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I stayed at the Ramada Downtown, Loblaws arranged the booking and got a reduced nightly rate but it's down to you to pay the bill. Bring plenty of cash, you will probably have to pay for a week in advance.

They may have changed hotels, not sure.

Best plan is to find somewhere to rent as soon as you can, those hotel bills soon mount up.

It could be 3 weeks before you get paid for the 1st time so youll need to be self reliant until then. (pay is bi-weekly)

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Plenty of cash ....Hmmmm this is the reason for going ..hope i find somewhere sharpish

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Anyone Fancy sharing an apartment ?

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lol, depends when your going out tattoo, not going like i said till end of april, but was looking into getting an apartment as soon as i can depending on the job.

Hearing different story's on work so not sure if we will need one?

One of my friends rang up and spoke to transport supervisor and was told runs are possibly 1400 miles each way (4/5 days living in a truck) but on interview, i was told we would be back most days so not sure which it is, would prefer the 4/5 days, lol, but dont mind either

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ps cheers russjp and mr yak, just read

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I have another question? if you go after your own place, are there requirements ie paperwork etc you need to bring with you from uk to get a place ie reference from landlord, job etc?

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This sounds very odd ...i was told at interview like yourself ..Night work with the occasional stop over :confused:

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If you can get that stuff then it can't hurt to bring it.
Some places ask for references but they're not a requirement.

Look at Kijiji and UsedRegina for rentals, avoid Craigslist, full of scammers!

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I have been looking at rooms and apartments to rent and they dont seem silly money, i think i will stay in a hotel for a few nights and look at places to stay when im over there. They all look ok till you get there and they are miles away from anything or in a right crappy area.

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Re: accommodation - my hubby is still in process of applying for his work permit for Loblaws job, so don't know when he'll be going out but he has a mate who is going out there and is renting a friend's basement. My hubby says he's going to get his mate to keep an eye out for other basements to rent to start off as me and the kids aren't travelling over until August time when we'll start looking for a house.

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Are you some kind of clown ? Or do you just play at it? You have obviously been to the interview as has everyone else, what were you doing when you were told, very precisely what the job entailed and how you would met on arrival?
Transmitting instead of receiving in all likelihood, your an embarrassment, I hope I don't have the misfortune of meeting you out there.

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Have you had an interview with Loblaw?

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Looking at your other posting about your experience in Kuwait, the misfortune would be ours..... :amen:

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This petty squabbling is why the people with yrs of Canadian experience dont bother helping people on this forum anymore!!:frown
spoilt1033 imo is just checking what he was told.. novacastare an attitude like that will get you nothing but trouble from the locals ...just pointing out mind:sneaky:respect goes a long way.no point being a keyboard warrior.
and remember it doesnt matter if you have driven for 30yrs or 6months, when you come to Canada You will be treated like a newbie that doesnt know one end of the truck from another!!
You will have to prove to them that you are no billybigrigger and keep your head down and your nose clean.
from what i hear the jobs a good un so dont **** it up for the drivers following..:rofl::sneaky:
ohh and another thing dont bother giving me attitude back as i couldnt give a t..
jimmy:amen:

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What Jimmy said .. :amen:

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With that kind of attitude I would find another forum to spout your BS , because you'll get nowhere fast with that tone on here . :thumbdown:

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I totally agree mate, i must admit i`m looking forward to learning all over again - keeps the mind active and all that. There`s haters in every job unfortunately, just let them get on with it - my life and my family come before any petty squabbles with people who apparently know it all - go to work, earn a crust, go home :thumbsup:

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Just a quick one to novacaster. If you worked for M&E in Kuwait then you'll probably know spoilt1033 & possibly me too! Personally I'm of the view you were out of order attacking spoilt over the questions he asked, at the end of the day there are folks on here that now have more upto date info of what's going on with the flights/accommodation
A the saying goes, the only stupid question is the one that's not asked!!

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No, I don't know spoilt or yourself as I left Kuwait after 4 months, as I was offered a longer term contract in Afghan. Okay maybe I was a being a bit harsh accepted, it is annoying though, we all had the same interview. Maybe it's just me but I think all the questions I had were answered clearly enough.

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So why come on here & try to belittle someone?
Yes we all had the same interview, that doesn't mean that the questions he asked were answered & in the stressful environment of an interview you don't always take everything in!
We're all making quite a leap going out there & we should be sticking together & helping each other not abusing each other!

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So why come on here & try to belittle someone?
Yes we all had the same interview, that doesn't mean that the questions he asked were answered & in the stressful environment of an interview you don't always take everything in!
We're all making quite a leap going out there & we should be sticking together & helping each other not abusing each other!

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hi, just read messages bringing me upto date, reason i asked questions was because i didnt get all the answers and thought there might be guys on here who are already there and might have them. madjock - where did you work? transport or movements? to the remainder of you guys, thanks for the input, i understand that i will be starting as a newbie but we all have to start somewhere and i'd like to think i'm a grafter and hopefully wont cause any ripples for anyone else following, i was hoping if i get all the info i am after, i can pass it onto the next group that follows like i did for kuwait, i always found you can never have too much information when starting a new job, it all helps and theres always someone out there looking for it.

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Keith, we bunked together in Abu Halifax! Lol

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*Halifa

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put trans cos i didnt wanna give your name on here bud if its who i think it is, and congrats on the job?

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No worries mate! I'll see you out there!

