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Forum: Canada
May 4th 2007, 11:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 955
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Moved: Barrie, ON

Barrie's mayor is currently in a spot of bother for going on an expenses-paid trip to China with 2 local land-developers. Although he paid for his plane ticket, apparently.

The Barrie council...
Forum: Canada
May 3rd 2007, 2:05 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 522
Posted By little-beauty

Sold a car to an out-of-province buyer!

Guys

Through the magic that is the internet, I sold our car (in ontario) to a bloke in Alberta.

Does anyone know if he can just stick his plates on it, drive it home and register it there? Or...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 17th 2007, 8:14 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 5,160
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Back in Uk;10 week update

Great post, Seasprite.

You gave it a go - most don't, let's face it.

You quickly ascertained that it wasn't for you....no shame in that, whatsoever.

LB.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 13th 2007, 3:13 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 481
Posted By little-beauty

Re: EU PETs scheme - need to get 2 cats airborne.

Well, here's the DEFRA email reply (they just need their tick\tw treatment):

*******************************************************
Good Afternoon

Once pets have been prepared for the pet...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2007, 8:33 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 477
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Loving them Tax Returns.

...just the kind of advice I was yearning. Many thanks, indeed! :D

LB.
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2007, 8:03 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 477
Posted By little-beauty

Loving them Tax Returns.

Guys

When you send in your completed tax return to the international tax office in Ottawa, do you have to enclose your proof of UK interest, UK rental income etc along with the Canadian T4?
...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2007, 7:27 pm
Replies: 101
Views: 5,977
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Could we please instigate a ban???

LOL. Succinctly put.

LB.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 12th 2007, 7:22 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 481
Posted By little-beauty

EU PETs scheme - need to get 2 cats airborne.

Hi Guys

I've been on the DEFRA website for ages, but can't quite get the definitive...

We're shipping a couple of cats back to the UK, after a relatively short stay in Canada. The cats were...
Forum: Canada
Apr 10th 2007, 2:37 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,024
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Opticians costs/price of glasses

Hello

Canada Walmart glasses are very cheap and the frames aren't half bad. I think the frames were $90, basic singlevision lenses $20 each and the tint was $10 per lense.

LB.
Forum: Canada
Apr 4th 2007, 7:03 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,239
Posted By little-beauty

Re: "Saying hello" and other manners

I can't quite get my head around answering the phone and someone saying "Hi there! and how are you?" without a) having ever contacted you before and b) before even identifying themselves.

If I ask...
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st 2007, 4:34 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 535
Posted By little-beauty

www.hireimmigrants.ca

http://www.hireimmigrants.ca/

I saw this advertised in Macleans (Canada's version of Time magazine).

I think the TRIEC are getting tired of seeing medical professionals with multiple PhDs...
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st 2007, 4:18 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,463
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Whitehorse, Yukon

Hi there!

We spent 2 weeks exploring the Yukon and used Whitehorse as the base. It's a great place for vacations but I imagine it would be quite an isolated existence to live there indefinitely -...
Forum: Canada
Mar 14th 2007, 6:34 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 780
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Internet access plans - unlimited no'mo'

I can't blame you. :D

...I'm probably teaching granny how to suck eggs here (metaphorically):

Depending on what P2P or Torrent client you use, you might want to experiment with significantly...
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2007, 11:50 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 456
Posted By little-beauty

Re: IT Market in Canada

Hi there!

Here's a thread from just this month:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=432102

..bit of a hot topic, at present :)

LB.
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2007, 9:02 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 964
Posted By little-beauty

Re: mailing address service for new immigrant

[QUOTE=Judy in Calgary;4505039]It is fraudulent to try to subscribe to a provincial health care insurance plan if you do not actually live in that province.

QUOTE]

Our landing and settlement...
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2007, 4:58 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 964
Posted By little-beauty

Re: mailing address service for new immigrant

Indeed - before we updated them recently, our Drivers Licence had our 'mailnetwork' address on them, so it was no issue at the OHIP office to flash these.

You can register as many names, within...
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2007, 12:19 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 964
Posted By little-beauty

Re: mailing address service for new immigrant

We used www.mailnetwork.com

We received our SIN, PR, Driving Lic and Health cards in the UK, via this system.

Quite expensive, but very effective.

LB.
Forum: Canada
Mar 7th 2007, 3:25 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 780
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Internet access plans - unlimited no'mo'

Blimey, blimey. If you're nudging 100GB in a month then I'd wager you're a very heavy P2P user!! :D

We get 60Gb up/down on Rogers Cable Extreme 6meg connection.

LB.
Forum: Canada
Mar 5th 2007, 7:43 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 358
Posted By little-beauty

Broke my 1st snow shovel today...

..after 1 season of heavy Central-Ontario snowfall. :D

Trying to find a replacement today was tricky. The snow accessories fixtures in the stores that appeared at the end of July have...
Forum: Canada
Mar 4th 2007, 10:05 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 1,851
Posted By little-beauty

Re: IT Industry in Canada?

..depends if you want live out in the country or not.

It can be heavy going, if you're going to drive it. I'm in Barrie - about 1.5 hours north of Toronto and the highway 400 south is a...
Forum: Canada
Mar 4th 2007, 3:34 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 1,851
Posted By little-beauty

Re: IT Industry in Canada?

Hellooo

I'm an ex-IT Contractor from the UK with similar experience to your good self.

The areas you'll be looking at are Toronto and Ottawa, only. In my view.

For a UK ex-pat, canada has...
Forum: Canada
Feb 16th 2007, 8:27 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,548
Posted By little-beauty

Re: PAYG Mobile phone SIM

Are you referring to purchasing a UK Virgin PayG SIM or a Canadian Virgin PAYG SIM?

Thanks.

L-B.
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2007, 11:54 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,636
Posted By little-beauty

Re: Is Persistence The Key?

Hello

...2 points short - I really hope you work something out.

There is such an evident 'disconnect' between the points that are required for immigration and the reality of getting a job in...
Forum: Canada
Feb 1st 2007, 11:45 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,291
Posted By little-beauty

Re: A good read - The Good Life, Up The Yukon Without a Paddle

Yes indeed. However, I recall there was absolutely no mention of how Dorian and his missus came to be legally resident in Canada.

They discuss entering, leaving and residing in parts of Canada as...
Forum: Canada
Jan 20th 2007, 6:52 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 6,070
Posted By little-beauty

Re: IT jobs a nightmare to get

Anybody know if RecentLander got his desired role, in the end?

LB.
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