returning to canada

[MWN]

Hi Denise, I wouldn't be concerned about meeting new friends. My wife and I are in our 40's and don't have children but we had no problems meeting people. Joining a golf club should be a great way to meet new friends. There are many smaller towns in the SW of Ontario that would be great to live in, so I'm sure you'll find one that you like. Once the economy turns around I'm sure your family will find the opportunities are much better in Canada overall... and the cheaper cost of living is a bonus (it's particularly good once you get outside of Toronto). Good luck with the move!!
Cheers. Mark

Originally Posted by dgjamison

Hi Mark, lovely to hear from you, we just returned from Vancouver on June 5th, we went for 5 weeks to have a look round to make sure before deciding on Ontario. We found Vancouver beautiful, but I have to say not nearly as friendly as Ontario, like you the previous year we had gone back to Toronto to have a look and found people coming up to us to see if we needed help with directions, they are so helpful, I also found they tend to take you under their wing when you first arrive. We are older now so I hope it will not have changed as we will not have children to break the ice, but we are hoping to join a golf club and meet people. We have decided we want a smaller town (near a large city within 30-40 miles) as we want to integrate with the community . I have become so dissillusioned with GB as a whole (that includes Ireland) we have just gotten back to a little normality after the troubles and now we have drunken louts both male and female running round creating havoc,drugs, disrespect everywhere, I have come to hate it and don't know where it will end. I know there are problems with every country but the british isles to me is one of the worst. The whole family circle has broken down now. Sorry to go on, I think you know what I mean, I'm hoping my family will consider coming over when we settle.
Hope you make the move back.
, will let you know how we get on
regards
Denise

[dgjamison]

Originally Posted by MWN

Hi Denise, I wouldn't be concerned about meeting new friends. My wife and I are in our 40's and don't have children but we had no problems meeting people. Joining a golf club should be a great way to meet new friends. There are many smaller towns in the SW of Ontario that would be great to live in, so I'm sure you'll find one that you like. Once the economy turns around I'm sure your family will find the opportunities are much better in Canada overall... and the cheaper cost of living is a bonus (it's particularly good once you get outside of Toronto). Good luck with the move!!
Cheers. Mark

thanks again Mark, am getting excited about going back, will keep everyone posted as to how we get on
Good luck
Denise

[SuzanneT]

I grew up in Connecticut but have lived the last 20 years in Nova Scotia. I have just spent 3 months in Connectitut and am moving back home again in a few weeks. I can't wait, I'm dying of the heat here! As far as winters go, it seems to me that Vancouver or Victoria would be the easiest. But even in Nova Scotia all you need do is get yourself a wood stove and take up a hobby or discipline (rug hooking, hockey, bingo, meditation...). You can always put on another sweater, but there is only so much you can take off! And Canada does have excellent health care. In my experience it's better than the US. There are long wait times everywhere. Just my 2c!