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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 30th 2024, 12:01 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,983
Posted By scilly

Life throws a curve ball at us ........

This is my first time back on here to do more than very short visits just looking at some posts until late November, after which I didn't even do that!

First ................... Happy New Year to...
Forum: Canada
Apr 14th 2024, 3:25 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 5,746
Posted By scilly

Re: Car insurance, oh no!

This is true for the present day, but it was not always possible to get optional coverage from private brokers.

It depends on when you arrived in BC!

Back in the day, you could only get...
Forum: Canada
Mar 25th 2024, 3:20 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,631
Posted By scilly

Re: Move to Canada with child with disabilities? Police transfer from UK?

I agree with dbd that you have much better care for autistic children in the UK, and perhaps for other disabilities as well.

I have a family member with a 14 year old boy on the spectrum. He...
Forum: Canada
Mar 1st 2024, 2:54 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 6,370
Posted By scilly

Re: Move from UK to Vancouver - can I afford it?

Does the offer from the company include any health benefits??

Medical and dental costs can be very high if there is no such benefit package.

One other thing to consider is that the vacancy rate...
Forum: Canada
Feb 26th 2024, 2:34 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 11,467
Posted By scilly

Re: Cost of Living

We buy extra lean ground beef and stew meat in cubes on sale, re-wrap for freezing if not using immediately. I then make large cottage pies, we eat a serving each when ready, then divvy up the rest...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 30th 2024, 8:11 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,598
Posted By scilly

Re: Canada's Mennonites

Many Mennonites in the Fraser Valley., near Vancouver

Hutterite communities in the Peace River area, north eastern BC.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 29th 2024, 2:46 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,732
Posted By scilly

Re: Unemployed Non-immigrant Student Visa Pursuant

Be aware that there are now new regulations in Canada governing International Post-graduate students beginning with a cap on the number of permits to be issued for the school year beginning September...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 22nd 2024, 2:08 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 3,598
Posted By scilly

Re: Canada's Mennonites

There are a lot in BC, as well as across the Prairies.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 25th 2023, 11:43 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,848
Posted By scilly

Re: Decent curry in GTA

Of course they have a cuisine!!

There have been Haida restaurants in various places for many years. In Vancouver, many places along the coast of BC, Jasper. Many Cree chefs opening restaurants in...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 22nd 2023, 3:30 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 409
Posted By scilly

Re: Exploding car on Rainbow Bridge

The 6 pm news here said no terrorism, it all happened on the American side, a speeding car hit several customs/border buildings. It burst into flames, 3 people in the car killed and a Border Guard...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 22nd 2023, 3:26 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,848
Posted By scilly

Re: Decent curry in GTA

I think you will find that the Indian and Pakistani curries you had in England will not be the same as the Indian and other curries made here in Canada. You might look for Punjabi rather than...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 14th 2023, 2:49 pm
Replies: 6,426
Views: 457,864
Posted By scilly

Re: Coronavirus

Had my 6th shot in early October, together with the Flu shot, both in the left arm, right up close to the shoulder ............... an inch or so higher than any other shot I've ever had.

Then we...
Forum: Canada
Oct 29th 2023, 3:20 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,275
Posted By scilly

Re: Shipping boxes / work permit

The last time we shipped goods from the UK to Vancouver, and granted it was many years ago, it took 6 months instead of the 6 weeks promised.

The stuff ended up coming via Asia, and getting stuck...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 21st 2023, 3:29 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,682
Posted By scilly

Re: a recent Pearson experience

Strange but true, but I think the only time we have come through Pearson immigration was all the way back in 1973 when we made our first trip back to the UK.

All our subsequent trips, including in...
Forum: Canada
Aug 21st 2023, 3:14 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 5,496
Posted By scilly

Re: Flying dog with Airtransat UK to Canada

Not really anything to do with your pet.

But what date are you flying into Canada?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 20th 2023, 3:37 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 12,723
Posted By scilly

Re: What happened to this place?

I do similar to you, except I check in early in the evening most days, but often there is nothing that catches my interest now.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 4th 2023, 3:29 pm
Replies: 430
Views: 51,056
Posted By scilly

Re: Trudeau

:goodpost:
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 8th 2023, 6:36 am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,217
Posted By scilly

Re: NZ Universities

Reliance on foreign students paying huge fees, especially from China and India, is not solely found in NZ.

It happens here in Canada, and I would not be surprised to find it happening in the UK...
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 7th 2023, 3:46 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,217
Posted By scilly

Re: NZ Universities

I'm horrified to see you post this.

It is what was thought of NZ and Australian universities back in the "dark ages" up until even the 1970s. I thought that kind of remark had disappeared.
...
Forum: Canada
Jun 17th 2023, 3:39 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 4,075
Posted By scilly

Re: Autism alberta information

I agree with almost everything that dbd33 has said about autism and Canada. Some people may or may not be surprised by that! :lol:

Two of my family members have children who are on the spectrum....
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2023, 3:37 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 8,677
Posted By scilly

Re: Realistic Opinion of Vancouver Living Costs

This comment stood out for me .............."go on multiple holidays per year."

Have you checked the holiday allocation for the position you are offered??

Workers do not generally get as much...
Forum: Canada
Jun 5th 2023, 4:21 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 8,677
Posted By scilly

Re: Realistic Opinion of Vancouver Living Costs

Getting daycare for the little one could be VERY difficult in Metro Vancouver, including the cities where you are looking.

Yes there are subsidies, but the daycare spaces are just not there. There...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 30th 2023, 3:25 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 5,952
Posted By scilly

Re: Moving to Canada as Train Driver

The education for even high-functioning autistic and ADHA kids is not generally much better and often worse than in the UK.

If a child has not been diagnosed as such before entering school, it can...
Forum: Canada
Apr 26th 2023, 3:26 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 801
Posted By scilly

Re: Starlight Tours

I remember reading about that at the time.

It seemed unbelievable to me that police did that, yet it also seemed unsurprising.
Forum: Canada
Apr 17th 2023, 3:41 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 945
Posted By scilly

Re: Public sector strike in Canada?

It's the first one for something like 30 years, but it does sound as though it is real, and may well happen.

Includes passports and tax returns, as well as a lot of other services.

There are...
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