wesam

I will be moving for good to Calgary in 01/2004(I have my PR card and SIN card). I will be driving from Texas to Calgary.

Health Care Insurance
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I can get the form online to apply for it from:
http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/coverage/ahcip/forms.html
and then take it to: 727 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary
Is that it? What about the other Supplements, like: Blue Cross Palliative Care Drug Program or Alberta Blue Cross Non-group Coverage?

Driving License
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Where do I change my license? Do I just take my US driving license to any “Registry Agent� and get it changed?


Car Insurance
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Any recommendation on Car Insurance companies in Calgary?


Cell Phone
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Any recommendation on cell phone companies and planes in Calgary?

Cable Modem or DSL
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Any recommendation on Cable Modem or DSL providers in Calgary?

IT Jobs in Calgary
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Any recommendations? Advice? Suggestions? Web sites? Companies?
Or even a good place to find a quick job, any job to pay the bills?

Simon

I'll try to answer some of your questions, with links included...


wesam wrote:
    > Driving License

Any registry agent should be able to do it: http://www3.gov.ab.ca/gs/


    > Car Insurance

Get a quote from many different insurance companies at
http://www.kanetix.com/


    > Cell Phone

I've had no problems with Fido: http://www.fido.ca , however all
providers have good coverage so it's down to choice of phone and plans.


    > Cable Modem or DSL

I've been with Nucleus for 3 years now - excellent DSL service. Avoid
Shaw if possible (they are the local cable company) - they have poor
customer service and their products are no better. For TV service, I
recommend Bell ExpressVu.

Hope it helps.




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wesam

Thank you.
What about Cable Modem in Calgary?

Mm

Simon answered your other questions, but I'll give my two cents on the following one ...

    > Cable Modem or DSL
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    > Any recommendation on Cable Modem or DSL providers in Calgary?
Telus, the landline phone company, also provides DSL. It works great for me. I use it for several hours per day. By the way, you can
pick your own long distance company instead of being tied to Telus. Primus suited my needs better. I had Shaw cable internet in my
previous place, and it was 3 times faster on my timed downloads of a certain file of 1MB but had the very occasional interruption in
service of a few minutes (maybe once every two weeks). Since continuous service is important for me I took the opportunity to change
to Telus DSL when I moved house. I have no problems with Shaw Cable for TV. No need for a satellite dish.

wesam

Thanks

wesam

Thanks

What a bout finding an IT job?
Any recommendations? Advice? Suggestions? Web sites? Companies?
Or even a good place to find a quick job, any job to pay the bills?

Simon

wesam wrote:

    > Thanks
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    > What a bout finding an IT job?
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    > Any recommendations? Advice? Suggestions? Web sites? Companies?
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    > Or even a good place to find a quick job, any job to pay the bills?
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IT jobs are few and far between in Calgary. The jobs that do exist are
usually recruited by employees who 'know somebody else who can turn on a
computer'.

I'm being serious too. If you do find a IT job, don't expect it to pay
more than peanuts. The best way to succeed in this city is to start
your own business.

As for quick jobs to pay the bills... ? Best to look at the local
newspapers when you get here (Herald, Sun). Plenty of call-center jobs.
You could try the calgary.jobs newsgroup, but it's usually spam or
off-topic.




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