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Forum: Canada

Feb 24th 2019, 9:08 pm

Replies: 40

Where in Canada for milder climate

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Posted By peasmold

Re: Where in Canada for milder climate

We considered the Okanagan when we moved from Alberta but decided against it for the following reasons 1..There is a shortage of water during the summers (the Okanagan is at the north end of the...

Forum: Canada

Feb 24th 2019, 8:14 pm

Replies: 29

Canada Food Guide

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Posted By peasmold

Re: Canada Food Guide

I buy a lot of dried goods such as gluten-free flour, quinoa, nuts, lentils, split peas and various beans at The Bulk Barn. Apart from soup, you can make lentil loaf - a very tasty kind of "meat"...

Forum: Canada

Feb 23rd 2019, 6:26 pm

Replies: 40

Where in Canada for milder climate

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Posted By peasmold

Re: Where in Canada for milder climate

We live in Comox on Vancouver Island which has a maritime climate with no extremes. We moved from Alberta which has very cold winters and short, hot summers.Winter here lasts from about November...

Forum: Canada

Feb 23rd 2019, 6:05 pm

Replies: 29

Canada Food Guide

Views: 2,087

Posted By peasmold

Re: Canada Food Guide

Good to hear that at least a few people are paying attention to what they buy and eat. I have been eating a plant-based diet for many years and rely on legumes for most of my protein. It is shocking...

Forum: Canada

Feb 22nd 2019, 8:16 pm

Replies: 29

Canada Food Guide

Views: 2,087

Posted By peasmold

Canada Food Guide

The latest version of Canada's Food Guide was issued in January, 20!9. It began as Food Rules 77 years ago and has gone through 8 revisions since then. A recent poll on CTV's "Power Play" Indicated...

Forum: Canada

Feb 22nd 2019, 7:41 pm

Replies: 51

People living in BC, any advice?

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Posted By peasmold

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

We live in Comox on Vancouver Island. We moved here from Alberta 6 years ago. The weather is much milder, with rain from November through January and summer temperatures not too extreme. Unlike...

Forum: Canada

Feb 22nd 2019, 2:18 am

Replies: 3

Oil And Gas Workers

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Posted By peasmold

Re: Oil And Gas Workers

This is a very bad time to be looking for work in oil and gas in Alberta. This sector has been in a slump for a few years now due to a huge drop in oil prices and the legal entanglements of trying to...

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