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Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2011, 6:05 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 7,953
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Help me buy decent tea and cheese without going bankrupt!!

Best for cheese and salami/ham type meets and obviously Italian food by far is Bosa Foods. Big store is at Boundary and 1st and original on Victoria Drive.
Forum: Canada
Mar 1st 2011, 12:12 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,363
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Arriving in Vancouver without jobs

I commuted to Burnaby for 2 years (Boundary & First) and heading East on the Second Narrows is fine as you are against the flow of traffic. I would avoid Lions Gate however!
Forum: Canada
Feb 28th 2011, 4:18 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 4,363
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Arriving in Vancouver without jobs

Lynn Valley also reputedly gets the highest rainfall on the North Shore due to its geographical situation - it's a low point with the mountains surrounding it on the north and east. Still quite a...
Forum: Canada
Nov 19th 2009, 7:52 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 800
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: recommended dentists in vancouver?

http://www.harboursidedental.com/

I could not recommend this practice enough - best dentist we have ever had. Focus is patient care and they are also up with current technologies.
Forum: Canada
Oct 26th 2009, 7:51 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 571
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: any teachers had their B/ED assessed in BC?

The missus did this and this is what I can remember....

She had a PGCE and 3 years of teaching experience in the UK.
The process took a long time - 9 or so months I seem to recall.
You cannot...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 21st 2009, 5:24 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,070
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Please Advice

Looking at some of your other posts it looks like Canada is your backstop should you be refused a green card relating to your previous run in with the law in the US.
Nevertheless if you don't submit...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 21st 2009, 3:27 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,070
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Please Advice

So do you intend to live in Canada or the USA?
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 6th 2009, 7:55 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,028
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: BC visa activation. should i flagpole?

We flagpoled at Point Roberts (Tswassen). I would recommend this border post as it will be a lot quieter than Peace Arch.
If your I-94 has not yet expired (I think you get 90 days) then you can...
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2009, 7:40 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 885
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Anyone Recommend a VPN?

I understand that is one way of solving the location problem. In a previous thread

www.consult-here.com/vpn.html.

was mentioned and was wondering if anyone other that Jetfixer had used it?
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2009, 5:42 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 885
Posted By drwoodsy

Anyone Recommend a VPN?

So we ant to start watching BBC iPlayer etc and looking through an old thread using a VPN service seemed the best method. Anyone here ding this and able to recommend a provider and the costs?
...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 15th 2008, 1:49 am
Replies: 5
Views: 497
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Return of Passports from London

Ours took just under 4 weeks.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 14th 2008, 3:24 am
Replies: 2
Views: 622
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: London Office - Address for sending passports

The address we were directed to send passports to was...


PHEP PROCESSING
CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION
IMMIGRATION DIVISION
38 Grosvenor Street
London W1K 4AA
ENGLAND, UK
Forum: Canada
Oct 13th 2008, 5:40 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 673
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: BC Health Insurance

There are a few options. Try Pacific Blue Cross.
Forum: Canada
Oct 13th 2008, 2:04 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 793
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Recce to BC - ski hills?

Apart from Cypress/Grouse/Seymour in Vancouver there is Washington on Vancouver Island. Otherwise everything else is East and a reasonable drive away. In my opinion for the time you are over stay in...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 6th 2008, 2:04 am
Replies: 5
Views: 655
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Passport request time frame

We had 60 days to submit them from the date of the passport request letter.
Forum: Canada
Oct 1st 2008, 8:04 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,210
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Canadian Ovens

We have one. Oddly the fan part of the oven is operated by a button marked "Speed Bake." I think it is Frigidaire.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 25th 2008, 7:45 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,047
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Tourist Visa Question

We originally came over last year as tourists. At immigration we had our return flights (6 months later) & copies of funds to support ourselves. This (in our case) was sufficient for a 6 month entry...
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2008, 2:43 am
Replies: 17
Views: 29,257
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: working as a dentist in Canada?

The dentists I had in the UK were shocking. I had little choice where to go when moving and then I was literally butchered - botched root canals and poorly fitted crowns.
Thankfully being rectified...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 24th 2008, 7:38 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 5,509
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union - Evidence

We did that over here along with a Stat Dec of Common Law Relationship and it only cost $35 and that was in Whistler!!!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 17th 2008, 7:56 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 2,322
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: *** In-Canada landing for family and economic classes ***

That's pretty good for us. Should get our passports back from London in the next week and even though the US Border is not that far from North Van we would prefer not to flagpole. :thumbup:
Forum: Canada
Sep 15th 2008, 7:54 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 564
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: medical insurance

You can try Pacific Blue Cross. We used them and they were fine.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 3rd 2008, 3:34 am
Replies: 8
Views: 465
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Accompanying goods when landing as PR

Thanks for the link to the allowances Biiiiink.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 3rd 2008, 1:18 am
Replies: 8
Views: 465
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Accompanying goods when landing as PR

As we will be flying to LA will probably bring back a few items, jackets etc. Some of the stuff is made in the US so I assume via NAFTA these would be exempt anyway?
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 3rd 2008, 12:38 am
Replies: 8
Views: 465
Posted By drwoodsy

Re: Accompanying goods when landing as PR

True (generally favour Pacific Boarder) but some of the Burton stuff I am after is up to 20% cheaper in the US and there is a full on Burton store in LA.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 2nd 2008, 9:37 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 465
Posted By drwoodsy

Accompanying goods when landing as PR

We are waiting for our passports back from London with our PR visas in them. Currently living in Vancouver on a TWP. We are probably going to visit family in LA for a few days and then land in...
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