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Forum: Canada
Apr 21st 2015, 6:19 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,069
Posted By pkc

Re: Saskatoon v Calgary ???

Well the extent of our concern about crime, living in McKenzie Towne, is that last night my husband told me he was going to close and lock the backyard gate (gate was unlocked and shed was unlocked...
Forum: Canada
Apr 20th 2015, 6:53 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,894
Posted By pkc

Re: ISTRUMENT TECHNICIAN SEEKING HELP WITH THE CANADIAN RED-SEAL IP EXAM

Tradesecrets - Instrument Technician (http://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/trades-occupations/profiles/031)

I don't know if you've looked at all this, but if you go on the provincial website...
Forum: Canada
Mar 15th 2015, 5:04 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 654
Posted By pkc

Re: IELTS

The IELTS academic and general are basically the same (same timings, etcs) but the reading and writing components are a bit more academically focused. In Alberta a nurse would need to take the IELTS...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2014, 7:13 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,273
Posted By pkc

Re: moving to calgary in fall with family - advice please

If you really like McKenzie Towne, it might be worth doublechecking your research - the northern part of McKenzie Towne (Prestwick) is the designated walk zone for the Elementary school and I don't...
Forum: Canada
Jun 27th 2014, 6:20 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,999
Posted By pkc

Re: Calgary - SE living Information request

If you're working in Quarry Park, then you're probably laughing, commute-wise, for most of the deep SE quadrant.
The 302 express bus starts at the new hospital outside Auburn Bay (Seton) and is...
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2013, 9:25 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,724
Posted By pkc

Re: Job search help please for Engrs/technicians?

www.hgcareers.com
Engineering is one of the job categories on this site
Forum: Canada
Sep 23rd 2013, 9:42 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,724
Posted By pkc

Re: Job search help please for Engrs/technicians?

Here is the AB Gov't info on becoming accredited as a Mechanical Engineer: http://www.albertacanada.com/FQR_Mechanical_Engineer_May_2011.pdf Not sure if you'd seen this info already?
It pretty much...
Forum: Canada
Aug 13th 2013, 6:46 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,630
Posted By pkc

Re: Moved to Calgary

Although Auburn Bay does have a really nice lake and surrounding area - we've been to birthday parties there both summer and winter with our oldest. There's a playground and splash park in the summer...
Forum: Canada
Jul 30th 2013, 6:29 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 6,099
Posted By pkc

Re: What do you like about Calgary??

Proximity to the mountains and also chinooks - how nice to wake up one day in the dead of winter and realize, "This is the warmest city in Canada right now!"
:)
Forum: Canada
May 29th 2013, 7:00 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,884
Posted By pkc

Re: Help! Mckenzie Towne?

We live in McKenzie Towne and love it as a neighbourhood. For a young family (we have 3 small children) it's ideal as it's full of young families and has tons of playgrounds as well as a couple of...
Forum: Canada
May 29th 2013, 6:53 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,241
Posted By pkc

Re: Would you live in downtown Calgary?

If I was single, I would stay in the downtown or close - we rented in Sunnyside when we first arrived and it was a great intro to life in Calgary. C-train can get crowded and the buses are long so...
Forum: Canada
Apr 11th 2013, 6:41 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 718
Posted By pkc

Re: weekend away?

There's not tons to do with kids in either place - if the weather's good you can stop at a playground but basically it's deciding whether going for walks with them/gondola ride/hike etc is worth the...
Forum: Canada
Apr 11th 2013, 6:34 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,117
Posted By pkc

Re: Does this make a good Resume?

You can leave out the interests/hobbies section for sure. Assuming that you are not changing careers, go for the chronological resume like you have but most people will want a "key skills" or...
Forum: Canada
Mar 13th 2012, 8:30 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 3,902
Posted By pkc

Re: Sooke to Victoria commute

Thanks - there are lots of reason why a move to the Island appeals but it's a case of assessing if we would be exchanging one commuting lifestyle for another (which appears to be the case) and if the...
Forum: Canada
Mar 13th 2012, 5:40 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 3,902
Posted By pkc

Sooke to Victoria commute

My hubby and I would like to escape the craziness that is rush hour in Calgary (think 2 hour roundtrip commute for both of us - if there's no snow or accidents on Deerfoot...) My worry is that the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 9th 2008, 12:59 am
Replies: 33
Views: 3,549
Posted By pkc

Re: Thinking of Returning to U.K. from Canada

Well, it's not exactly the same situation - I lived for 6 years in England, first single and then with my fiance (now husband). We've now relocated to Canada for my sake, so our situation is the...
Forum: Canada
Jul 20th 2007, 10:16 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 3,803
Posted By pkc

Re: hi, all!

"as i have said, we have tried to put as much gloss on it as possible, but it does not seem to be working out for us. its not the cold, its not the people, its just......canada!! there just is not...
Forum: Canada
Jul 3rd 2007, 1:54 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,122
Posted By pkc

Re: housing shortage

The real problem with Calgary in particular is not getting a decently paid job (which is still about as easy as falling off a tree), it's finding housing you're happy with and can afford if you...
Forum: Canada
Jun 3rd 2007, 1:24 am
Replies: 3
Views: 637
Posted By pkc

Re: Sponsor Questionnaire IMM5540

Much as I hate to say this about my own government, they are so anal and pedantic I would NOT do anything different from what they've requested on the form. When I sponsored my husband to Canada, he...
Forum: Canada
Mar 11th 2007, 12:12 am
Replies: 7
Views: 939
Posted By pkc

Re: Halifax-out of the frying pan, into the fire??

Thanks so much for your answer, Liana - exactly what we needed to know!!
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2007, 1:33 am
Replies: 7
Views: 939
Posted By pkc

Halifax-out of the frying pan, into the fire??

I've tried to search old threads for the answer to this, but can't find exactly what we're looking for, so here is a variation on a theme :)
We moved to Calgary 18 months ago, and, while we're very...
Forum: Canada
Jan 11th 2007, 6:01 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,919
Posted By pkc

Re: Anyone worked at Tim Hortons?

I haven't worked at Tim Hortons but the not for profit where I work does get applications for loans from Tim Hortons employees and you have to be within the low income cut-off to qualify, so whatever...
Forum: Canada
Dec 7th 2006, 10:22 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,029
Posted By pkc

Re: Need help (lots of it....)

Yes, unfortunately, from personal experience I can tell you that you are NOT eligible under the conjugal partner category :rolleyes: I tried to sponsor my husband (then boyfriend) under this...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2006, 3:56 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 2,785
Posted By pkc

Re: Canuckistan is America lite: The Reality Checck(tm): Pt IV

I don't think anyone would argue that all Americans feel one way and all Canadians feel the other, anymore than you'd argue that Brits never view any issue in the same way as the French! I suppose...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2006, 3:02 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 2,785
Posted By pkc

Re: Canuckistan is America lite: The Reality Checck(tm): Pt IV

Well, you really only get to the differences between the two countries if you happen to have conversations with Americans and Canadians on stuff that gets below the surface similarities - like views...
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