Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
Hi all,
After a bit of advice. We might have the chance of moving from Devon, UK to Ontario as hub could have a job offer!
We are possibly looking at the North Bay area or somewhere nearby.
We have 2 daughters, 14 & 8 so schooling etc is a big factor for me as to if I want to take the plunge.
If anyone has any advice recommendations etc about schooling or a nice area to live id love to hear your experiences or advice xx
After a bit of advice. We might have the chance of moving from Devon, UK to Ontario as hub could have a job offer!
We are possibly looking at the North Bay area or somewhere nearby.
We have 2 daughters, 14 & 8 so schooling etc is a big factor for me as to if I want to take the plunge.
If anyone has any advice recommendations etc about schooling or a nice area to live id love to hear your experiences or advice xx
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
I stayed on Saturday night in the halls of residence at the university. It had a kitchenette, a bathroom and two double bedrooms with a TV in each. Heating and air and a continental breakfast to boot. Very basic, but comfortable for a fly in gig. I did drive around a fair bit looking for something to do as I had a lot of time to kill, but it was very quiet. Got my first black fly bites having never even seen one before too.
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Black fly are nasty. You get them in NS and where we lived from mid April to late May you literally run from house to car and back again...the only times that you can actually stroll is when it's raining... Here in Ontario where we are we get the mozzies but no more really than where we lived in the UK...
There's a genuine reason why all houses have fly screens!
There's a genuine reason why all houses have fly screens!
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
Black fly are nasty. You get them in NS and where we lived from mid April to late May you literally run from house to car and back again...the only times that you can actually stroll is when it's raining... Here in Ontario where we are we get the mozzies but no more really than where we lived in the UK...
There's a genuine reason why all houses have fly screens!
There's a genuine reason why all houses have fly screens!
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
I really appreciate everyone's input and advice...... if i'm honest its not sounding like the adventure we thought it might be. The financial situation here in the UK is really crap for us which is why have been seriously thinking of the move. Hub can earn so much more over there that he currently earns here. Could we stick it for a year then get to BC, or does that have issues too?....
What HONESTLY is the weather like through the year?....
Also healthcare. How does it work?
So aside of the bugs, not North Bay in particular, but towns/cities you recommend...?
What HONESTLY is the weather like through the year?....
Also healthcare. How does it work?
So aside of the bugs, not North Bay in particular, but towns/cities you recommend...?
#21
Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
I really appreciate everyone's input and advice...... if i'm honest its not sounding like the adventure we thought it might be. The financial situation here in the UK is really crap for us which is why have been seriously thinking of the move. Hub can earn so much more over there that he currently earns here. Could we stick it for a year then get to BC, or does that have issues too?....
What HONESTLY is the weather like through the year?....
Also healthcare. How does it work?
So aside of the bugs, not North Bay in particular, but towns/cities you recommend...?
What HONESTLY is the weather like through the year?....
Also healthcare. How does it work?
So aside of the bugs, not North Bay in particular, but towns/cities you recommend...?
#22
Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
I really appreciate everyone's input and advice...... if i'm honest its not sounding like the adventure we thought it might be. The financial situation here in the UK is really crap for us which is why have been seriously thinking of the move. Hub can earn so much more over there that he currently earns here. Could we stick it for a year then get to BC, or does that have issues too?....
What HONESTLY is the weather like through the year?....
Also healthcare. How does it work?
So aside of the bugs, not North Bay in particular, but towns/cities you recommend...?
What HONESTLY is the weather like through the year?....
Also healthcare. How does it work?
So aside of the bugs, not North Bay in particular, but towns/cities you recommend...?
BC seems dreadfully dull and soggy to me but enough people do like it to make it expensive. Well, maybe they don't like it so much as find it to be the least bad place for weather they can live on a Canadian passport but that's neither here nor there.
The weather in Ontario is mostly grim, in the winter there is a lot of snow and continuing cold, freezing rain and fog, there's no spring, summer is hot and sunny but with bugs. Autumn is beautiful and the first time it doesn't come with the dread of what is to follow.
Could I do it for a year? Sure, if no children were involved or if they were failing in school where they were.
