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Thinking of emigrating there, they are absolutely crying out for folk of my trade (fire sprinklers)
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For real aye..
Found myself looking on Ebay for stab proof vests for my son, then I thought 'whoa! if its this bad maybe I should bugger off someplace safer'
This country really has gone down the pan (and it'll get worse before it gets better), and Canada is a nice country, really nice. |
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| i looked into emigration earlier this year - canada looked tricky to get in even if you had a desired trade - although it is useful if you can speak french - decided if i do it it's New Zealand - but Chrissy Canadian would be a good enough reason to go in pursuit of the MAple Leaf
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lol thanks, chimp!
bravo you should definitely come here, at least for a visit first to see if you like it. we do have our problems like anywhere, but it's a great place, i love it!  what type of fire-sprinkler's do you do? is it for forest fires (cause we do get a lot of them where i live) or indoors? i think b.c. or alberta would probably suit you. of course, b.c. is the best province lol, but alberta has a lot of jobs. canada is quite divided, they call b.c. lotus land and we get teased for being too laid-back, granola-eating-tree huggers, the central part (ontario and quebec) are the rush, rush, rush big business people, maritimes are all unemployed lol. prairies are a buncha farmers lol anyway, if you have any questions at all about canada, feel free to ask me. 
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It's Ontario I feel more inclined towards, primarily for the climate and easier access to England & the US.
Somewhere along Lake Ontario appeals to me I think.
The type I do are indoor fire sprinklers though I am also skilled in 'deluge' systems such as in chemical plants etc, which I would assume are the type used to contain forest fires, though that isn't a problem in the UK so I have no experience of that type of system.
What is the craic with colleges and universities? Do you pay for them? Get loans? Government pays? Whats the deal there? |
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| Bravo wrote: | It's Ontario I feel more inclined towards, primarily for the climate and easier access to England & the US.
Somewhere along Lake Ontario appeals to me I think.
The type I do are indoor fire sprinklers though I am also skilled in 'deluge' systems such as in chemical plants etc, which I would assume are the type used to contain forest fires, though that isn't a problem in the UK so I have no experience of that type of system.
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awwwww too bad, we could have been neighbours  b.c. has the mildest weather though and most like what you'd be used to i think, but yeah it's kinda far from england. i live 10 minutes from the us border though, but if you move to ontario you'll be closer to new york, which is such a cool place. i have lived in quebec as well, it can get really cold in both ontario and quebec. your kids will probaby love the snow though and lake ontario actually feels like being on the ocean, it's that big.
for the most party, i think you pay for unversities and colleges, however there are lots of gov't programs for assistance and loans and you can get income tax credits for tutition for you and your dependents, or if your kids are smart they could get a scholarship
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| Ok, cheers Chrissy |
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you're most welcome! i will just say this about living near the usa border, be careful about which cities you travel too, for instance, detroit, michigan, which is just across the border from windsor ontario is very scary and dangerous, it's one of the murder capitals of the states. there is an area of ontario from west of toronto to windsor that is called the golden horseshoe. there are a lot of nice places (although i haven't actually been there) like london, guelph, aurora, etc. they are not right on lake ontario though, but between 2 of the great lakes. going east from toronto towards montreal, there are some nice places along lake ontario, like kingston for instance. some very pretty little towns. i think ontario is actually quite traditional in it's cultural and ways, not like b.c., we are more wild and free-spirited here haha 
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| I was looking at London actually, I don't really fancy Toronto, too many immigrants there |
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Looking at t, Kingston looks quite nice, just a six hour drive from New York
Also, Ottawa and Montreal could be contenders |
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| no no no no no no no no you definiately don't want to live in montreal or anywhere in quebec. if you do you will be forced to send your kids to french schools, if not, then private schools. all newcomers to quebec have no choice, the only way you can send your kids to english schools is if you were born there and went to an english school. they are so afraid of french being whittled away that they ensure that all immigrants are only allowed to learn french. the f*cking separatists and language police have f*cked up that city. quebec is what's called a "distinct society" in canada as they have the french language charter. believe it or not, there is probably more french signs there than in france! they are not allowed to have english signs and if they do the french writing must be twice as big. it's absurd, so stay away! lol kingston is nice, it is famous for it's peniteniary. it's about half-way between TO and montreal. ottawa is pretty bland but livable. it's all civil servants there, as it's canada's capital. it's a lot of french there too though
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Hmm lol thats out then
Somewhere witihin an hour or so from Toronto should suffice then, I would need to stay close to Toronto as that is where the majority of the work would be, or at least close to some kind of Chemical/Nuclear facility that would need a lot of sprinkler work on it |
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hahaha yep, sorry for the rant but the rest of canada feels very strongly about quebec. they have caused a lot of problems and always say that english canada doesn't understand them... geesh, get over yourselves people! that's one thing i hate about central canada, the politics!
okay, so in ontario, stay away from brampton. they call it brangladesh for obvious reasons lol. hamilton is called steel town cause they have a lot of industry. it's not very pretty but it's probably got a lot of jobs, it's not too far from toronto
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You know your geography girl 