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mark-H Aug 31st 2008 7:23 am

off to Nova scotia
 
hi all,

Just wanted to indroduce ourselves and say Hi.

We think this site is fab and have been reading it for a while now, this week we have commited to moving to Canada and started the visa process, the house is on the market and we are going out for a reccie hopefully at the end of the year.

It's very exciting but we are also feeling pretty nervous, just hoping to chat to people in a similar position.

Will be going with my husband a carpenter and our two year old son, I'm a Midwife but probably won't be working for a while once we get there. Would love to hear from anyone with (or without!!) small children and how they are coping! and any advice would be great!

thanks:D

nikki dreaming Aug 31st 2008 8:07 am

Re: off to Nova scotia
 

Originally Posted by mark-H (Post 6735335)
hi all,

Just wanted to indroduce ourselves and say Hi.

We think this site is fab and have been reading it for a while now, this week we have commited to moving to Canada and started the visa process, the house is on the market and we are going out for a reccie hopefully at the end of the year.

It's very exciting but we are also feeling pretty nervous, just hoping to chat to people in a similar position.

Will be going with my husband a carpenter and our two year old son, I'm a Midwife but probably won't be working for a while once we get there. Would love to hear from anyone with (or without!!) small children and how they are coping! and any advice would be great!

thanks:D

Hi and welcome to BE

Poppy2 is a midwife in NS having recently moved over this year I think.

We visited for the first time in May and loved it:thumbup:

Good luck

kiddy2ns Aug 31st 2008 8:21 am

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Hi Mark-H
Welcome to the site, you should find just about everything that you need here in the way of help and information.:thumbup:
There are loads of people here have made the move to Nova Scotia, so loads of experience at hand.
You will just love Nova Scotia we are off on Tuesday to buy a house somewhere in the Halifax area.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

destinationnovascotia Aug 31st 2008 10:49 am

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Mark-H
Welcome to BE, we just arrived this month so ask me in a few weeks and I will tell you how it's going. So far so good though.

Kiddy2NS
TUESDAY!! That has gone so fast. I'll PM you. Get in touch when you arrive.

Getting There Aug 31st 2008 11:12 am

Re: off to Nova scotia
 

Originally Posted by mark-H (Post 6735335)
hi all,

Just wanted to indroduce ourselves and say Hi.

We think this site is fab and have been reading it for a while now, this week we have commited to moving to Canada and started the visa process, the house is on the market and we are going out for a reccie hopefully at the end of the year.

It's very exciting but we are also feeling pretty nervous, just hoping to chat to people in a similar position.

Will be going with my husband a carpenter and our two year old son, I'm a Midwife but probably won't be working for a while once we get there. Would love to hear from anyone with (or without!!) small children and how they are coping! and any advice would be great!

thanks:D

Hi mark-H,

Welcome to BE. Can't say too much about your intended destination,(as we are in Alberta), other than the fact that there appears, from their posts on Expats, to be a bundle of damn fine Brits over there to help you. Hope your plans all work out great.

Kind regards,

Eamonn & Janet.

Glassy Aug 31st 2008 9:47 pm

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Originally Posted by kiddy2ns (Post 6735489)
Hi Mark-H
Welcome to the site, you should find just about everything that you need here in the way of help and information.:thumbup:
There are loads of people here have made the move to Nova Scotia, so loads of experience at hand.
You will just love Nova Scotia we are off on Tuesday to buy a house somewhere in the Halifax area.:thumbsup::thumbsup:


Hi Kiddy2NS,

You employing the assistance of a Real Estate agent to find a house or are you going it alone. Any info you could forward on regarding property in NS would be ace. Sorry to hijack your thread Mark-H. Good luck with your move.

Glassy

kiddy2ns Aug 31st 2008 10:31 pm

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Hi Glassy

I have pm you to keep the thread on topic:thumbup:
Back in 2 weeks.

Bye for now:thumbsup::thumbsup:

rgilbert Sep 1st 2008 4:58 am

Re: off to Nova scotia
 

Originally Posted by kiddy2ns (Post 6736918)
Hi Glassy

I have pm you to keep the thread on topic:thumbup:
Back in 2 weeks.

Bye for now:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Good luck with the house buying. Any ideas on areas you are going to look at. We were quite taken with the St Margarets Bay area.

When are you hoping to make the move? We have flights booked for the 14 October. :eek:

Nicola N-A Sep 1st 2008 11:20 am

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Hi and welcome to BE. We moved over a year ago now :eek: with 3 kiddies in tow, then 8, 4 and 11 months.

Feel free to pm/email to pick my brains - what's left of them anyway!! :rofl:

sheli0508 Sep 5th 2008 3:03 am

Re: off to Nova scotia
 

Originally Posted by Glassy (Post 6736807)
Hi Kiddy2NS,

You employing the assistance of a Real Estate agent to find a house or are you going it alone. Any info you could forward on regarding property in NS would be ace. Sorry to hijack your thread Mark-H. Good luck with your move.

Glassy

I would be interested in this too if you don't mind pm..ing me too?

Originally Posted by rgilbert (Post 6737908)
Good luck with the house buying. Any ideas on areas you are going to look at. We were quite taken with the St Margarets Bay area.

When are you hoping to make the move? We have flights booked for the 14 October. :eek:

We fly out on the 11th, via jfk - thanks to zoom! Where about are you staying?


Originally Posted by Nicola N-A (Post 6738879)
Hi and welcome to BE. We moved over a year ago now :eek: with 3 kiddies in tow, then 8, 4 and 11 months.

Feel free to pm/email to pick my brains - what's left of them anyway!! :rofl:

We are coming over with 3... 9,6 & 4. How they managed with the transistion.. school etc?

Sorry for hyjacking but it's the only chance you get to meet people. I am more than happy for you to pm me instead....

cheers

Shelley
:thumbsup:

Arrona Sep 5th 2008 2:27 pm

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welcome to BE
we have been in NS since May and we love it. my 2 children 3 & 8 have settled in nicely, they are even speaking canadian:rofl::rofl:

mark-H Sep 5th 2008 7:03 pm

Re: off to Nova scotia
 
Thanks for all the replies, will probably be asking lots of questions over the next few months!
It's great to know there are other people out there who are in or have been in the same situation
:)

Paradisefound Sep 5th 2008 7:03 pm

Re: off to Nova scotia
 

Originally Posted by Glassy (Post 6736807)
Hi Kiddy2NS,

You employing the assistance of a Real Estate agent to find a house or are you going it alone. Any info you could forward on regarding property in NS would be ace. Sorry to hijack your thread Mark-H. Good luck with your move.

Glassy


You should always use a Realtor they do not cost you anything if you are buying and they can save you time and money. It is preferable to use a different one to the selling agent.

Paradisefound Sep 5th 2008 7:05 pm

Re: off to Nova scotia
 

Originally Posted by Arrona (Post 6754354)
welcome to BE
we have been in NS since May and we love it. my 2 children 3 & 8 have settled in nicely, they are even speaking canadian:rofl::rofl:


We have been here 3yrs and our 7yr old speaks canadian to everyone but us.

Arrona Sep 6th 2008 12:03 pm

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Originally Posted by Paradisefound (Post 6754658)
We have been here 3yrs and our 7yr old speaks canadian to everyone but us.

:rofl::rofl::rofl: my MIL came over and the kids wont speak candian to her. it takes me all my time to speak english so that the canadians can understand me:rofl::rofl:

deenailz Sep 6th 2008 9:24 pm

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we are hopefully going to nova scotia too :D


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