Wed 23 May 2012 Having searched the Net before we came to Canada, we had, as you do, built up in our minds what type of property we’d like to purchase as our perfect bolt hole. This would be a log cabin on a sizeable piece of land, not too far away from civilisation, with a large workshop, water frontage, trees, facing south with a spectacular view. This we actually found, on 15 acres, near Bear River with everything to spec. and all for
Unlike in the UK, properties here are spaced far apart, and for the most part, each home will have its own water supply. Some are dug wells, others drilled, some supplied from lakes, others shared sources. Drilled wells are best for purity and quality and go on for years – saving a fortune over time compared with the UK.
SewageIn neighbouring Bear River town they have the most advanced working alternative treatment plant in Canada, which currently deals with the output
Regarding TVs. We shipped over two small televisions and accompanying video players, as we can play both British and American tapes on our machines, but it doesn’t work vice versa. They will not of course pick up the TV broadcast here and were only to be used for videos and games. The only problem is the voltage. Here is 110v, the UK of course is 230v, but we plugged them in anyhow, via adapters, to the Canadian system. Surprise,
Once the novelty of a new culture starts to die down, homesickness will set in. This may seem daft as apart from everyone being so kind, they also all speak English. Even some of the countryside resembles rural England. On the surface, there should be no problem. I think the main cause, believe it or not, is the television programmes. No offence to our cousins south of the border, but the material broadcast is, on the whole, very poor and
Living
Real winters here start around December with lots of lovely deep snow until April. Perfect for snowmobiling. Advice:
Tip 1: pick a vacation home that’s near to the road. The further you are away from it, the more snow you’ll have to shovel. Tip 2: order your logs in early, like June. Tip 3: make sure that your chimney and fire are swept at the same time. Tip 4: fit snow tyres on the car by October (the store will have run out byRead more...