Hi
What are the local transportation facilities within Calgary?
Also, are temp. accomodations easily available for new immigrants, and how to go about to land a job (maybe odd job initially) in Calgary?
Is Nov/Dec OK to land in Calgary for the first time?
Kindly let me know.
Thanx
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well, I have to agree with mr. bighead since I live in Calgary myself.
Me and my wife moved to Calgary from the US in early 2000 to work in Calgary and subsequently emigrated while living here. There are lots of jobs in the Oil and Gas sector but a few ones in Computers if you have the right qualifications. There are tons of odd jobs available since the city is growing like crazy.
There is a fairly large Desi community here with two temples, restuarants and if you are south-indian a dosa place opened up recently (Yippee!).
The people in this City are nice and friendly even when the temperatures starting dipping under -30C.
But in the end, you can't beat the rocky mountains. They just rock. I have hiked in the mountains for almost 4 summers now and I have just covered only a tiny bit of the rockies. I hope to spend atleast another 10 years or the rest of the my life hiking in the rockies.
Go Flames Go!
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sumjo
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What are the local transportation facilities within Calgary?
busses and the ctrain... all in all, the city is fairly well connected by public transit.. and the ctrain is completely pollution free (runs on wind generated power i think)... the trains cover the four quadrants, and busses run perpendicular to the trains... ive heard its not too expensive, but then i only use the ctrain in the downtown core to go from one client to another (in the downtown core, the ctrain is free)... ive been on the bus once, and it was fairly good...
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Also, are temp. accomodations easily available for new immigrants, and how to go about to land a job (maybe odd job initially) in Calgary?
finding a place to rent is not difficult... as for temp accomadation, im not sure... if you mean hotels/motels, then there are plenty of them... when we first moved to calgary, we stayed in a downtown hotel for about 10 days while our duplex was being upgraded... i was able to find a rental house in four hours using the local paper (but i had done a little bit of research as to which general area i wanted to live in before i came here)... the hotel we stayed in was pretty pricy though, but im sure you would be able to find something a little more reasonable, as cost wasnt a concern for me during our initial hotel stay (one of my clients was footing the bill :-))...
as for jobs, again different people have different experiences... but there are a lot of odd jobs available... pretty much every single fast food joint in the SW of the city has help wanted signs...
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Is Nov/Dec OK to land in Calgary for the first time?
it starts snowing in december... its not freakishly cold (that happens in january :-))... if you land in nov/dec be prepared for a weather shocker...
Hi all,
I am landing in Calgary on 22nd August.
I intend to search for a computer sales job so if anybody on CD can help me, it would be really great. Also, what are prospects for such a job? I have experience selling Microsoft, Citrix, Corel, Computer Associates, etc. software.
It gets very cold in winter, goes to -30 to -35 degrees centigrade, my friends in Calgary tell me.
yeah things are cheaper in Calgary compared to Toronto, Vancouver.
What about Indian store in Calgary?
Thanks & rgds.
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Posted on: 25-09-04 11:21:52
If things are cheaper in Calgary (or Alberta as a whole), does it also mean that salaries are lower too as compared to Toronto or Vancouver?
How do people go about their daily lives in the thick of winters?
Is Alberta only good for certain professions?
How big is the Desi community? Do they have desi associations in Calgary/Edmonton?
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Hi Sumjo,
Are there any admin jobs in calgary? How is the job market?
Are the extreme temperatures adaptable to Mumbaites?
Location: British Columbia
Posted on: 17-02-06 11:51:04
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There are very few Indians in the interior towns. In the town i am there must be only 1 % indians. No Indian grocery,No temple and 99% goras. Nearest city is 500 kms away. My friend here has got depressed and wants to go back to toronto but is scared of getting back to the labour job rut. The temperature goes to -40 Degc in winter.
I understand about the winter (i was born & raised in the prairies) .. it sounds like rather than the lack of indians ..the isolation and sparse population is what bothered ur friend??
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