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Forum: Canada
Jan 22nd 2006, 4:20 am
Replies: 10
Views: 8,722
Posted By KimS

Re: Size matters

Sorry, Jason, I was composing while you were posting :)

Three weeks will do nicely if you take the aforementioned tourist routes around the perimeter, and August is a cracking time to go. B&Bs...
Forum: Canada
Jan 22nd 2006, 4:13 am
Replies: 10
Views: 8,722
Posted By KimS

Re: Size matters

Hi, Jason,

I don't mean to be obtuse, but I can't see how size matters much, unless you want to know how long it would take to drive around NS on a holiday. The major highway (101) runs as...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2004, 6:30 am
Replies: 78
Views: 4,129
Posted By KimS

Re: Who is the Greatest Canadian?

They did the equivalent programme in the UK last year and I was extremely peeved that Alexander Graham Bell didn't even make the cut. He was responsible for the first flight for the British Empire,...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2004, 6:05 am
Replies: 213
Views: 24,188
Posted By KimS

Re: Decided not to go

I should stop replying, or I'm going to look like I'm spoiling for an argument! :D

I was always under the impression that a Canadian getting into the US via the employment route was a bit like...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2004, 3:26 am
Replies: 213
Views: 24,188
Posted By KimS

Re: Decided not to go

That would make sense: I'm an automatic, me!
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2004, 3:24 am
Replies: 213
Views: 24,188
Posted By KimS

Talking Re: Decided not to go

I take your point to mean (and please correct me if I'm wrong) that because the UK has a much larger pool to draw from, it stands to reason that non-UK/EU job seekers are unlikely to get a look-in,...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2004, 2:52 am
Replies: 213
Views: 24,188
Posted By KimS

Re: Decided not to go

[QUOTE=the-smiths]This UK/Canada job issue amonst other things, is mostly the fault of the provincial govts, and our own UK govt. Over here, every province sets their own rules, and that makes it...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2004, 1:05 am
Replies: 213
Views: 24,188
Posted By KimS

Re: Decided not to go

[QUOTE=discouraged]Why is it so unreasonable as a professional person to expect to get what you want straight away, if you're good enough? Professional Canadians coming to the UK are given every...
Forum: Canada
Sep 27th 2004, 8:17 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,238
Posted By KimS

Re: Nova Scotia Assistance

I don't know if it helps, but you might want to take into account that many outlying schools have free bussing for students, so dropping your children off at school will be far less likely. You may,...
Forum: Canada
Sep 26th 2004, 6:28 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,515
Posted By KimS

Re: Where to move?

I don't think all, or even many, Brits move to Canada and isolate themselves; I just wanted to get across that there is little or no reason to depend on British strangers when the Canadian ones are...
Forum: Canada
Sep 26th 2004, 3:29 am
Replies: 31
Views: 1,845
Posted By KimS

Re: How sad - Fall is here already!

Not me, but those Newfs will use any excuse to get the uninitiated drunk and make them kiss a cod on the "lips". I'm not sure what the Bard would have said about that, though ... :beer:
Forum: Canada
Sep 26th 2004, 3:13 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,515
Posted By KimS

Re: Where to move?

Not meaning to be awkward, but why would you want to go to Canada and live among Brits? The 'strength in numbers' philosophy is unwarranted: Canadians speak English (even in New Brunswick and...
Forum: Canada
Sep 26th 2004, 2:59 am
Replies: 31
Views: 1,845
Posted By KimS

Re: How sad - Fall is here already!

[QUOTE=lizwil98]Earlier in this thread, Wizzard complained about the word "Fall" and wanted to use the "real" name "Autumn". With the help of others, I discovered that the word Fall has been used...
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2004, 6:44 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,406
Posted By KimS

Re: Canadian Affair

KeithS and I were on that flight! You may have noticed a handsome, statesman-like chap with an exceptionally beautiful woman on his arm ... those weren't us. :D

Bit of a splat, that landing. ...
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2004, 12:19 am
Replies: 99
Views: 7,495
Posted By KimS

Re: life in canada....jeeeeeezzz!!!!

Ah, you have to be careful you aren't buying molasses beans. We have two types, and molasses are definitely different to tomato. (I prefer 'em!)
Forum: Canada
Aug 27th 2004, 8:32 am
Replies: 83
Views: 7,655
Posted By KimS

Re: and more chocolate!

[QUOTE=Grenhouille]I happened upon this website by pure accident. Well actually I happened upon it because I had just finished a conversation with my British colleagues about the differences between...
Forum: Canada
Aug 27th 2004, 6:09 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,406
Posted By KimS

Talking Re: Canadian Affair

Phew! KeithS and I are booked on our first Canadian Affair flight, and from the reports, I can't say it sounds any worse than any airline I've flown with before. (I was a bit concerned when Keith...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 19th 2004, 10:17 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,314
Posted By KimS

Re: Spousal Sponsorship from OUTside Canada?

Thanks, willhrhodes, and best of luck to you, too! Hope you love Canada as much as I do! :)
Forum: Canada
Aug 17th 2004, 8:28 am
Replies: 118
Views: 11,224
Posted By KimS

Re: how cold is cold

Hi, Shriver9,

I haven't been in Canada for a few years, but I don't recall any specific stories to that effect. I think most people who traditionally die in their cars (whether warned to stay off...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 16th 2004, 11:04 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,314
Posted By KimS

Re: Spousal Sponsorship from OUTside Canada?

Very many thanks, tony_zzz,

I was just reaching the determination that it couldn't be done from outside, so this is a relief.

Best regards,

Kim
Forum: Canada
Aug 16th 2004, 12:21 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,879
Posted By KimS

Re: Annual leave vs. lifestyle

Hi,

I spent my first quarter century in Canada (I'm currently in the UK) and the only thing that ever stressed me was continuity of employment. We may only get 10 days leave per annum, but a...
Forum: Canada
Aug 15th 2004, 11:55 pm
Replies: 118
Views: 11,224
Posted By KimS

Re: how cold is cold

Hello, Perkinsgap,

I'm a Canuck who has been away a few years, and I can only really speak for the East Coast.

It's difficult to equate temperatures, as I only really understand degrees C,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Aug 15th 2004, 9:27 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,314
Posted By KimS

Spousal Sponsorship from OUTside Canada?

Hello,

I am a Canadian currently living in the UK with my British husband of 5 years. I have been away from Canada for 8 years, but we both wish to live there in the near future. We are unsure...
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