Prairie Pete

Hi

New to this truck driving forum! Just thought I would chuck myself in if I can help/advise anybody out there thinking of making the move.

Living in Saskatoon with wife and two kids (boy aged 11, girl almost 5). Been here over 3 years now no regrets but yes do miss certain things like fish & chips, English pubs, the crack that goes with being around your mates and of course family.

Worked for Yanke until I got my PR then got work with local company which is owned by Yanke so technically I have not left the group. Yanke were a very good company to work for but the job was not for me 10/11 nights away from family not for me. Was great though going to the States and seeing all the sites many happy memories. Now I work local Monday/tuesday/wednesday and do 1 overnight run to Winnipeg getting back late Friday evening early Saturday morning. Company I work for are really good to me and I am earning not much less than when I was doing Long Haul with Yanke down to the States.

Canada/ Saskatoon is not for everyone and I can understand people who don`t settle here, but to anyone out there who says it can`t work my message is YES IT CAN,,sure you will hic ups!!! along the way and doubts..etc. But when we look at the future our kids will have over here and compare it to future they would have back in the UK we are in no doubt they are in a better place over here.:

D Sod it I`m off to bed, I was`ent tired until I started to type this rant.

Goodnight everbody out there.//////

Prairie Pete.... Leeds forever..

Prairie Pete

Wow 2 views already.. this site must be popular (with insomniacs)... Forgot to say I was reading something on aprevious thread about using agents!!!! Don`t waste of money you can do it all yourself. I`m as thick as two short planks and I/we (the wife did her bit) got through it.

Now I am going to bed ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Prairie Pete...................

kb33

Good post Pete and at last somebody talking some sense on here
Glad its all worked out for you and as you say when times are tough you just have to look at the bigger picture (a better future for your family )
Nice to have another Leeds fan on here as well

Prairie Pete

Leeds fans are everywhere......we get knocked down we get up again....Championship next season for sure.........Come on Leeds...

kb33

Did you live in Leeds in the UK ? We lived in Garforth before we moved out and I was at the last game of the season when they got relegated to the 1st Div :curse:

debbieeasby

Hi Pete,

Great to hear some positive stories , My hubby currently looking for HGV work in Canada we are more than prepared for long times away , used to it now in the UK .

Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Debbie

vickysteve

Yes get ready for long trips away anywhere from 10 to 15 and maybe sometimes 20 days away. it all depends on how are south you go and what time of year it is and so on. It can be quit hard on families sometimes

Gremmie

OMG their are now 3 leeds fans on this planet.....
Just wait till Andy in NS reads this, he'll go potty

andy_sheila

I was potty trained many moons ago. it is great to see how the general standard of the expats has risen so dramaticaly recently.
KB33, i delivered pizza's in and around Garforth, although a Devonian, i lived in Leeds for the last 12 yrs before moving here. I moved from Devon to Leeds for the footie, hows that for a true fan?

kb33

Ever deliver to Cedar Ridge ? Cos my bloody Pizza was cold

So you moved to Leeds for the football then you moved to Nova Scotia because ??

kb33

Shut it you

koogar

koogar

After that last statement, I'd have to presume he moved to Nova Scotia for the Palm trees

andy_sheila

I could have stayed in Devon for them (Torquay) Your'e only jealous because i support a proper team

koogar

Yea, you're right mate.
And I moved to Wyoming for the cosmopolitan lifestyle.

For the record, I was hoping you'd get promotion last season after that 15 point deduction.