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1. 10.50/h is the minimum wage. So if you want 10+, there you have it. Trick? Siao boh. If $17 it is $17. I think the wages for skilled in AB and SK is quite high. 2. There is no discrimination. Just don't behave like a jerk. Things are a lot slower here. Paying at the cashier also take own...

He did wear a toque. He ear lobes got it. I think that is the part that is not covered. I went to Korea last winter with the family. Winter Time stuff cannot make it leh for my little girls and in-laws. The stuff we bought from Japan and Canada worked better. Leather jackets are best from...

She? I think shake leg first. She is in the same industry as Cecilia Sue. LOL My nose cannot take it most of the time. Bleed. I am ok with the wind and dressing up. Air that I need to breathe makes the nose bleed. I prefer the cold too. The ang mo who went there, another IT guy, his skin...

starstar, try to avoid flying through the US. The customs check and immigration checks are a chore. Especially through O' Hare, Chicago. Miss connects are frequent. Happened to me once. Flying United is not the best of all airlines. Air Canada is a lot better here in North America but don't...

Just hope for rain or snow and not in betweens. The in betweens, slush is a very messy affair. You cannot really shovel it or brush it. Then you hope the temperature do not drop further else it is clump of ice stuck to the ground.

Toronto will have a "heat wave" next week. Huh? Very tame "hot weather" IMO.

26K for fees. Flights? Wait for Cheaptickets.com Sometimes good offers. Fly through Narita so that you are entitled 2 luggage. From anywhere is only 1 and you have to pay for the other. SIN-NRT-YRV or direct to Edmonton or Calgary. Humidity near water areas are higher than Alberta or...

Support services like IT is also booming in AB. Most of my classmates moved there into Calgary. A Japanese and an Indian. I didn't move because I want to take a chance here to get employment which I have got it. So to stick it out for 12 months and see what to do next. My original plan was head...

Depends on whether they want to increase the population too. Most of Ontario heat in winter is consumed from Alberta. 14B people using the gas accounts for something. I see the BC gas as a future for expansion. Needs a buyer for the gas. Alaska? Finance is big for Toronto because of NY. But the...

All in the news. Even this for BC. It was in the news on Friday. http://business.financialpost.com/2012/06/15/apache-discovers-massive-shale-gas-field-in-b-c/?__lsa=d15495aa Toronto mostly business and financial services. The IT sector is still ok here. After this stint of 1 year, I will move...

IMO, still the least risk. It is not drastic. Getting PR and moving everyone to an unknown is more risk. Some never took the plunge even after obtaining PR.

I am in Toronto.

Over 2 years, the investments have been $200B CAD

Get here and you will know the following after a while. 1. A double double for your coffee at Tims 2. Canadian music, Bryan Adams, Nickleback, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble etc 3. Pizza Pizza 4. Maple syrup 5. Ice Hockey 6. Shoveling snow experts or Snow...

starstar, Saskatchewan eh? Corner Gas. Google Corner Gas. Enjoyed the show. Leave you with this. Sawry.