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Meant to ask, did you get the info you needed in the end (employment history), from what i have heard so far, might be a few (ex kuwait) guys going out, so will have to catch up out there. just waiting for email with flight details etc (prob start of april) and then i am ready, agency and landlord already informed, and most of gear packed ready, just saving as much as possible till then (including return flight cost just in case) but hoping no need for it.

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good reading that apart from the hand baggers at war ,;) think there only one way to sort this pay thing out , is for some one to have the balls to show the loblaw pay slip and the hours you worked , with out showing there name on it ,, :thumbsup: remember loblaws pay you twice a month ;)

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Hi everyone im back how is everyone
How are you turkey bulb missed me and how is fat the mat sorry flat the mat me and my stutter
It's still going well the weather is getting warmer which is a good thing sitting at home

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how's it going turkey bulb

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I'm happy with my pay double what i got in england I'm home every day get plenty of rest the job is stress free the roads are stress free
Regina is an ok place to live it's not Toronto or Vancouver but I want a quieter place anyway

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hi dusty, should be joining you hopefully end of april/beginning of may, glad to hear its all going well, working visa is in place now and just waiting for flight details etc. you said that you are home every day, is that the same for all drivers that went over when you did or are some of them trampers (away in truck 4/5 days a week?), dont mind which one it is but on interview was told it was as you say, but a mate who has applied rang up and spoke to one of the supervisors and was told it was 1400 miles each way? or is it turnpike work? ie half way and swap?

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So you had a crap job in England and now work nights LOL .
You must have been here for at least six months , got your nomination from SK sorted and the PR application posted ? Don't drag your feet doing this because you're tied to Loblaws until residency is gained .
BTW , we have some vacancies at our place but you have to be landed , and to be honest your squaddie mentality wouldn't cut the mustard . One door closed but I hear Waste Management are looking :rofl:

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We seems to go back to square one with this thread and get no where when people are asking for help. Don't get me wrong it's nice to have the odd bit of banter as you guys do, us women do too believe it or not!

Just to let the newbies for Loblaws know, once you have confirmation details you should have most of the information that you need to get out here.
Yes there will be a pick up at the airport (well there has been so far, so no reason why this should change).

The hotel accommodation (like Mr Yak previously mentioned) is provided, but at your own cost and can be expensive, again not sure if same hotel or if they have a deal with another hotel. Any hotel (in my opinion) is expensive in comparison to sharing a house or paying rent. I guess this is just something you need to factor around when bringing money out with you. Although, I know most have found accommodation relatively easy, so fingers crossed for those of you who do not have accommodation that you secure something soon once your out here.

With regards to the shifts, being home every night or away for days on end. I think this is a progressive thing with Loblaw. Currently my OH is home most days (ok nights as they say - early morning), weather permitting. Some of the guys are out for a couple of nights at a time. Although this is the case at the moment, things are changing constantly and that is what happens when things are new. I am sure there will be new runs which have not been done before for the new guys coming out. I guess currently these are the runs that sub contractors are doing, hence they are bringing Brits out to do these runs so they can cut down on using the sub contractors.

Things I think that people need to understand, no job is plain sailing, UK, Canada where ever you are. Here you do have weather conditions to deal with and apparently this year has been their worst winter for a while and doesn't seem to be going anywhere fast, but such is life. Let's just hope that the summer will make up for it.

Everyone that Loblaw employs will be looking for something different and would of worked in different circumstances, so even though people on here can give you advice. Take it only as advice, you can only make the decision yourself and I would like to think that most of you know what it will be like. Obviously, experiencing it is a totally different scenario.

Telling my mum it was cold here the other day has no comparison to her, based in the UK having 0 degrees temp. You will never have the concept of it until you experience it, ok it's not pleasant, but if moving here it is one thing you need to deal with, as this will not change!

Hope all you newbies are sorted for the weather as it doesn't look like it is going to be very kind to you at the moment - it's a blowing here this evening and the snow still coming - will feel like a proper Christmas :D just a bit later than normal.

Things now all bad especially if you can stay positive and stick with it - well this is what i'm telling myself anyway. :lol:

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Sorry to interrupt as this was not aimed at me, but just to say there are different runs, so some home everyday, some not, depends on what shifts you are given. Also as mentioned previously there are new runs coming out that I'm sure even the guys here not aware of which will be for all the newbies coming out in March/April, so can change. I guess this is something that will be answered in time and obviously you'll get chance to speak to the current drivers out here, so they'll be able to give you an idea of what the run entails, how long it will take and what is involved.

As say sorry to interrupt :D

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Well said, an everyone's circumstances are different as we know.

Lets all try help :D

Summer coming soon - so I keep telling myself

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It's so nice to see that British drivers, no matter where in the world are still the same old bunch of whiney, back stabbing bunch of w@¥#ers going!!
These forums are meant for helping each other out!, ffs!

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It'll be nicer than the dull, damp, grey we've had the last 2 years!! Lol

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OH with agree but i'm looking forward to a bit of the rainy stuff :D got me wellies as well needed ere !!!

sure you and your family will love it here even if you take it as an experience, we don't these things till we try. An somewhere else to moan about, you won't be moaning about rain you'll be moaning about the snow and ice :D This comment meant all in good jest!!!! Brits love to moan bit it male or female, but in my experience the Canadian's here just deal with it part of life:)

Just remember not you personally but in general your not moving to somewhere else in UK things done different so go with flow makes it so much easier

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That's what I'm hoping, slow things down a little! Lol