large dog. Our house backs onto the golf course. Thanks for the offer of advice- I'm sure we will be using the site and offers all too soon.
Ann
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Re: NEWBIES - moving to Canmore
Guess you could do the hour+ each-way commute into Calgary twice a day for work? I'm sure others do it. I would live there in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the fact our careers are now established in Calgary. Good luck!
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A good friend of mine lives in Canmore. She says that people try this and, invariably, give up within a year. Doing it once a week to go skiing pisses me off, and I love to ski, heaven knows how one would cope doing it for one week.
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Well, himself has been doing it for 6 whole weeks now. No idea if he'll last the year, ask me in 11 months... Given that he used to commute for well over an hour in gridlock in the UK he claims it's fine, but he's definitely picked the right time of year to start!
<waves to Ann and big dog>
<waves to Ann and big dog>
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Compared to the trains in London, or the drives in North Van/Ontario/Okotoks, etc it's not really too bad.
I find it a good way to wind down after a days work....
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Been doing this for a year now... and it's fine....1hr Canmore to downtown yyc and surprisingly safer in the winter! (Far too many major accidents witnessed this summer! idiots!)
Compared to the trains in London, or the drives in North Van/Ontario/Okotoks, etc it's not really too bad.
I find it a good way to wind down after a days work....
Compared to the trains in London, or the drives in North Van/Ontario/Okotoks, etc it's not really too bad.
I find it a good way to wind down after a days work....
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And?
Open highway driving is easy on the car, very rarely end up in traffic so spend less on fuel relative to anyone on the Deerfoot. Do all my own minor maintenance to keep the car ticking over nicely.
Only downside is Friday evenings in the summer...... Damn RV's!
Open highway driving is easy on the car, very rarely end up in traffic so spend less on fuel relative to anyone on the Deerfoot. Do all my own minor maintenance to keep the car ticking over nicely.
Only downside is Friday evenings in the summer...... Damn RV's!