Originally Posted by luvmykids

I'm a nurse.

Originally Posted by BH PNP

Exactly Woodworm.

Of course what we all haven't worked out yet if its "potholes" or "roads" that they don't seem to have in the wilds of New Brunswick.

Originally Posted by torticat

You cant call his wife the village idiot...... can you?

Originally Posted by steve of 5-0

You have enjoyed the more modern style of Canadian cities in the past.

Halifax is a 200 yr old city - when you get into the centre - it shows in places - a bit like the rundown London Docklands in the 60s and 70s.

There are a limited number of nice suburbs in Halifax and Dartmouth - but - a lot of areas are poor - and feature every night on the TV news for the area - with another crime incident or dozen! :scared:

Originally Posted by Judy in Calgary

Here are some posts by andy_sheila, who recently moved to Nova Scotia. Sheila is a nurse. They don't answer your other questions, but address some issues related to nursing in Nova Scotia.

Originally Posted by AnyaT

Crime incident or dozen every night? Maybe, I guess, if that includes the underage drinkers being thrown out of bars. I suppose some people have a lower tolerance for "crime."

The nicest part of Halifax would be the south end and Northwest Arm, however you will be looking at $500,000+ for the lowest end homes there. Lower Sackville has a reputation of being a bit down-at-heel, but I really couldn't give you details. I grew up in Dartmouth and could count the number of times I went to Sackville on both hands - it has a main drag with malls and stores on both sides, a bit like driving through a strip mall. I know the housing is certainly affordable there, though. Bedford is a nice area, however can be a pain to commute into Halifax as there is a two-lane road going around the harbour, so if there is an accident that's it, you are stuck until it gets cleared up. I believe they are seriously looking at a high speed ferry from Bedford to Halifax which would improve things immensely. Clayton Park in the west end of Halifax may be worth looking at. It is fairly new, nice houses, and is close to Bayers Lake if you like big box shopping areas. I'm afraid I know nothing about the outer suburbs like Fall River, Tantallon, St Margaret's Bay, etc.

Car insurance has been skyrocketing all over Canada in the past couple years due to insurance companies losing money on the stock market and making their customers recoup their losses. I don't know precisely how much it would be - never owned a car.


In terms of how secure I found the economy/employment scene, well, I live in Toronto now. But I moved when just starting out on my career and it is more difficult for people fresh out of school to get a toehold in the labour market - after all, Halifax is awash in recent graduates, it has 5 universities. What industry are you looking at? I might be able to give a more informative response.

Originally Posted by steve of 5-0

I agree - with the post that Halifax and associated towns in the area are the next largest metropolitan area after Boston and Quebec.

Along with that comes the urgent need to "pick ya spot to live" like any other town / city, just like the UK.

New Brunswick is more quiet and semi-desolate - but is that not what most people leave the UK for - the "shan-gra-la" effect.

The lovely thing about NB is that it has not been disturbed by events etc. that have come to some parts of NS, from over the seas.

As I always state, budget for - no mortgage and money for gas/cars and NB is the greatest!!! :D