"We're doing it for the children..."
Aug 19th 2011, 1:54 am
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
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BC's is going up to 10.50 (i think)
Houses in Canada might be cheaper but the minimum wage is also lower
Your statement about minimum wage is not entirely correct. As of October coming min.wage in UK for adults will be £6.08 p/h or Can $9.42 at todays rate.
Minimum wages in Canada are as follows:-
Province General Wage
Alberta $8.80 Alberta Employment and Immigration
BC $8.75 B.C. Ministry of Labour
Manitoba $9.50 Manitoba Labour and Immigration
New Br. $9.50 New Brunswick Employment Standards
Nfld $10.00 Labour Relations Agency
NWT $10.00 Education, Culture and Employment
NS $9.65 Labour and Advanced Education
Nunavut $11.00
Ontario $10.25 Ministry of Labour
PEI $9.30 Community Services, Seniors and Labour
Quebec $9.65 Commission des normes du travail
Sask. $9.25 Saskatchewan Labour
Yukon $9.00
Out of the 13 areas 8 are higher today that the UK's will be in October.
Your statement about minimum wage is not entirely correct. As of October coming min.wage in UK for adults will be £6.08 p/h or Can $9.42 at todays rate.
Minimum wages in Canada are as follows:-
Province General Wage
Alberta $8.80 Alberta Employment and Immigration
BC $8.75 B.C. Ministry of Labour
Manitoba $9.50 Manitoba Labour and Immigration
New Br. $9.50 New Brunswick Employment Standards
Nfld $10.00 Labour Relations Agency
NWT $10.00 Education, Culture and Employment
NS $9.65 Labour and Advanced Education
Nunavut $11.00
Ontario $10.25 Ministry of Labour
PEI $9.30 Community Services, Seniors and Labour
Quebec $9.65 Commission des normes du travail
Sask. $9.25 Saskatchewan Labour
Yukon $9.00
Out of the 13 areas 8 are higher today that the UK's will be in October.
Aug 19th 2011, 3:43 am
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
based on OH's friends I'd say that was true.
Aug 19th 2011, 3:47 am
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Aug 19th 2011, 4:00 am
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
That's a fairly emphatic endorsement in favor of Sherwood Park. What in particular led you to the conclusion that your kids were ill-equipped to hack it back in England?
Aug 19th 2011, 6:43 am
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Aug 19th 2011, 10:17 am
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
Aug 19th 2011, 12:47 pm
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Aug 19th 2011, 1:40 pm
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
Maybe its geographical, I hear soccer in Calgary costs stupid amounts of money.
Where I am in "small town Ontario" Soccer costs $75 per kid ,up to a max of $225 per family for a season
Figure skating Canskate program is $230 for the season
Piano lessons are less than $20 a session
Monthly family YMCA membership (includes swim lessons) $90 a month, plus there is something in that for the grown ups too.
Kids ski passes are $305 for the season if you buy early (under fives a whopping $25 a year, cant beat that!), plus another $275 for the race club membership (loads of coaching), or else $100 for a 5 lesson program.
The local library has all sorts of low cost or free kids programs.
Karate via the school was $30 a month
I suppose it all ads up, but personally I think for what they get out of it its a bargain, and frankly once school is in there isnt time to do it all anyway.
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Aug 19th 2011, 4:01 pm
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
i assume that doesnt include boots and shin pads?..i was level 3 FA Coach in England and ran our local boys team from under 7 - under 13 i gave all my coaching time for free and the boys were given kit for free and were never charged a penny for anything... we raised our funds through sponsorship and holding an all day tournament once a year.
Aug 19th 2011, 4:14 pm
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i assume that doesnt include boots and shin pads?..i was level 3 FA Coach in England and ran our local boys team from under 7 - under 13 i gave all my coaching time for free and the boys were given kit for free and were never charged a penny for anything... we raised our funds through sponsorship and holding an all day tournament once a year.
Its no surprise that footy is cheaper in the UK, but what about everything else?
