Calgary 2013 Chit/Chat/Travel Advice READ

teepee

coulagh1986 wrote: »

Wicked hostels or HI hostels. 200 dollars a week.
Hotel rooms are very expensive even for a 2 star hotel.

cheers ,
yes it expensive there alright , i cant really do much looking till i arrive there so , ill be very busy try to find a nice cosy place .
I want to settle in as quick as possible .

T

coulagh1986

Ya, I`d nearly say 100 percent you have to wait until you get here.
Also the majority of places are rented from the first of the month so that is something to keep in mind.

The Hostels are pretty much downtown tho. I stayed in wicked. There not like hostels in say europe or Oz which are Party hostels. Most of the people in Wicked are working/in process of finding somewhere to live. Can still be fun tho...
Are you going to rent on your own or with shared accomadation.
Also if your renting on your own you will have to sign up to a minimium 6 month contract.
House shares are much more flexible.
Kijiji will give you a good idea at what rents are for whatever accomadation you want

JustRoss23

The rate for apprentices in Calgary is amazing its a real shame you have to be a PR before you can undertake one ya would make a killing:D


As outlined in the 2013 IBEW contract:
1st year apprentice – 60% of Journeyman rate ($28.83 per hour)
2nd year apprentice - 65% of Journeyman rate ($31.22 per hour)
3rd year apprentice - 75% of Journeyman rate ($36.03 per hour)
4th year apprentice - 85% of Journeyman rate ($40.83 per hour)
Journeyman Rate – $48.04 per hour based on 2013 rates

Cant wait till i pass my journeyman exams 50 bucks an hour sounds pretty darn good lol:D

A first year alone makes 8$ more an hour as a general labourer would and that's considered good money:D

LostOneHelpMe

JustRoss23 wrote: »

The rate for apprentices in Calgary is amazing its a real shame you have to be a PR before you can undertake one ya would make a killing:D


As outlined in the 2013 IBEW contract:
1st year apprentice – 60% of Journeyman rate ($28.83 per hour)
2nd year apprentice - 65% of Journeyman rate ($31.22 per hour)
3rd year apprentice - 75% of Journeyman rate ($36.03 per hour)
4th year apprentice - 85% of Journeyman rate ($40.83 per hour)
Journeyman Rate – $48.04 per hour based on 2013 rates

Cant wait till i pass my journeyman exams 50 bucks an hour sounds pretty darn good lol:D

A first year alone makes 8$ more an hour as a general labourer would and that's considered good money:D

Not gonna be easy to get PR , especially since we are unskilled only ppl in the A , O , and C category of trades can apply and get it no problem somethin like that anyway, I was at a canadian recruitment thing the other day and they put a downer on the whole thing for me, theres no shortage of labourers for the oil sands either accordin to them

JustRoss23

oh i no that i don't plan on getting an apprenticeship over there i am a sparky so when i pass there journey man exam i should hope to hit that 48$ rate:D

LostOneHelpMe

Awh right I thought you wer unskilled oops

JustRoss23

nope haha:D i was just posting that up to show others what the rate like in canada wass compared to the ****e money we were on wen we served our apprenticeship:D

JenL

7ofBrian wrote: »

Might be of interest to some:

http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/life-style/best-calgary/best-of-calgary-2012-results-9278/

Seen this in another thread - thought it might be useful here too.

JustRoss23

how did you quote from another thread on to this?:D

media101

JustRoss23 wrote: »

how did you quote from another thread on to this?:D

the mods just havent been on yet to remove it lol

JenL

JustRoss23 wrote: »

how did you quote from another thread on to this?:D

Um, just copy and paste... Are you not meat to do that? Whoops.

JustRoss23

oh no of course you are i just taught it was cool thats all:D didnt no it was as simply as copy and paste:D

Frostine

For all of you who are heading to Alberta here's a look at some of the things you might see or do while you're here.:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFCg0tBDck

JustRoss23

Lovely frostine any idea what the trout fishing is like in the bow?;)

gary27

That video of Alberta is amazing, they must be places there that no person has set foot, imagine renting a car and driving around it, cool song too.

JustRoss23

Suppose you could say the same about parts of donegal aswell;)

gary27

you probably could , but Alberta is in a whole different level for me, its massive.

JustRoss23

Ha true dat although i will miss fishing the River Owenea,crana,buncrana lovely part of this island:D some trek from offaly though:D

gary27

JustRoss23 wrote: »

Ha true dat although i will miss fishing the River Owenea,crana,buncrana lovely part of this island:D some trek from offaly though:D

I live beside Buncrana and worked there for many years, the move to Canada would be a welcome change of scenery as I would no longer have to sign on each month in Buncrana .

Frostine

JustRoss23 wrote: »

Lovely frostine any idea what the trout fishing is like in the bow?;)

Excellent from what I hear,I don't fish myself, but I always see people fishing in lots of different areas of the Bow. I think you can Google the best areas to go.

JustRoss23

Cheers mate i got in contact with a club over there so i will join when i get over thanks for the help.

JustRoss23

So whos heading to calgary and when?:D...try get an owl boards meet going heres the list of peeps i no so far going:D..
Martyn1989
Tonto86
Wasterex
Mairemoo
Gary27
Kerbear86
Teepee
M.j.w
7ofbrian
Jen L


Who else?:D

teepee

JustRoss23 wrote: »

So whos heading to calgary and when?:D...try get an owl boards meet going heres the list of peeps i no so far going:D..
Wasterex
Mairemoo
Gary27
Kerbear86
Who else?:D

I'm flying out there in the morning , working in downtown calgary

Teepee

gary27

teepee wrote: »

I'm flying out there in the morning , working in downtown calgary

Teepee

you applied this year visas? what line of work you in?

JustRoss23

updated the very best of irish luck to you mate and i might run into you in a few weeks there:)

teepee

gary27 wrote: »

you applied this year visas? what line of work you in?

Visa is tempory foreign work ,
I'm a formwork carpenter . Working on sky scraper in down town .

T

gary27

teepee wrote: »

Visa is tempory foreign work ,
I'm a formwork carpenter . Working on sky scraper in down town .

T

that's great, enjoy yourself out there, hopefully we'all be out there too

makita

JustRoss23 wrote: »

So whos heading to calgary and when?:D...try get an owl boards meet going heres the list of peeps i no so far going:D..
Wasterex
Mairemoo
Gary27
Kerbear86
Teepee
Who else?:D

I'm flying the 12th of march can't wait

Martyn1989

JustRoss23 wrote: »

So whos heading to calgary and when?:D...try get an owl boards meet going heres the list of peeps i no so far going:D..
Wasterex
Mairemoo
Gary27
Kerbear86
Teepee
Who else?:D

The veterans don't get a look in?

m.j.w

heading the 8th of may myself, have the flights booked for toronto but changed my mind and going to calgary now!!