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David LeBlanc · September 30th, 2003, 04:38 PM

Hi all is there anyone here from Canada

Keith Loh · September 30th, 2003, 05:53 PM

I'm in Canada. Perhaps we know people in common.

Ignacio Rodriguez · September 30th, 2003, 06:28 PM

Well, I *lived* in Canada once. And I have relatives in Vancouver and Edmonton.

Alexander McLeod · September 30th, 2003, 08:46 PM

My dad was born in Moose Jaw and I ski Blackcomb. Does that count? :-)
Sandy

Neil Fisher · September 30th, 2003, 10:03 PM

I was thinking that becuase there are so many of us in Vancouver, we should all have a get together.

David LeBlanc · September 30th, 2003, 10:18 PM

Hey Keith did you ever hear of the SEB program by HRDC
I am assuming your are not currently employed

Dylan Couper · September 30th, 2003, 10:45 PM

I live in Canada too! Do you know Bob Jones?

Aaron Koolen · September 30th, 2003, 10:51 PM

I know this Canadian guy who now lives in New Zealand. You guys must know him, Peter Sankoff? No? Hmm?

Honestly though I get that all the time. People think New Zealand is some small little island somewhere in the middle of the ocean....err..aahh..Ok I'll be quiet now.

Aaron

Keith Loh · October 1st, 2003, 12:40 AM

No, what is that program about? I am enthusiastic about putting money in my pocket and giving myself a meaningful future.

Robert Knecht Schmidt · October 1st, 2003, 12:49 AM

Off-topic. Hi Aaron, I was fortunate enough to get a chance to do some driving around the North Island a few weeks ago, and while I greatly enjoyed the country, I was disappointed by the apparent deforestation. Driving from Rotorua to Waitomo--basically, from one coast to the other--all one sees are sheep/cattle paddocks and mountains of pine farms (half shorn clean), with scarcely a patch of the dense native vegitation.

For being such an environmentally conscious country, I don't think New Zealand lives up to its reputation in the States as an unspoiled paradise. I noticed your sig and wondered what your take on it was.

Frank Granovski · October 1st, 2003, 12:55 AM

These days I'm living in Canada as well, Vancouver. So if you want me to say, "hello" to anyone for you, just let me know. I also have this friend who lives in New Zealand. His dad was from Winnipeg (I'm from Winnipeg) and his father and my father had the same first name, they were born on the say day of the same year, they both got sick about the same time and passed away around the same time.

Aaron Koolen · October 1st, 2003, 05:03 AM

Hi Robert. Ahh so you were down here. Come through Auckland? If I'd known, would have been good to catch up.

Yeah, that's us alright. We're a major farming nation and so much of our native forest was removed for farmers. They complain that the rabbits and possums hurt the forest, but I think the humans have removed far more than them ;)

Although I don't have recent statistics, those from several years ago said that we do have one of the largest percentages of reserved land in the world though. I think it was about 20% or something. Not that I'm defending the other 80% ;)

Also a huge amount of our bush land is in the South Island apart from Cantebury where all the farmers are.

Yeah, the image of us being Clean and Green is an arguable one. We still use things like 1080 poison which is banned in a lot of countries. We have huge pesticide usage, and we even have dead lakes, killed by all the effluent that farmers dump into them.

I love the country though, as it is really beautiful and on such a small place you can visit so many different climates, but it's not the eco nation that it's portrayed as.

In Auckland we have one of the biggest rates of air pollution in the world. I think we have more than London.....Auckland 1 million people, London 19 million.

Cheers
Aaron

Norm Couture · October 1st, 2003, 06:22 AM

I'm in Canada too, halfway between Cape Breton Island and Winnipeg, in the oldest part of french Canada, Québec city.
Some visitors from Europe still think they could land in Montreal, go up the CN Tower in the morning, see the Rockies and Niagara Falls in the afternoon and drive back for dinner at the Chateau Frontenac in Québec. We're on a different scale, I guess.

Adrian Douglas · October 1st, 2003, 07:14 AM

Aaron, aren't you the guy who lives in the house in New Zealand. I've lived in both Canada and New Zealand does that count me in.

Aaron's not wrong when he says the majority of the forest is in the South Island. If you spend some time around Queenstown/Dunedin/Invacarrrrrgle you will see some of the most beautiful forrests in the world. BC Canada does a pretty good job of producing spectacular forrests. I lived a spell in Fernie and spent a bit of time hiking around the backcountry, absolutely breathtaking but very dangerous.

