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Forum: Canada
Jul 11th 2005, 9:30 am
Replies: 3
Views: 677
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Wink Not posting - enjoying life too much!!

Well, Phil and I have not posted on here for ages, so this is a quick update. We arrived in Calgary May 30 (I had sponsored Phil) and Phil started work 72 hours later!! After trecking around Calgary...
Forum: Canada
May 12th 2005, 8:41 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,881
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: This is it then! Bye UK!!!

We've just had our entire life (small as it is) packed up by Allied Pickford, who will ship it out to Vancouver and then to us in Calgary within 8-10 weeks. The quote seemed so reasonable that we...
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2005, 8:32 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,231
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: canadian peculiarities

Not forgetting, of course, that most Canadians will automatically apologize when someone else bumps into them or steps on their toes (and Phil has actually laughed over me doing this on the tube -...
Forum: Canada
Apr 28th 2005, 3:17 am
Replies: 267
Views: 24,920
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: More reasons to leave the uk

So maybe I should check and see if Phil considers himself to be fleeing from Tony Blair? :p
Forum: Canada
Apr 28th 2005, 1:52 am
Replies: 267
Views: 24,920
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: More reasons to leave the uk

Well, I suppose if someone referred to you (or my British hubby) as a refugee you'd be pretty outraged and set them straight right away wouldn't you? Because you're clearly not a refugee. And so,...
Forum: Canada
Apr 27th 2005, 8:47 pm
Replies: 267
Views: 24,920
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: More reasons to leave the uk

Hmm... Could be the refugees are treated differently because they've been tortured in their homeland and you and I generally aren't. Or it could be that they've suffered through a genocide (ie...
Forum: Canada
Apr 27th 2005, 12:06 am
Replies: 49
Views: 3,468
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Canadian/british Music?

To which we'd like to add:
Great Big Sea (I suppose it depends if you like Irish-sounding songs for a good part of a CD, but we love them)
Po' girl (an offshoot of Be Good Tanyas)
Kathleen Edwards...
Forum: Canada
Apr 26th 2005, 8:30 pm
Replies: 68
Views: 5,100
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Weather

And here's a weather stat to make your hair curl: we were on the tube in London yesterday and saw an ad for a "get a new life!" type of exhibition opening. It stated that the UK gets, on average, 73...
Forum: Canada
Apr 24th 2005, 9:25 am
Replies: 11
Views: 867
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Chinooks;- stats please.

I grew up an hour north of Calgary and we definitely got chinooks in the winter - I remember tons of times we'd wake up in the morning to a chinook arch and 10 degrees weather when it had been...
Forum: Canada
Apr 20th 2005, 12:27 am
Replies: 46
Views: 10,295
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Canadian word pronunciation ?

HERBS, without any doubt. I lived in the States for 5 years and was always given a hard time if I said herbs (I worked in a commercial kitchen so the subject did come up pretty often). I was adamant...
Forum: Canada
Mar 22nd 2005, 12:23 am
Replies: 43
Views: 3,031
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Ok, I'm calling you all out!

Well, to give the other side of the coin...
We came out to Canada late 2003, thinking we'd be over as a couple in the spring of the year (but were delayed - another long story). Phil went to various...
Forum: Canada
Mar 13th 2005, 8:55 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 4,181
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Recent shipping quotes to share?

We're in the process of getting quotes for shipped boxes (too little of our own furniture at present to have enough to warrant a container or even part, I think!!) Britannia just quoted us £1,300...
Forum: Canada
Feb 2nd 2005, 8:26 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 913
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Conjugal vs Common-law Partner Advice??

You might want to check the guidelines again: www.cic.gc.ca. They changed them recently so they actually explain the category properly and it does look like you can't apply as a conjugal partner if...
Forum: Canada
Jan 26th 2005, 10:30 pm
Replies: 100
Views: 8,579
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: How do you cope with the cold weather

I find it interesting that so many Brits seem to prefer the cold as long as it is sunny, to warmer weather with rain. My guess is most Canadians would have the opposite opinion

Actually, after 6...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 25th 2004, 3:26 am
Replies: 7
Views: 7,711
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Hi from London

Sorry just another quick thought - have you tried the Canada shop on Maiden Lane? (close to Covent Garden) It's on the same road as the Maple Leaf pub and sells lots of canadian stuff - nanaimo bar...
Forum: Canada
Nov 25th 2004, 3:13 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,603
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: where in Vancouver worth visiting?

Granville Island market and the whole area right around it is also nice. You can get water tours (at least I think they're tours and not taxis!) which take you around the harbour area there.
Forum: Canada
Nov 21st 2004, 8:40 pm
Replies: 213
Views: 24,165
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Decided not to go

To be honest, the problem is not just with immigrants. My brother has a nursing degree from an Alberta University. BUT - all his nursing experience in Canada was in Saskatchewan and Ontario. When he...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 18th 2004, 3:30 am
Replies: 7
Views: 7,711
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Hi from London

I live on the flavoured creamers when I'm back home (Alberta) but have never found them here. You could also go to Whittards and buy their hazelnut syrup but I think in England you are kind of stuck...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 8th 2004, 2:48 am
Replies: 73
Views: 8,822
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Anyone in Canada heading back to the UK

Of course, we Canadians have a sense of humour! - just not a British one. (Mind you, I always assumed that was because we're not British. Is it just me or is that kind of logical?)
And as for...
Forum: Canada
Oct 13th 2004, 12:10 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,357
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

shipping stuff to Calgary

In (perhaps over-optimistic) anticipation of hearing from Immigration soon, does anyone have recommendations for a company to ship stuff from London to Calgary? Anything to look out for when we...
Forum: Canada
Sep 30th 2004, 11:57 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 868
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Re: Permanent Residency for Spouse through London (UK) - Timelines

Well, we have nothing to add in terms of info, but are in the same boat - I've applied to sponsor Phil, application sent to Mississauga and we're now waiting. (I actually shouldn't read any of your...
Forum: Canada
Sep 24th 2004, 12:12 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,279
Posted By Phil&Kirsteen

Wink Rugby...

Frivolous, I know (or essential, depending on your mindset)...

We're assuming that we need to have satellite TV in Calgary to have any chance of getting tri-nations, 6 nations etc. Any ideas on...
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