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Forum: Canada
Aug 10th 2011, 3:00 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,546
Posted By smithjm

Price of flight back to UK

Hi All,
We have lived in Calgary for 3 1/2 years now and we are looking at going back to UK in April 2012 for a "holiday".
Just wondering what price people have paid for flights for two adults and...
Forum: Canada
Mar 3rd 2008, 1:32 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 996
Posted By smithjm

Re: cheap phone calls from uk

The no we used when still in UK for 1/2 p per minute is 0844 200 9595

HTH

Jay
Forum: Canada
Feb 11th 2008, 11:02 am
Replies: 1
Views: 556
Posted By smithjm

Re: Car Rental Providers In Calgary

We have just used 'Yes Car hire.com' who gave the best rate for a weeks rental. They cover all the insurance and extra driver etc.
Dodge Caravan for a week costs £201 all in.

HTH

Jay
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 26th 2008, 9:40 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,706
Posted By smithjm

Re: The pain of parting

Hi all,

We are leaving LOTS of family behind on Feb 12th to start our news lives in Calgary. Leaving party on 2nd Feb, which will be tough.

We use a number to ring Canada for 1/2 p per minute....
Forum: Police
Jan 25th 2008, 11:59 pm
Replies: 1,761
Views: 294,031
Posted By smithjm

Re: jobs for my spouse

Lee,

She can work straight away as she will have permanent residency, the same as yourself. The only restrictions that you will both have relates to voting etc as you are not a citizen.
Start the...
Forum: Canada
Jan 22nd 2008, 10:07 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,141
Posted By smithjm

Re: Cheap Phone Service to the UK?

We have just started with Shaw and get 1000 mins international too.
I think the phone part of the deal is around $55 / month.

A number your family can use from the UK - Canada is 0844 2009595,...
Forum: Canada
Jan 22nd 2008, 7:05 am
Replies: 21
Views: 4,772
Posted By smithjm

Re: Dog to Fly ..... Zoom Code & Option

I don't know where you got £5k from, its cost us £125 for our dog as excess baggage. I think all the 'agents' charge a fortune when it can be arranged yourselves.
Air Canada were more than helpful...
Forum: Canada
Jan 19th 2008, 1:03 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 4,772
Posted By smithjm

Re: Dog to Fly ..... Zoom Code & Option

Air Canada allow you to take your pets as excess baggage as long as the combined weight of them and the container does not exceed 32kgs.
Just phone them for more info.
Its costing us £125 (ish)
...
Forum: Police
Jan 13th 2008, 11:48 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,873
Posted By smithjm

Re: CPS 2008 Courses

Sarah,

I will PM you soon, but for now, thought I would say hi. Will be good to meet up before we all start the course. Mark arrives towards the end of Jan (23rd I think) and I arrive Feb 12th, so...
Forum: Canada
Jan 7th 2008, 9:33 am
Replies: 12
Views: 863
Posted By smithjm

Re: Moved: Cat & Dog to Canada?

contact Air Canada as they accept pets asexcess baggage still. We are paying £124 to take our cocker spaniel with us on the same flight and we check him in with our bags!!
Air Canada require a...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 6th 2008, 9:12 am
Replies: 7
Views: 880
Posted By smithjm

Re: Landing, Goods to gollow etc

I note that the goods to follow form states that items being taken into the country must have been used previously by the landing PR.
Does anyone know what happens if there are some items that we...
Forum: Canada
Dec 27th 2007, 3:41 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,143
Posted By smithjm

Re: where in Calgary

Thanks for this, but we visited them when over in Nov buying a house. They gave us a list of people running child care. We phoned them all and none could accommodate us. How frustrating, but...
Forum: Canada
Dec 26th 2007, 9:12 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,143
Posted By smithjm

Re: where in Calgary

Becskane,

We are not in Calgary yet...we move over on Feb 12th 08, but we have gone over recently and purchased a house. We looked around ALL the areas and lots of houses. We settled on Cochrane...
Forum: Canada
Dec 23rd 2007, 12:42 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 782
Posted By smithjm

Re: Accom for CPS Testing

I stayed at the Sandman twice. Once when over on a reccie and ride alongs and the second time with my wife whilst doing the tests.
It is perfectly adequate for what we needed....a bed at night after...
Forum: Police
Dec 22nd 2007, 5:47 am
Replies: 1,761
Views: 294,031
Posted By smithjm

Re: Calgary Police

Ann,

Please send my congrats to Gerry....and yourself for the stress you have endured with him!!
Pleased that he got through and lets hope now he can get back to 'real' policing and start to...
Forum: Canada
Dec 20th 2007, 1:40 am
Replies: 8
Views: 832
Posted By smithjm

Re: Joining the CPS and looking to rent

Dave,

The realtor we used to buy our house in Cochrane has some rental properties that she may be able to help you with.
Her name is Chloe Cartwright. PM me and I will send you her e-mail...
Forum: Canada
Dec 18th 2007, 1:29 am
Replies: 3
Views: 714
Posted By smithjm

Re: Pets to Vancouver direct from uk?

I know its not as far, but we are going Heathrow to Calgary and Air Canada have not mentioned anything along these lines.

Give AC a ring.

Jay
Forum: Police
Dec 17th 2007, 9:31 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,873
Posted By smithjm

Re: CPS 2008 Courses

March 10th for me too!!
Fly over on Feb 12th.....Can't wait.

Jay
Forum: Canada
Dec 12th 2007, 10:36 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,846
Posted By smithjm

Re: Home Theatre Systems - converting to PAL

Going one further..
We move over in Feb and I will be buying a new LCD, DVD and Music System etc.
Can anyone recommend a good package that they have purchased.

I also want to bring a load of VHS...
Forum: Police
Dec 12th 2007, 10:26 am
Replies: 2
Views: 866
Posted By smithjm

Re: Shipping Costs to Calgary

D2801,

We have booked our shippers. We had a number of quotes and managed to get the two that we wanted to knock money off their price.
We are packing our stuff up on 3rd & 4th Jan 08, which...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Nov 5th 2007, 10:27 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,461
Posted By smithjm

Re: We've booked and we're off!!!

Gongrats on your good news.

Where are you flying from and who with? The reason I ask, is that we fly out to Calgary on 13th for our final recce before finally moving on Feb 12th.
We are flying...
Forum: Canada
Nov 2nd 2007, 9:03 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,297
Posted By smithjm

Re: Anyone brought pets over recently?

Hi all,

We thought that none of the airlines were taking pets as excess baggage anymore and as such, we started looking at the companies that specialise in moving pets. We were not too keen with...
Forum: Police
Oct 25th 2007, 12:53 pm
Replies: 1,761
Views: 294,031
Posted By smithjm

Re: Calgary Police

Maria,

Really pleased for you. I could tell the first time you did the test when I was over there at the same time that you had the determination to pass. You have invested lots of time, money and...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 23rd 2007, 12:19 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 872
Posted By smithjm

Returning to UK a week after landing

Hi All,

I appreciate that people have asked Q's about landing before.

We have just received our PPR under the PNP route.
We are going out to Canada In Nov sometime for final preps before...
Forum: Canada
Oct 7th 2007, 11:07 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,524
Posted By smithjm

Re: Good Itinerary from Vancoucer to Calgary

When we did the trip a few years ago, we started in Vancouver, travelled up to Whistler, onto Jasper, down the Icefield Parkway to Banff Lake Louise etc and onto Calgary. We did a U-turn and then...
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