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Old Nov 29th 2006 | 11:49 pm
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Hello All,

I am moving to vancouver on the 27th December - less than 4 weeks top go! I am full of excitement and can't wait to get there and start settling in. My partner has a job but i don't so i will be searching when we arrive.

Looking forward to sharing ideas and advice on all the trials and tribulations I am sure that we will encounter.

Leeds
 
Old Nov 30th 2006 | 2:56 am
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Hi and welcome to forum. Good luck with your move .
PS Dont forget your snow shoes
 
Old Dec 1st 2006 | 12:00 am
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Originally Posted by sans
Hi and welcome to forum. Good luck with your move .
PS Dont forget your snow shoes

Hi Sans,

I have been wondering what snowshoes are! Can you enlighten me?
 
Old Dec 1st 2006 | 12:09 am
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Hi Leeds!

good luck with your move to Vancouver. I am also heading there around the same time as you. Hold on........ It's you I am moving with!!! :scared:

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Old Dec 1st 2006 | 1:18 am
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Hi Sans,

I have been wondering what snowshoes are! Can you enlighten me?
Things you put on your feet to keep them warm and dry
 
Old Dec 5th 2006 | 4:31 am
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Well Leeds, we moved from Harrogate earlier this year so have some pretty recent experice to draw on if you like.

I've just started looking back on this site as we are really desperate for good people to work for us. Alberta is hoovering up all the youth and the building trade is taking up everyone else so reliable people are hard to come by but I know that even as a stop gap I'd rather have a Brit than some of the Temps we are getting.

Whether it is working with me (we have a range of roles from unskilled through to Account Management) or elsewhere the really great news for you is that with a bit of networking and decent focus on what you want the economy here is parched for talented and/or reliable people so you need not worry.

Looking forward to hearing more about your move and where you are headed in this area.

All the best

Rupert

Originally Posted by Leeds
Hello All,

I am moving to vancouver on the 27th December - less than 4 weeks top go! I am full of excitement and can't wait to get there and start settling in. My partner has a job but i don't so i will be searching when we arrive.

Looking forward to sharing ideas and advice on all the trials and tribulations I am sure that we will encounter.

Leeds
 
Old Dec 5th 2006 | 4:44 am
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Well Leeds, we moved from Harrogate earlier this year so have some pretty recent experice to draw on if you like.

I've just started looking back on this site as we are really desperate for good people to work for us. Alberta is hoovering up all the youth and the building trade is taking up everyone else so reliable people are hard to come by but I know that even as a stop gap I'd rather have a Brit than some of the Temps we are getting.

Whether it is working with me (we have a range of roles from unskilled through to Account Management) or elsewhere the really great news for you is that with a bit of networking and decent focus on what you want the economy here is parched for talented and/or reliable people so you need not worry.

Looking forward to hearing more about your move and where you are headed in this area.

All the best

Rupert
Hi Rupert....... Just curious about what it is you do exactly?
 
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Originally Posted by Rupert W
Well Leeds, we moved from Harrogate earlier this year so have some pretty recent experice to draw on if you like.

I've just started looking back on this site as we are really desperate for good people to work for us. Alberta is hoovering up all the youth and the building trade is taking up everyone else so reliable people are hard to come by but I know that even as a stop gap I'd rather have a Brit than some of the Temps we are getting.

Whether it is working with me (we have a range of roles from unskilled through to Account Management) or elsewhere the really great news for you is that with a bit of networking and decent focus on what you want the economy here is parched for talented and/or reliable people so you need not worry.

Looking forward to hearing more about your move and where you are headed in this area.

All the best

Rupert
If you still have any jobs going in October '07 Rupert then give me a shout - I'll be coming back to Canada on another 1 year Working Holiday Visa and will be looking for work in Vancouver for the full year. I'm hardworking, flexible and a quick learner, and would be willing to turn my hand to something new. I applied for SW PR in July '05 so am expecting to hear from CHC London in Summer 2008, probably whilst still out there on the WHV. Can't wait to come back...

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Old Dec 5th 2006 | 4:15 pm
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Print management for large businesses so we have jobs in the warehouse, graphics, bindery, account management. We have a $400M turnover so we're not exactly a fly-by-night enterprise in case you were worried.

Like any business in Vancouver with the rivers and bridges the location (Annacis Island, Delta) is either a selling point or a no-no in terms of commuting but it's a good business and I'm happy to be in it which is always the acid test.

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Hi Rupert....... Just curious about what it is you do exactly?
 
Old Dec 5th 2006 | 8:23 pm
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Print management for large businesses so we have jobs in the warehouse, graphics, bindery, account management. We have a $400M turnover so we're not exactly a fly-by-night enterprise in case you were worried.

Like any business in Vancouver with the rivers and bridges the location (Annacis Island, Delta) is either a selling point or a no-no in terms of commuting but it's a good business and I'm happy to be in it which is always the acid test.

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No not worried just curious. OH a welder no good to you tho
 
Old Dec 13th 2006 | 10:17 am
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Not to me but to the construction industry then YES. Shipbuilding is chocker with work for years too. No worries for you.

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No not worried just curious. OH a welder no good to you tho
 
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Originally Posted by sans
Things you put on your feet to keep them warm and dry
Nu-uh ...... snowshoes are those things like tennis rackets you strap to your boots so you can walk on deep snow without sinking in too far.
 
Old Dec 13th 2006 | 11:55 pm
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Originally Posted by Morwenna
Nu-uh ...... snowshoes are those things like tennis rackets you strap to your boots so you can walk on deep snow without sinking in too far.
Mmmm I know what you mean but i was thinking at time of furry boots, but never mind . Did you get my PM last wk?
 
Old Dec 14th 2006 | 10:51 am
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Not to me but to the construction industry then YES. Shipbuilding is chocker with work for years too. No worries for you.

Hopefully.
 
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welcome leeds to the club .
this site is usefull ans vancouver your gonna love it dont forget your waterproofs .(you do have water proofs )
 


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