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Forum: Canada
Jul 25th 2007, 1:51 am
Replies: 19
Views: 8,941
Posted By tonster

Re: What's Oakville Ontario like?

Yes, be careful of what realtors you use. Make sure they will work for you, not just themselves/sellers. Our buying agent was a nice guy but useless at negotiating a good deal. We used a different...
Forum: Canada
Jul 25th 2007, 1:50 am
Replies: 19
Views: 8,941
Posted By tonster

Re: What's Oakville Ontario like?

We live in Burlington (have a house for sale too!) We love it and moved to another house in Burlington.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 25th 2007, 1:48 am
Replies: 43
Views: 2,631
Posted By tonster

Re: Having a nightmare buying this house - advice please!!!

We actually have a stipulation in our contract requiring them to allow 2 more visits before we move in.
Forum: Canada
Jul 11th 2007, 12:45 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,393
Posted By tonster

Re: Where to live near Toronto?

Go West! Burlington and Oakville are beautiful. We're very happy (if you like suburbia)
Forum: Canada
Jul 11th 2007, 12:39 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,776
Posted By tonster

Re: Advice: Get an UK AMEX card before you leave the UK and avoid HSBC

Agree with Moog. Did it the same in the UK and today I have my second mortgage going through with them soon (got a fantastic rate on the first one - less than ING), got them to waive all account...
Forum: Canada
Jul 10th 2007, 2:51 am
Replies: 0
Views: 613
Posted By tonster

House`hunting in Burlington, Ontario

If anyone is looking for a house in Burlington, I have a nice "little" 3 bedroom detached home going on MLS with David Meade today.

Lovely family neighbourhood (The Orchard).

:D
Forum: Canada
Jul 10th 2007, 2:37 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,041
Posted By tonster

Re: Moved: Whats St Catherines and the surrounding areas like to live?

I like the Niagara wine, especially VQA stuff. Guess it is a case of personal taste and expectations. I guess my taste buds are fairly "normal".
Forum: Canada
Jul 28th 2005, 5:41 am
Replies: 66
Views: 7,622
Posted By tonster

Re: Not going now

Be warned, although I can't talk from actual experience, BC is pretty expensive too.

Have you checked our www.mls.ca?
Forum: Canada
Jul 28th 2005, 2:13 am
Replies: 66
Views: 7,622
Posted By tonster

Re: Not going now

Ok, maybe I should have clarified as 40 minutes without traffic, 2 hours with. Similar to living in Surrey/Kent etc and driving into London.

Maybe you've got a bigger house than us but, they are...
Forum: Canada
Jul 28th 2005, 12:36 am
Replies: 66
Views: 7,622
Posted By tonster

Re: Not going now

You've got to expect downtown Toronto to be more expensive than elsewhere (even in Canada the major cities cost more for obvious reasons)! Try around $250,000-300,000 for a nice 3 bed detached house...
Forum: Canada
Jul 27th 2005, 4:10 am
Replies: 66
Views: 7,622
Posted By tonster

Re: Not going now

Oh well, maybe I'm lucky but I just love it in Burlington and Ontario.

Great standard of living. Move into the "mansion" on Friday.
Salary is as good as in the UK and goes much further....
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2005, 5:19 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,140
Posted By tonster

Re: What am i going to miss? 6 days to go....

Talking about the beer, I have to admit, I like my ale. However, I'm having plenty of fun trying out the various microbreweries in the Beer Store. If that fails, the LCBO do good...
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2005, 12:43 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,140
Posted By tonster

Re: What am i going to miss? 6 days to go....

Hey how do you get to that Smoky Hollow place in Waterdown, I would love to go there. Myself, my husband and son moved to Burlington six months ago and we are loving it so far.

If you kids are...
Forum: Canada
Jul 3rd 2005, 12:18 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,007
Posted By tonster

Bell Express Vu

To all of you thinking of getting an account with Bell for TV/telephone/internet etc when you come over here/are already over here. BEWARE! :mad:

We are on our second PVR (TiVo like thing) and...
Forum: Canada
Jul 1st 2005, 6:27 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,305
Posted By tonster

Re: Basic living costs for 12 months in Nova Scotia

Having lived in NS before, I'd say that it cost about the same as living in the UK at the end of the day (Ok, you get MUCH better house though), perhaps a bit more with the energy costs.
Forum: Canada
Jul 1st 2005, 6:19 am
Replies: 8
Views: 756
Posted By tonster

Re: Canada Day - How Are You Celebrating?

Lovely in Burlington. going to do the standard activity - drink beer and have a BBQ.
Forum: Canada
Apr 19th 2005, 1:52 am
Replies: 4
Views: 587
Posted By tonster

Two Questions

Where can I find out about Tenants rights in Ontario and also where is a good place for a daytrip no more than two hours drive from Burlington, any nice towns worth seeing?
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2005, 6:29 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,703
Posted By tonster

Re: How Easy to Get Mortgage after you land?

"I hear it is hard with no credit rating but if we open a Canadian HSBC account here in England will that help towards it?"


We transferred our HSBC account over. No help whatsover. They...
Forum: Canada
Apr 6th 2005, 1:30 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 732
Posted By tonster

Re: Burlington.

Can't say much about schools except there is a decent looking catholic primary and high school up the road from us in Headon Forest, North Burlington.

Very nice area to live.

With regard to...
Forum: Canada
Apr 5th 2005, 5:22 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,363
Posted By tonster

Re: Why is it better in Canada? Now I know!!!

Just love Burlington and all around. Nothing is perfect but much happier here than in the UK.

Been to hockey at the Hamilton Bulldogs - great fun for the ENTIRE family. No thugs anywhere.
...
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2005, 1:46 pm
Replies: 114
Views: 11,775
Posted By tonster

Re: New life in Canada - tell me I'm not deluded

[/QUOTE]There's also that fact that it's a unique opportunity to network ... it's really a case of meeting the right people at the right time in the right place.[/QUOTE]

Personally, I think it's...
Forum: Canada
Mar 8th 2005, 5:09 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,966
Posted By tonster

Re: why is booze so expensive

Still, high prices are due to government fixation of prices in cooperation with the major brewers (they don't want it cheaper!).

Also, ask an LCBO/Beer Store/Liquor Store employee what they get...
Forum: Canada
Mar 8th 2005, 5:03 am
Replies: 3
Views: 997
Posted By tonster

Re: Rabies jab for dogs

Can't remember the cost but, unless you are planning to come back, you don't need rabies jab to get into Canada.

If you are worried about maybe coming back in the future. Vetcetera in Bedford now...
Forum: Canada
Mar 8th 2005, 4:59 am
Replies: 11
Views: 839
Posted By tonster

Re: Mobiles...I am sure someone will know the answer!

Virgin mobile is now in Canada!!!!
Forum: Canada
Mar 8th 2005, 4:56 am
Replies: 114
Views: 11,775
Posted By tonster

Re: New life in Canada - tell me I'm not deluded

Cities are cities. All the scum generally seem to congregate in them the world over!

No where is perfect. Canada is no exception but, overall, much happier over here this time! (NS was too...
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