#23
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Re: the financial situation, don't forget that it will cost you an awful lot to move, so factor that in to your calculations.
For healthcare info, have a look at the Wiki.
Good luck.
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
I really appreciate everyone's input and advice...... if i'm honest its not sounding like the adventure we thought it might be. The financial situation here in the UK is really crap for us which is why have been seriously thinking of the move. Hub can earn so much more over there that he currently earns here. Could we stick it for a year then get to BC, or does that have issues too?....
What HONESTLY is the weather like through the year?....
Also healthcare. How does it work?
So aside of the bugs, not North Bay in particular, but towns/cities you recommend...?
What HONESTLY is the weather like through the year?....
Also healthcare. How does it work?
So aside of the bugs, not North Bay in particular, but towns/cities you recommend...?
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
Ok North Bay is where the person that has the job offer lives, not where the work is. He lives there so naturally that was our first check out.
can't go straight to BE as the job offer is only ontario, but with provision to move in the future.
There must be some nice spots in o tario surely? With good education etc? That's one of my biggest worries to be honest. Both my girls are very bright and want to go far. I don't want a move for financial benefits to ruin their chances.
can't go straight to BE as the job offer is only ontario, but with provision to move in the future.
There must be some nice spots in o tario surely? With good education etc? That's one of my biggest worries to be honest. Both my girls are very bright and want to go far. I don't want a move for financial benefits to ruin their chances.
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
I don't want a move for financial benefits to ruin their chances.[/QUOTE]... although staying here in the UK we probably won't be able to afford the uni fees!!! Lol x
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
Black fly are nasty. You get them in NS and where we lived from mid April to late May you literally run from house to car and back again...the only times that you can actually stroll is when it's raining... Here in Ontario where we are we get the mozzies but no more really than where we lived in the UK...
There's a genuine reason why all houses have fly screens!
There's a genuine reason why all houses have fly screens!
#28
Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
Ok North Bay is where the person that has the job offer lives, not where the work is. He lives there so naturally that was our first check out.
can't go straight to BE as the job offer is only ontario, but with provision to move in the future.
There must be some nice spots in o tario surely? With good education etc? That's one of my biggest worries to be honest. Both my girls are very bright and want to go far. I don't want a move for financial benefits to ruin their chances.
can't go straight to BE as the job offer is only ontario, but with provision to move in the future.
There must be some nice spots in o tario surely? With good education etc? That's one of my biggest worries to be honest. Both my girls are very bright and want to go far. I don't want a move for financial benefits to ruin their chances.
There are indeed many decent places to live, but not near North Bay.
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
He'll be away with work for a week or 2 at a time so no daily commute x
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Re: Ontario, North bay or near by advice.....
Ok North Bay is where the person that has the job offer lives, not where the work is. He lives there so naturally that was our first check out.
can't go straight to BE as the job offer is only ontario, but with provision to move in the future.
There must be some nice spots in o tario surely? With good education etc? That's one of my biggest worries to be honest. Both my girls are very bright and want to go far. I don't want a move for financial benefits to ruin their chances.
can't go straight to BE as the job offer is only ontario, but with provision to move in the future.
There must be some nice spots in o tario surely? With good education etc? That's one of my biggest worries to be honest. Both my girls are very bright and want to go far. I don't want a move for financial benefits to ruin their chances.
Around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is probably your best bet for a combination of kids' education and social life, and stronger options for work for you, if your OH can genuinely be based anywhere in the province. For a year or so's rental before either returning to the UK or moving to BC for a better route to PR, there are hundreds of choices of places to set yourselves up. If he's a trucker, presumably anywhere within striking distance of a 400-series highway is a good option - the 401 corridor from Cornwall in the east to Windsor in the south west would be as convenient as anywhere else, and takes in Kingston, Toronto and its 'burbs, Hamilton (ish), Cambridge/Kitchener/Waterloo, London, Chatham/Kent, Windsor... you pays your money, you takes your choice!
If it were my family, though, I must say that I'd want greater clarity on my OH's employment prospects, prospects of being posted elsewhere within Canada, and options for remaining in the country long-term, before committing to a move that will likely cost several thousand pounds by the time you get here.