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Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2006, 1:33 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,435
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Ontario - what's it like to live there?

My son is attending Sheridan College in Oakville, and shares a house with three other students near the campus. NOT the place to be if you aren't dependent on a car, according to him. He depends on...
Forum: Canada
Oct 26th 2006, 6:41 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 5,435
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Ontario - what's it like to live there?

Yep...I would love to settle back home in Thunder Bay, but my weird urge to eat regularly will probably influence me to move to the GTA.

My last job before I moved to Holland was as an ad...
Forum: Canada
Oct 26th 2006, 6:36 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 5,435
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Ontario - what's it like to live there?

[QUOTE=cov-canuck]I don't know where all the comments about "canadian experience" come from. We've been in the country less than a month, only really job-hunting for the last 2 1/2 weeks (first week...
Forum: Canada
Oct 24th 2006, 12:11 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,435
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Ontario - what's it like to live there?

Ontario is larger than some European countries, so it's really hard to generalize.

If you stay to the south (the so-called "golden horseshoe) or the Ottawa region, you'll find it very urbanised...
Forum: Canada
Oct 17th 2006, 6:34 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,356
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Recommend a book about Canada?

Corner Gas? Well, I've been in Holland for over 2 years now, so I don't know that one. Like I said, Mondo Canuck is 10 years old, so it wouldn't have heard of it either.

The only Canucky thing...
Forum: Canada
Oct 17th 2006, 2:51 am
Replies: 33
Views: 2,356
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Recommend a book about Canada?

Ten years ago, a great book called Mondo Canuck by Gregg Pevere came out...everything you ever wanted to know about Canadian pop culture. Doubt it's available now, but if you ever run into a copy,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 4th 2006, 7:38 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,114
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Is anyone returning to U.K. from Canada?

That being said, Red Lake is not Thunder Bay! In fact, it's a few hours drive northwest of the city. In the actual city, I really don't see people lake swimming. Lake Superior is very cold for one....
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 4th 2006, 2:22 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,114
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Is anyone returning to U.K. from Canada?

It "can"... :)

The south side of the city has Chippewa Park, which they are trying to refurbish back to it's past glory going back 40 50 years ago. It has picnic areas, but in the summer, the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 4th 2006, 1:40 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,114
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Is anyone returning to U.K. from Canada?

You're main concerns will be skunks and mosquitos! :p They are all over the city in the summertime. Many people who build out in the country have faced moose and bears (and a moose once wandered...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 2nd 2006, 9:14 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,114
Posted By Polyhymnia

Re: Is anyone returning to U.K. from Canada?

Good morning! (Here in Holland anyways!)

I signed up a wee while ago, but I've just been lurking. I'm Canadian with a Dutch fiancee and debating a move to the UK or back home to Canada. This forum...
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