David LeBlanc · October 1st, 2003, 07:19 AM

Hi Keith I am in the middle of this program here is how it works
1 You first complete a business plan through the YMCA a cost to you of 230.00$
2 Take the plan to coastal Business opportunities inc <http://www.cbdc.ca/english/news/2002/11/cbo.html>
3 It then is approved or denied by the board
4 If your business plan is approved you will get a self employment benefit of 300.00$ per week for 52 weeks plus the funding in the form of a loan you can borrow up to 500.000.00$
I am doing a buss plan right now I am looking for 6000.00$ for equipment
This is probably available in your area but under different organization
And in the first year you get free advise from lawyers and accountants and such

September 30th, 2003, 04:38 PM	#1
David LeBlanc Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 37	Canada Hi all is there anyone here from Canada __________________ Regards David LeBlanc

September 30th, 2003, 05:53 PM	#2
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	I'm in Canada. Perhaps we know people in common. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

September 30th, 2003, 06:28 PM	#3
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	Sort of Well, I lived in Canada once. And I have relatives in Vancouver and Edmonton. __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

September 30th, 2003, 10:03 PM	#5
Neil Fisher Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Saskatoon SK Canada Posts: 136	I was thinking that becuase there are so many of us in Vancouver, we should all have a get together. __________________ neilfisher.com

September 30th, 2003, 10:18 PM	#6
David LeBlanc Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 37	Hey Keith did you ever hear of the SEB program by HRDC I am assuming your are not currently employed __________________ Regards David LeBlanc

September 30th, 2003, 08:46 PM	#4
Alexander McLeod Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 90	My dad was born in Moose Jaw and I ski Blackcomb. Does that count? :-) Sandy

September 30th, 2003, 10:45 PM	#7
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	I live in Canada too! Do you know Bob Jones? __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

September 30th, 2003, 10:51 PM	#8
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	I know this Canadian guy who now lives in New Zealand. You guys must know him, Peter Sankoff? No? Hmm? Honestly though I get that all the time. People think New Zealand is some small little island somewhere in the middle of the ocean....err..aahh..Ok I'll be quiet now. Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

October 1st, 2003, 12:40 AM	#9
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	No, what is that program about? I am enthusiastic about putting money in my pocket and giving myself a meaningful future. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

October 1st, 2003, 12:49 AM	#10
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	Off-topic. Hi Aaron, I was fortunate enough to get a chance to do some driving around the North Island a few weeks ago, and while I greatly enjoyed the country, I was disappointed by the apparent deforestation. Driving from Rotorua to Waitomo--basically, from one coast to the other--all one sees are sheep/cattle paddocks and mountains of pine farms (half shorn clean), with scarcely a patch of the dense native vegitation. For being such an environmentally conscious country, I don't think New Zealand lives up to its reputation in the States as an unspoiled paradise. I noticed your sig and wondered what your take on it was. __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

October 1st, 2003, 12:55 AM	#11
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	These days I'm living in Canada as well, Vancouver. So if you want me to say, "hello" to anyone for you, just let me know. I also have this friend who lives in New Zealand. His dad was from Winnipeg (I'm from Winnipeg) and his father and my father had the same first name, they were born on the say day of the same year, they both got sick about the same time and passed away around the same time.

October 1st, 2003, 05:03 AM	#12
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Hi Robert. Ahh so you were down here. Come through Auckland? If I'd known, would have been good to catch up. Yeah, that's us alright. We're a major farming nation and so much of our native forest was removed for farmers. They complain that the rabbits and possums hurt the forest, but I think the humans have removed far more than them ;) Although I don't have recent statistics, those from several years ago said that we do have one of the largest percentages of reserved land in the world though. I think it was about 20% or something. Not that I'm defending the other 80% ;) Also a huge amount of our bush land is in the South Island apart from Cantebury where all the farmers are. Yeah, the image of us being Clean and Green is an arguable one. We still use things like 1080 poison which is banned in a lot of countries. We have huge pesticide usage, and we even have dead lakes, killed by all the effluent that farmers dump into them. I love the country though, as it is really beautiful and on such a small place you can visit so many different climates, but it's not the eco nation that it's portrayed as. In Auckland we have one of the biggest rates of air pollution in the world. I think we have more than London.....Auckland 1 million people, London 19 million. Cheers Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

October 1st, 2003, 06:22 AM	#13
Norm Couture Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Quebec, QC, Canada Posts: 123	I'm in Canada too, halfway between Cape Breton Island and Winnipeg, in the oldest part of french Canada, Québec city. Some visitors from Europe still think they could land in Montreal, go up the CN Tower in the morning, see the Rockies and Niagara Falls in the afternoon and drive back for dinner at the Chateau Frontenac in Québec. We're on a different scale, I guess. __________________ Norm :)

October 1st, 2003, 07:14 AM	#14
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	Aaron, aren't you the guy who lives in the house in New Zealand. I've lived in both Canada and New Zealand does that count me in. Aaron's not wrong when he says the majority of the forest is in the South Island. If you spend some time around Queenstown/Dunedin/Invacarrrrrgle you will see some of the most beautiful forrests in the world. BC Canada does a pretty good job of producing spectacular forrests. I lived a spell in Fernie and spent a bit of time hiking around the backcountry, absolutely breathtaking but very dangerous. __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

October 1st, 2003, 07:19 AM	#15
David LeBlanc Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 37	Hi Keith I am in the middle of this program here is how it works 1 You first complete a business plan through the YMCA a cost to you of 230.00$ 2 Take the plan to coastal Business opportunities inc <http://www.cbdc.ca/english/news/2002/11/cbo.html> 3 It then is approved or denied by the board 4 If your business plan is approved you will get a self employment benefit of 300.00$ per week for 52 weeks plus the funding in the form of a loan you can borrow up to 500.000.00$ I am doing a buss plan right now I am looking for 6000.00$ for equipment This is probably available in your area but under different organization And in the first year you get free advise from lawyers and accountants and such __________________ Regards David LeBlanc