Aug 19th 2011, 4:44 pm
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
Having kids certainly isn't cheap in both countries
I guess you have to feel lucky your kids aren't into motorbike (sport bike) racing
Aug 19th 2011, 4:58 pm
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
I'd have thought buying ski equipment, a piano, skates, fuel, food, drink, etc all adds up on top of the total. Not to mention the cost of time.
Having kids certainly isn't cheap in both countries
I guess you have to feel lucky your kids aren't into motorbike (sport bike) racing
Having kids certainly isn't cheap in both countries
I guess you have to feel lucky your kids aren't into motorbike (sport bike) racing
Stuff like skis and skates are obviously going to be cheaper here in Canada just cos of supply/ demand, and the availability of used gear, but then I doubt my kids would do either of those if we lived in the UK. I know I could never have got my Digital piano in the UK for anything close to what I paid here. They are more than double in the UK!
Im just posting the costs for me of the activities we do for information purposes, Im not a high roller by any means, but we have the money to do this stuff. Lemi says it costs a shed load to sign kids up where he is, but hasnt so far given any costs, maybe its far more for him where he is. I dont think two or three activities at a couple of hundred a head is too out to lunch. Skiing is the expensive one, and this year we are not getting the full passes as we are doing skating instead. This year we will get night passes for $100 each ($25 still for the youngest) instead to keep us all out on the slopes. We already have the gear after all.
I forgot golf... thats $200 for the summer including weekly lessons and some 9 hole green fees for me. Got to indoctrinate them young before they get a mind of their own. Dont want them to take after dbd!
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Aug 19th 2011, 5:31 pm
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Re: "We're doing it for the children..."
No one is pretending having kids is cheap, and whether you are here or there you will need to get the appropriate gear. The time costs nothing, its a pleasure to hang out with my kids. (Ask me again in 5 years!)
Stuff like skis and skates are obviously going to be cheaper here in Canada just cos of supply/ demand, and the availability of used gear, but then I doubt my kids would do either of those if we lived in the UK. I know I could never have got my Digital piano in the UK for anything close to what I paid here. They are more than double in the UK!
Im just posting the costs for me of the activities we do for information purposes, Im not a high roller by any means, but we have the money to do this stuff. Lemi says it costs a shed load to sign kids up where he is, but hasnt so far given any costs, maybe its far more for him where he is. I dont think two or three activities at a couple of hundred a head is too out to lunch. Skiing is the expensive one, and this year we are not getting the full passes as we are doing skating instead. This year we will get night passes for $100 each ($25 still for the youngest) instead to keep us all out on the slopes. We already have the gear after all.
I forgot golf... thats $200 for the summer including weekly lessons and some 9 hole green fees for me. Got to indoctrinate them young before they get a mind of their own. Dont want them to take after dbd!
Stuff like skis and skates are obviously going to be cheaper here in Canada just cos of supply/ demand, and the availability of used gear, but then I doubt my kids would do either of those if we lived in the UK. I know I could never have got my Digital piano in the UK for anything close to what I paid here. They are more than double in the UK!
Im just posting the costs for me of the activities we do for information purposes, Im not a high roller by any means, but we have the money to do this stuff. Lemi says it costs a shed load to sign kids up where he is, but hasnt so far given any costs, maybe its far more for him where he is. I dont think two or three activities at a couple of hundred a head is too out to lunch. Skiing is the expensive one, and this year we are not getting the full passes as we are doing skating instead. This year we will get night passes for $100 each ($25 still for the youngest) instead to keep us all out on the slopes. We already have the gear after all.
I forgot golf... thats $200 for the summer including weekly lessons and some 9 hole green fees for me. Got to indoctrinate them young before they get a mind of their own. Dont want them to take after dbd!
Not only do you have the at least $300 per month per kid (guesstimate) running costs as a minimum (i would imagine Vancouver / Toronto to be more expensive), you have the $15k (guesstimate) start up costs.
So knowing the huge cost of kids, i need to decide...........Kids or Boat
