Towzer1

Hello everyone
I was born in Scotland and moved to Canada when I was 10
I have lived in Toronto since then and my wife and 11 yr old are looking to make a move out east
The thought of being mortgage free entices us so were looking to make a move summer of 2018

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are our target areas
I can work remotely now so either province works and my wife works remotely also so the best of both worlds

We are leaning towards the Rothesay Quispamsis area of NB

Does anyone live in either of these areas of NB ?
How is your lifestyle socially?
What things should we be aware of beside the weather when we make the move?
Are heating costs high for homes that use electric as most of them are on this? Also heard we will pay about 20% more for groceries as well

We are looking at a private school as well and heard Rothesay Netherwood is very good
We also like Halifax but we think that NB maybe a bit less expensive especially after comparing homes in the same price range

cxx

I currently live in Moncton. I would prefer to live in Rothesay but not Quispamsis, based on the people I've met who live in those areas. Events seem to happen in one of the main cities and that's seems to be where most people socialise.
Cost of food etc. is high but I don't know how it compares to Toronto having not lived there. The quality of food is poor especially for fruit and veg, and whilst there are a few farm shops for a few weeks in the summer they do not compare to those I've seen in Ontario.

Towzer1

ok thanks for the reply

BristolUK

I remain amazed at how anyone can walk around Sobeys and Superstore here and say the quality of fruit and veg is poor.

Unless it's the half price mark downs that go off in about 30 minutes.

Certainly we don't have anything like the St Lawrence and Jean Talon markets in Toronto and Montreal but I don't see the supermarkets as inferior to those I experienced in Montreal for 9 months before moving to Moncton.

cxx

It's the salad leaves and spinach which have been frozen and are rotten within a day or two. It's the tomatoes which are soft or mouldy the day after you buy them. It's the carrots or potatoes which are soft and tasteless within a few days of purchase. All bought full price from Sobeys or Superstore with the longest possible use by date on a regular basis in the hope that they'll survive more than a few hours.

BristolUK

Still amazed then. A recent offer - not a date nearing one - was two 10lb bags of spuds for $5. They lasted us well over two weeks. I've often taken that offer for the reason they have lasted. Last Friday I finished a bag of carrots from the previous week.

Strawberries and raspberries from 3000 miles away have sometimes gone a bit fungusy (if that's a word) two days later but who has any of those left on the third day?

I often buy the half price mushrooms - but never anything else as mentioned above - and they're good for 3 or 4 days. At worst I might peel them after a few days.

Tomatoes? We have them coming out of our ears as my stop daughter grows some as well. They stay fresh enough.

Howefamily

agreed, the only items that I ever notice that go off quickly are raspberries and the odd strawberry in the pack. The rest lasts all week, especially kale. That sucker goes on and on

Simon Legree

The best way to deal with and get rid of kale is to dress it liberally with coconut oil. It slides off the plate into the garbage much quicker !