Recce all changed !
Feb 27th 2011 | 5:52 am
#16
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 14,227
Re: Recce all changed !
Make absolutely sure the Evergreen Line is going in if you are counting on it. I don't think they have all the funding they need yet, but if they do, that's great news.
I'd be surprised if there is any difference between salaries in DT Vancouver and Burnaby. The two cities are right next door to each other. Literally. I've never ever heard of a salary differential. Burnaby has quite a few headoffices, like Electronic Arts, McDonalds etc.
Just curious - where did you visit in Burnaby? It has some very nice bits and some notsogreat bits, but then so do PM, Coquitlam and Poco.
I'd be surprised if there is any difference between salaries in DT Vancouver and Burnaby. The two cities are right next door to each other. Literally. I've never ever heard of a salary differential. Burnaby has quite a few headoffices, like Electronic Arts, McDonalds etc.
Just curious - where did you visit in Burnaby? It has some very nice bits and some notsogreat bits, but then so do PM, Coquitlam and Poco.
Feb 27th 2011 | 9:33 am
#17
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Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Cheltenham, UK was Vancouver, BC
Re: Recce all changed !
I have sent you an email to your private address so get back to me when you return.
As you know we are going out on 7th March for 2 weeks and we are staying in Heritage woods in Port Moody.
We have arranged to view 9 schools in the tri-cities area and have lined up around 10 meetings to do with jobs.
The house we are renting for our stay is owned by a realtor so we will be viewing some houses in the tri-cities areas as well. Port Moody is very nice, but a house that will accomodate a family of 4 will cost you around $800'000. That is allot for a new immigrant I feel and as such we will be looking all over the area.
The only method of transport outside of sitting in a car for hours to get down town is the west coast express which runs from early morning until 6.20pm. This is backed up by a bus service which runs until about 8:30pm.
This will change in 2014 when the evergreen line is completed which will link the skytrain to the tri-cities area. But the stations for the current west coast train run from the west to east of south end of the region, so living in anmore or heritage woods in north moody would mean a drive park up and train.
Looking at statistical data obtain from the tri-city council the vast majority of people work outside of the area and commute by car. This maybe due to coast or other habits but for me $178 for a 28 day tickets seems fine.
You could work in burnaby but the salaries my not be as high as downtown and for me the area is not even remotely as nice as coquitlam, moody and poco.
I will email on what I find when we return bu my gut feeling is that the tri-cities area is very much what we are looking for, but only time will tell.
As you know we are going out on 7th March for 2 weeks and we are staying in Heritage woods in Port Moody.
We have arranged to view 9 schools in the tri-cities area and have lined up around 10 meetings to do with jobs.
The house we are renting for our stay is owned by a realtor so we will be viewing some houses in the tri-cities areas as well. Port Moody is very nice, but a house that will accomodate a family of 4 will cost you around $800'000. That is allot for a new immigrant I feel and as such we will be looking all over the area.
The only method of transport outside of sitting in a car for hours to get down town is the west coast express which runs from early morning until 6.20pm. This is backed up by a bus service which runs until about 8:30pm.
This will change in 2014 when the evergreen line is completed which will link the skytrain to the tri-cities area. But the stations for the current west coast train run from the west to east of south end of the region, so living in anmore or heritage woods in north moody would mean a drive park up and train.
Looking at statistical data obtain from the tri-city council the vast majority of people work outside of the area and commute by car. This maybe due to coast or other habits but for me $178 for a 28 day tickets seems fine.
You could work in burnaby but the salaries my not be as high as downtown and for me the area is not even remotely as nice as coquitlam, moody and poco.
I will email on what I find when we return bu my gut feeling is that the tri-cities area is very much what we are looking for, but only time will tell.
