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The best things in Montreal are free
June 29, 2009 – 8:45 am | No Comment
The best things in Montreal are free

Following up on our recent post about a free Cirque du Soleil show in Quebec City, here’s the lat­est on free events in Montreal:

Soul-​​​​pop icon Stevie Wonder will per­form a free con­cert in

Cirque du Soleil creates new free street show in Quebec City
June 26, 2009 – 8:50 am | One Comment
Cirque du Soleil creates new free street show in Quebec City

Love Cirque du Soleil but put off by the sky-​​​​high ticket prices? If you’ll be vis­it­ing or set­tling in Quebec City this sum­mer, you’re in luck.

Canada’s most famous cir­cus com­pany has cre­ated a new …

Quebec’s National Holiday
June 24, 2009 – 7:56 am | No Comment
Quebec’s National Holiday

Happy Saint-​​​​Jean-​​​​Baptiste Day!

Although Quebec cel­e­brates all of Canada’s national hol­i­days, the province also has its own “Fête Nationale”. This “national hol­i­day,” also known as Saint-​​​​Jean-​​​​Baptiste Day, is held on June 24 and is …

British expats meet up in Burlington
June 23, 2009 – 8:56 am | No Comment
British expats meet up in Burlington

Calling all British expats in the Burlington-​​​​Hamilton area!

The Burlington British Expats Meetup Group is host­ing a get-​​​​together this weekend.

Head to the Beaver and Bulldog Pub Saturday after­noon, June 27, at 2pm for drinks …

Welcome to Vancouver — Let’s roast a pig
June 20, 2009 – 2:00 pm | 3 Comments
Welcome to Vancouver — Let’s roast a pig

Getting set­tled in a new coun­try invari­ably involves some unex­pected twists and turns.

During our first win­ter in Canada, one of these “get­ting set­tled” mishaps involved a suck­ling pig, an out­door rotis­serie, …