British Expats - Orangeville area

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Re: Orangeville area

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Originally Posted by Gezza

My family have lived in Calgary and Vancouver in the past. We are now in London but would like to return to Canada next year or so. Ontario sounds good and closer to Europe - only 5 hour flight. Orangeville. Many people praise it but I heard someone from Toronto saying that Orangeville is an area "where all the unemployed people are sent off to...".
I Can not really gauge this criticism against what I saw in western Canada. Can someone help? What is meant by this and if it is true. And anyhow is it just a good place for retirement or for young families as well can at least some Industrial work be found there.

...And does anyone know anything about Sudbury?

My inlaws live about 1/2 hour from Orangeville in Dundalk and they love it, we considered moving there but I love toronto too much. But i hear its a really up and comming city. lots to do. Does get bloody cold there though we went in August in the middle of a heat wave here in Toronto and we were wearing jumpers up there LOL. I think there part of a snow belt region.

As for buying Snow clothes do it here, as someone mentioned more for your money and all the stuff I bought from UK was useless after about November 15th! good luck with the move.

Re: Orangeville area

Talking about cloths: you are right. I had brought some Canadian boots and a down jacket in Calgary in 2001. Thought I would never wear it here. Last week was subzero in U.K. got the items out. They were very useful indeed. I felt a real winner!

Re: Orangeville area

[QUOTE=britishvixen21]My inlaws live about 1/2 hour from Orangeville in Dundalk and they love it, we considered moving there but I love toronto too much. But i hear its a really up and comming city. lots to do. Does get bloody cold there though we went in August in the middle of a heat wave here in Toronto and we were wearing jumpers up there LOL. I think there part of a snow belt region.

As for buying Snow clothes do it here, as someone mentioned more for your money and all the stuff I bought from UK was useless after about November 15th! good luck with the move.

Hi looking at Tresspass ski jacket in UK as I might have to go out quickly and wont have time to buy out there as its ski wear should be ok, unless anyone can tell me otherwise

cheers :beer: