Nova Scotia
 

Hi I would like any advice or experiences of living in Nova Scotia, we are due to fly out there in four weeks for a two week fact finding visit, my wife is a medical secretary and I work with autistic adults, we want to make a new life and believe Canada is the place for us, why Nova Scotia unlike a lot of people we do not have a huge budget and the house prices seem low there are several autistic society's locally and hospitals ,I have been told the winters are harsh but the summers :confused: make up for it, please any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks Carl

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ITSCLOSEDONSUNDAYS.

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I don't live in Canada but am married to a Canuck and my stepson and his family reside in Halifax. Yes the winter's are harsh. Heavy snows and very cold temps. Summers are not all that great in my book. Have been there both in July and in August and have found the summers hot and humid.

I noted from this forum and from reading the paper in Halifax and those real estate leaflets you can pickup on the street corners that prices for homes are very reasonable.

Have a great visit and good luck with the house and employment search.

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hi there
where will you be checking out on your fact finding trip ??
winters can be harsh , but in my experience , it dosn't stop because there has been a snow fall :D we had a great summer last year , i remember been on the beach and swimming in the river on the 4th of October ( with my skidu suit on ) only joking :D , it was beautiful , real high temperatures

there are some bargains to be had in the housing market , depending on where you want to settle

you could have a look on www.msl.ca

and www.propertyguys.com , to get some ideas

good luck and have a great trip .............i am soooooooo envious , can't wait to get back to Cape Breton , PLEASE HURRY CHC
sharon

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Half-day closing on wednesdays as well.

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www.mls.ca - gosh, you are excited!

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Where? 12 months here and i haven't come across it.
People keep banging on about the harsh winters, and admitedly everyone says this year was a mild one but i found it ok, as for the summers, last year got very hot but not at all humid.

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On the topic of harsh winters, unless you live in certain parts of BC everywhere in Canada has harsh winters compared to the UK and some have it a lot worse than NS.

Pennyhp

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Harsh winters in Nova Scotia? Dont make me laugh. Last NS winter was mild compared to ours in NL. Why I hear it was hardly neccessary to get your snowblower out more than half a dozen times over the whole winter! ;)

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I must say this was a mild winter and not really the norm in NS. Saying that though, most winters in Canada are harsh with snow and cold, so if you really don't like either of those elements I wouldn't bother coming to Canada. Harsh winters all over Canada, even BC has rain beyond belief sometimes! Never fear you will get used to it!

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if you want my personal findings, i'd probably be better reply by pm
rather than face a cyber lynching

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It's not like you to be shy, Beaverquest .... ;)

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WOW what is wrong with Beaverquest..........seems he has put his mind and mouth on hold!!! hahahahaha! You are tooooo funny!

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Where are you planning to visit during your trip? Are the jobs you are looking at most likely to be in the Halifax area or elsewhere? In two weeks you should be able to visit a variety of areas eg Halifax, South Shore, Annapolis Valley to get a general feel, aswell as spending some time around an area that seems most likely for settling in to get more information.

Nova Scotia certainly seems to be becoming more popular as a destination. Despite what some people may imply, there are a good number of people happy to be here! For information, it does not close on Sunday - the large stores are shut, but there are plenty of smaller shops and places open if that is what you want/need.

Hope that is of some help.Feel free to PM me if you have any particular questions.

Deborah

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You only get a Cyberlynching if you are being a Cyber-nob.

The 30 or more BE's living in NS plus one visiting from NL who met over Easter seemed to be enjoying life in NS. Shame it didnt work out for you. Still at least you have Aberdeen and B&Q. You lucky soul.

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so i'm a nob cos i don't like NS, & dared to air my views on this forum

..... the world is flat, no it's round

twot

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No actually, you are perfectly entitled to your view of NS and to air it to whom you choose. You are a nob because you piled into a thread about a meet up in Halifax with a stream of negative comment and sniping. Which didnt really help anyone but presumably gave you some satisfaction. Takes allsorts eh........

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Thanks for all your advice and information if all the shops are closed on a sunday thats one day free from being dragged round the shops for key rings and bloody fridge magnets, cant wait until we get there thanks again Carl and Angie :D

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thanks for the clarification mate

ps

do you always tuck your tee-shirt into your jeans ???

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What's that saying about clouds and silver linings!! ... :D

Definitely Karma worthy!! .. ;)

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Keep the replies civil and please don't bait !

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I wonder why you post on here
this site is for expats living abroad, or those who can help them, and you do neither...............?

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i post here to warn people about the dangers of going to live in
"the land that time forgot"

this is based purely upon my personal experience of living & working there for a year (ie i reckon i'm allowed a say on the place)

this being a democracy - and this platform being a discussion forum - i can share those views with would be Nova Scotians asking for peoples (however tainted) views

am also partial to a bit of banter & debate, i never intended to provoke a maelstrom of personal abuse for my views (am not a neo-nazi ffs)

i only 'gatecrashed' the easter-meet up thread when my pseuodymn was taken in vain

if you'd prefer me to tame down my postings to 'where can i buy marmite in the okanagan valley' then fine

maybe i need to go out there & find a 'slag of nova scotia' website

ps ax

wind the neck in re the B&Q shopping fixation; it was a futile attempt at humour wrt buying wood & nails for the easter weekend
(i may have the god squad after me now......)

ciao

BQ (rarely seen @ B&Q)

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Whilst not trying to starting another row...

"The land that time forgot" also means kids can still play out in the street with worrying how their make up looks, they have two hands to play with as there is not a cell phone clamped in one, they remember what "please" and "thank you" mean... So what of some places close in the winter, other things open to replace, it gives you a sense of seasons.

When "advances" like I was seeing before leaving England arrive here, I'll be packing my bags to move on.

My $0.02

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hi not reply to your question but another question for you would be interested to know how you got on job/work hunting wise and general i am struggling for job in social care sector (registered manager childrens home) any tips advice or links great. and best of luck a home is what you make it

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Hi Sharon i am also a registered manager of a residential home for autistic adults we are due to go over in four weeks i am hoping to arrange to visit two large autistic societys to see how my qualifications can transfer or what police clearence if any i will need to work with vulnerable adults i am hoping to get a job hands on again as a career less stress i hope i will let you know how i get on thanks carl. :eek:

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http://www.workopolis.com/
www.careerbeacon.com (look at NS specifically)
http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/careers/index.html

You need social service specific qualifications here and professional registration (or a UK equivalent of both criteria that transfers) to work with autistic adults and manage care homes. It's not easy to get work in the social services field in Nova Scotia without Canadian experience or some special skill that is sought after by the employer. There isn't much external recruitment in NS; as you will see from the above two links, most jobs are in Ontario. There are some in-service jobs (internally advertised and not open to the public) but they are few and far between and almost all require degrees that transfer to Canada. I am in the same general field, have a number of years of Canadian experience now and it is still a hard slog to find a good job just from BC. The one I have just been considered for was found through a professional referral..the all important network again! Best of luck and I hope the links help. Keep an eye on the Capital Health district recruitment pages - they sometimes drop ads on their website that do not appear anywhere else.