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Originally posted by geetakhanna

Hi all,

We are moving to Canada at the end of this month. I wanted to know if anyone has any idea of a good school in Mississauga near Square One. We plan to find accommodation thereabouts after we land.

Can someone also guide us as to how to go about furnishing our apartment, if we want to buy good and sturdy second hand furniture.

If we choose to take up a furnished apartment, what would be the cost differential (Condo). Would there be sufficient savings?

Thanks in advance to all and anyone who reads my post and chooses to spend their time in replying to the same.

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Here is a link to Mississauga city web link. : http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/services/maps

In this link you will see on the left hand side "Transportation maps" and "about maps"
please read and explore the map provided.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Mississauga&state=ON

On the top in their 'Search Engine' if you hit 'list of schools' you will come up with this web link:
http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/2009pdsbParentToolkitTipBooklet.pdf
http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/2008SchoolPartnerList.pdf

After you find a place to live near Square One, you can check in this link, which school is close by and in a short walking distance to the place where you live. Most of the schooling is FREE. There will only be a month left out of our current school year. So, prepare for the next year which starts on the FIRST TUESDAY of September, Day after the Labour Day.
http://www.settlement.org/topics.asp?section=EDUCATION
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?k=LAND_LAND&faq_id=4000602

See how they monitor traffic and pedestrians here : http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/compass/camera/camhome1.shtml
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/discover/webcam1

USED FURNITURE : You will find a lot of it after arrival here. It is the time of the year, people have Garage Sales. But you have to be mobile and go and see them and also pick and carry a few back. If it is not possible, then, it is just a waste of your time. DON'T COLLECT JUNK. 'Just buy what you need' today.

You will go crazy. Check the dates and see if you can make it : http://garagesales.redflagdeals.com/city.php/mississauga/#result_detail
Some will go out of their way and help you with it into your place of residence.
This is not the only link, but it is just one of them: http://mississauga.kijiji.ca/f-buy-and-sell-furniture-W0QQCatIdZ235
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/mss/gms/

If you rent a place with furnishings, your cost will be 150% of the rentals. It has that much premium as people wreck them while they are staying there. So, they add over and above the rental cost. Now pray do tell me how will there be any savings?!

Apartments are by far the best and easy to rent. Condos will be a lot more expensive to rent and maintain. Compare the rentals to get an idea. Furnished places are very costly to rent and you will find them outrageous. All of these are not set in concrete, it is based on individual preferences and what they are used to.

Now are you ready to land here. Welcome to Canada.

Freddie.