Originally Posted by moving2montreal

reading this post about montreal has made me think about my impending move there. how are you all liking living out there? i am very nervous about it. i dont know why. i think because it is so cold. i supposed to be flying out there next week.

Originally Posted by nickywallace

Hi Daedra
Firstly congratulations on your pregnancy and what a wonderful city in which to have a child! I lived there with 3 children for a year and found it extremely family friendly. AND your child will grow up with a bilingual education.
Anyway about an obsterician - during my year in Montreal, I worked as an anaesthetist at the Birthing centre at the Royal Victoria Hospital on Ave Des Pins Ouest. I was very impressed by the standard of care there. Most of the Obstetricians were great.. Dr Alice Benjamin was lovely, and I also liked a dutch man called Dr Biljan. So I'm sure if you just phone their office at the hospital you could get an appointment. Midwifery care does not exist as it does in the UK - rather all babies are delivered by obstetricians and you are looked after by obstetric nurses the rest of the time.
Good Luck!

Originally Posted by montreal mike

Relax .. I guarantee you you will love the place. Been here since 1962 with the exception of a few months spent in the UK in the year 1999. Weather here right now is very mild, today it was 11 Celcius ABOVE, way way over normal. We matched a record sent in 1946.

Originally Posted by nickywallace

Hi Daedra
Firstly congratulations on your pregnancy and what a wonderful city in which to have a child! I lived there with 3 children for a year and found it extremely family friendly. AND your child will grow up with a bilingual education.
Anyway about an obsterician - during my year in Montreal, I worked as an anaesthetist at the Birthing centre at the Royal Victoria Hospital on Ave Des Pins Ouest. I was very impressed by the standard of care there. Most of the Obstetricians were great.. Dr Alice Benjamin was lovely, and I also liked a dutch man called Dr Biljan. So I'm sure if you just phone their office at the hospital you could get an appointment. Midwifery care does not exist as it does in the UK - rather all babies are delivered by obstetricians and you are looked after by obstetric nurses the rest of the time.
Good Luck!

Originally Posted by Daedra

Have you retired yet Mike? Just curious if you have, what experience you've had with the QPP.. is it comfortable to live off or do you really NEED a private RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan for those who arent familiar with the term) to pay into pre retirement?

I'm probably being REALLY rude and you're probably only like 45 and I just put my foot in my mouth big style... but I'm used to it by now

Originally Posted by montreal mike

I was 45 once upon a time but that was a while back. Go look at my profile. You'll see I am 63 actually 64 this coming June. I still work (have been since age 19) but am looking forward to cutting down to a 4 day week. The QPP will pay the extra day in the form of an early (discounted) pension. And one needs a private or company pension plan to make ends meet. QPP (as early as 60) and OAS (at 65) will merely put bread on the table, and little more.

Originally Posted by Daedra

Thats what I was afraid of... my mums about your age now & has been scratching her head trying to figure out how to retire comfortably on the middle of the road salary she's on now. Thought she may have been exagerating as to how low the QPP would pay (hoped she was exagerating) guess not.