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Old Feb 2nd 2018 | 12:43 pm
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
According to this Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) |
You may get as much as $1417 per month for a family of two.
There's also drug cost benefits and you can have up to $7500 in savings.

JS - have you looked into CPP Disability pension? https://www.canada.ca/en/services/be...it-amount.html

Edited to add, there are other benefits / tax credits and financial help for low incomes in Ontario..
https://ontarioelectricitysupport.ca/FAQ
https://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/credit/otb/index.html
The drug benefits are for the entire family too. Also reimbursement for travel to doctors and hospital appointments. Help with assistive devices.

I think mental healthcare may be better too. Cobourg now has a walkin up clinic for mental health.
 
Old Feb 2nd 2018 | 10:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Pensioner in Guardian
I shop at Waitrose because you get a free copy of the Guardian and a coffee.
Is this true at Waitrose everywhere?
 
Old Feb 2nd 2018 | 10:49 pm
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
Is this true at Waitrose everywhere?
If you have a Waitrose loyalty card you can get a self serve freshly ground coffee/cappuccino at most Waitrose. It's nice coffee, especially for free. There is some kind of newspaper deal too, but I thought it was The Telegraph (?) ...might have to look into that. TBH I thought it was a discount rather than a freebie.
 
Old Feb 2nd 2018 | 10:55 pm
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If you have a Waitrose loyalty card you can get a self serve freshly ground coffee/cappuccino at most Waitrose. It's nice coffee, especially for free. There is some kind of newspaper deal too, but I thought it was The Telegraph (?) ...might have to look into that. TBH I thought it was a discount rather than a freebie.
I think she said she goes three times a week

Is it a free read or can you actually take the paper away? Two quid a copy
 
Old Feb 2nd 2018 | 10:59 pm
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Desperately starts an internet search for Waitrose stores across Canada.
Computer say NO. Computer also tells me that many questions like this have been asked before regarding which stores in Canada are like Waitrose, British Home Stores, John Lewis and Boots to name a few.

Well there are 0 why because this is Canada and we do things our way though for those who insist of having stuff from these iconic UK stores you can order online, perhaps find the odd UK brand in Walmart, Save On Foods, Canadian Superstore and if you really want to spend a shit load of money you might find a specialized store opened by some former Brit who is now selling a 32 gramme bag of Quavers for about $2 or they might be cheaper if the expiry date has passed.
 
Old Feb 2nd 2018 | 11:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
...many questions like this have been asked before regarding which stores in Canada are like Waitrose, British Home Stores, John Lewis and Boots to name a few.

Well there are 0 why because this is Canada and we do things our way....
er....have you got some sort of detector facility that picks up certain words that alert you and then you assume what the subject is without reading when you find one?
That question was absolutely zero to do with Canadian versions of UK shops.
 
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er....have you got some sort of detector facility that picks up certain words that alert you and then you assume what the subject is without reading when you find one?
That question was absolutely zero to do with Canadian versions of UK shops.
I was gazing into my crystal ball and foresaw the question being asked so I became pro active
 
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I think she said she goes three times a week

Is it a free read or can you actually take the paper away? Two quid a copy
Must be a free read? I'll report back!

The last time I bought a paper was the Sunday Times a few months ago, and I couldn't be bothered to open it. So much easier reading things online. Unfortunately, it didn't come with a Boden catalog or I could have bought myself some new clobber.
 
Old Feb 3rd 2018 | 1:29 am
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When the market won't support a store it closes, and something profitable replaces it. 35 years ago I used to drive my Aunt to the little Waitrose grocery in Vancouver because she claimed there were things she couldn't get elsewhere, and I remember the M&S on Granville St. (though I didn't shop there).
 
Old Feb 3rd 2018 | 1:45 am
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
I was gazing into my crystal ball and foresaw the question being asked so I became pro active
You need a new filter for it.
 
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You need a new filter for it.
Yeah I guess. Probably comes from spending too much time on figuring out to answer questions like
Im thinking of moving to Canada and I work in IT what are my chances?
How is the education compared to the UK?
Where's the best place to live in Canada?
 
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
Yeah I guess. Probably comes from spending too much time on figuring out to answer questions like
Im thinking of moving to Canada and I work in IT what are my chances?
How is the education compared to the UK?
Where's the best place to live in Canada?
An immigrant came to Canada because he'd heard the streets were paved with gold. As he walked up the hill from the customs shed he saw a dollar laying in the gutter. He bent over to pick it up, then stopped and straightened up, thinking, "Why should I work on my first day?"
I don't know about the IT field, but from what I've seen on BE our education system is vastly superior to Britain's. The best place to live is wherever the best place for you is, and no other. It's an emotional roller-coaster, but do it for the kids anyway.
 
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
I think she said she goes three times a week

Is it a free read or can you actually take the paper away? Two quid a copy
Crikey, she's right...just been shopping and the deal is any of the national qualities or the DM for free (as long as you spend £10). Picked up the Saturday Guardian and saved £2.90. Now I just need to find time to read it! Good tip, thanks.
 
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Totally pissed off that my friend cancelled our plans to go out for dinner tonight, again - it's been arranged for 3 weeks and she said she 'didn't sleep well last night so isn't up for going out'. She does this about 50% of the time and always leaves it to the last minute.
 
Old Feb 3rd 2018 | 7:05 am
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Originally Posted by Shard
Crikey, she's right...just been shopping and the deal is any of the national qualities or the DM for free (as long as you spend £10). Picked up the Saturday Guardian and saved £2.90. Now I just need to find time to read it! Good tip, thanks.
So a free coffee and paper for spending a tenner. Sausages?

It shouldn't be difficult to find something for £10 and make it worth it even if whatever it was only cost £8 or £9 in ASDA. But it's probably just worth it for the social aspect.

Now that would be a reason to meet up with someone . Makes more sense than going to Tim Hortons.

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Totally pissed off that my friend cancelled our plans to go out for dinner tonight, again - it's been arranged for 3 weeks and she said she 'didn't sleep well last night so isn't up for going out'. She does this about 50% of the time and always leaves it to the last minute.
The same one as before?

Go out with DandNHill instead. Well, the N part anyway.
 


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