Which Province and Why?
Jul 27th 2012 | 2:41 am
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And those places also dont have an abundance of sheep either.
Jul 27th 2012 | 7:02 am
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Re: Which Province and Why?
Jul 27th 2012 | 12:00 pm
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Re: Which Province and Why?
Jul 27th 2012 | 12:13 pm
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Re: Which Province and Why?
BC, because that happened to be the province Vancouver was in.
Jul 27th 2012 | 1:12 pm
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Re: Which Province and Why?
Originally we aimed for Vancouver, a cracking place, but started to tire of the options outside; we enjoyed the NW US, Washington State and the Islands. But much prefer Vermont, NH and the Maine coast. Less rain, more history to see.
Being ex-Londoners we settled in Montreal and love the proximity to downtown, immense festival spread, cakes, treats and Franco-feel. The traffic is atrocious and the language a fascinating challenge (when not carrying a small hangover) but the locals, or the locals i know, are immensely friendly and fun.
Many here get the 'English' humour (Ricky Gervais is the son of a Franco-Canuck) and the accent, twinned with an honest attempt at French, is a continual vote winner in pubs and the workplace. I have already told the chaps in my office I will run for Parti-Quebecois leadership if i can count on their vote - I have 4 guaranteed.
Being ex-Londoners we settled in Montreal and love the proximity to downtown, immense festival spread, cakes, treats and Franco-feel. The traffic is atrocious and the language a fascinating challenge (when not carrying a small hangover) but the locals, or the locals i know, are immensely friendly and fun.
Many here get the 'English' humour (Ricky Gervais is the son of a Franco-Canuck) and the accent, twinned with an honest attempt at French, is a continual vote winner in pubs and the workplace. I have already told the chaps in my office I will run for Parti-Quebecois leadership if i can count on their vote - I have 4 guaranteed.
Jul 27th 2012 | 1:35 pm
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Re: Which Province and Why?
Quebec is simply an excellent place to visit. Can't wait to go back there and explore some more. Drivers are a bunch of nutters though (although I felt I could trust them more than those from "lesser" provinces 
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).Being ex-Londoners we settled in Montreal and love the proximity to downtown, immense festival spread, cakes, treats and Franco-feel. The traffic is atrocious and the language a fascinating challenge (when not carrying a small hangover) but the locals, or the locals i know, are immensely friendly and fun.
Many here get the 'English' humour (Ricky Gervais is the son of a Franco-Canuck) and the accent, twinned with an honest attempt at French, is a continual vote winner in pubs and the workplace. I have already told the chaps in my office I will run for Parti-Quebecois leadership if i can count on their vote - I have 4 guaranteed.
Many here get the 'English' humour (Ricky Gervais is the son of a Franco-Canuck) and the accent, twinned with an honest attempt at French, is a continual vote winner in pubs and the workplace. I have already told the chaps in my office I will run for Parti-Quebecois leadership if i can count on their vote - I have 4 guaranteed.
Jul 28th 2012 | 12:24 am
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Re: Which Province and Why?
Originally we aimed for Vancouver, a cracking place, but started to tire of the options outside; we enjoyed the NW US, Washington State and the Islands. But much prefer Vermont, NH and the Maine coast. Less rain, more history to see.
Being ex-Londoners we settled in Montreal and love the proximity to downtown, immense festival spread, cakes, treats and Franco-feel. The traffic is atrocious and the language a fascinating challenge (when not carrying a small hangover) but the locals, or the locals i know, are immensely friendly and fun.
Many here get the 'English' humour (Ricky Gervais is the son of a Franco-Canuck) and the accent, twinned with an honest attempt at French, is a continual vote winner in pubs and the workplace. I have already told the chaps in my office I will run for Parti-Quebecois leadership if i can count on their vote - I have 4 guaranteed.
Being ex-Londoners we settled in Montreal and love the proximity to downtown, immense festival spread, cakes, treats and Franco-feel. The traffic is atrocious and the language a fascinating challenge (when not carrying a small hangover) but the locals, or the locals i know, are immensely friendly and fun.
Many here get the 'English' humour (Ricky Gervais is the son of a Franco-Canuck) and the accent, twinned with an honest attempt at French, is a continual vote winner in pubs and the workplace. I have already told the chaps in my office I will run for Parti-Quebecois leadership if i can count on their vote - I have 4 guaranteed.
Jul 29th 2012 | 5:51 am
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Re: Which Province and Why?
Ontario (Kingston to be precise) for us. We chose the Territory for it's climate and it's somewhat European feel, the area for its nearness to the US, and the city for it's size, close proximity to Lake Ontario and cos it's smack bang in the middle (well, sort of) between Toronto and Ottawa.
Now we just need to get there.
Now we just need to get there.
Jul 29th 2012 | 1:03 pm
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Re: Which Province and Why?
Alberta (Calgary) for us, for several reasons.
1. Job prospects - in our field especially (accountancy) it seemed to be the place with the highest job availability
2. Low taxes
3. Proximity to Banff / Lake Louise / Kananaskis Country etc for camping and weekend trips
4. Already know some people here (they emigrated from UK 10 years ago)
1. Job prospects - in our field especially (accountancy) it seemed to be the place with the highest job availability
2. Low taxes
3. Proximity to Banff / Lake Louise / Kananaskis Country etc for camping and weekend trips
4. Already know some people here (they emigrated from UK 10 years ago)
