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Vancouver 2010: Coming for the Olympics? Want to stay?
February 8, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Vancouver 2010: Coming for the Olympics? Want to stay?

Thinking about relocating to British Columbia?

Coming to Vancouver this month?

With thousands of visitors traveling to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the government of British Columbia is hoping to use the Games to attract

Groundhog Wiarton Willie predicts winter’s still here
February 3, 2010 – 7:30 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Groundhog Wiarton Willie predicts winter’s still here

Groundhog Day may not be an official holiday in Canada, but the country does have several groundhogs who forecast the weather every year on February 2nd.

According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow…

How to meet Canadian entrepreneurs
January 18, 2010 – 7:15 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
How to meet Canadian entrepreneurs

Want to meet entrepreneurs and other cool people in your new Canadian community?

Meetup.com is a good place to start. They’ve got entrepreneur groups in many major Canadian cities:

Vancouver Entrepreneurs Meetup Group

Greater Toronto…

Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?
November 27, 2009 – 6:00 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?

If you’re living in Canada, you can avoid today’s shopping craziness, which in the U.S. is known as “Black Friday” — the day-after-Thanksgiving, start-of-the-Christmas-shopping-season, mega-sale shopping day.

Here in Canada, it’s just a regular work day.…

Why is everyone wearing poppies?
November 11, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Why is everyone wearing poppies?

November 11 is Remembrance Day in Canada.

A national public holiday, Remembrance Day is celebrated at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. It originally commemorated the end of World War…