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Presume the "1" is the first page of the multi-page display. The hand brake sign is actually an orange trailer- vehicles here have an electric trailer brake hook-up. Can adjust the level of trailer braking from inside the truck.

I presume the Mrs was not home yesterday?  :imaposer:

Damn Skippy! Truck is a happy camper up until -25 to -30. After that it just says no... With the -40 weather this week is uncanny how different things pop up all of a sudden. Immigrant was very supportive as he was lying on the couch watching Netflix!  :lol8:  Doors won't close fully on the...

Yesterday we woke up to a sprinkling of the white stuff. Temp was -3 with a wind chill of -9. To be honest.. JHB does feel colder. By mid morning the snow had stopped and in the afternoon it had already melted away as to the previous photos you see. Next week spring is on its way with a high of 13!

We have now been on the ground for 5 full days and we feel we have achieved a fair amount of progress. I had tried to have a pickup lined up for when we landed in Edmonton- sadly it was sold. A friend down in Red Deer (about one and a half hours south) had offered to sell us a Chevy Malibu from...

Many many thanks for all the well wishes. WE HAVE ARRIVED!!! The past couple of weeks has been a mildly stressful experience with need to consolidate our lives into 46kg each. We have put sentimental things into storage in Bots and in JHH- these things can follow through later or as friends and...

Many thanks. Yeah- it seems that the other countries that still have the "middle men", protect that industry. We got taken for a ride when we first looked into Canada- paid guys $3k to start the process and they were just smoke and mirrors. That was before the new online Express Entry. Now even...

Now that flights are booked, it has become a daunting reality. We're emigrating too. On the 26h of March we'll be flying out, destined for Lloydminster in Alberta. It's been a long process and we started with things two years ago. We've moved around a fair bit and have had to adapt more than a...

We're heading to Lloydminster- Border of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Wife has a job offer that side. We're applied for PR at the same time through the express entry but it does take a fair amount of time longer than the work permit. Hoping to land in April or so. Been in limbo for the past couple...

We got the green light on our work permits today for Canada- was our plan B while waiting on our permanent residency applications. Been a long process thus far and a bit shocked that it's starting to fall into place. Going to luckily catch the tail end of winter so we don't have to deal with...

Part of the immigration process is to get all qualifications verified by World Education Services (WES.org ). They even recognise the SA matric. Need to submit transcripts etc. It's a paid service. Some of the trades need to be verified by the Canadian equivalent and sometimes redo the Red Seal...

We finally got a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)- so got the extra 50 job points and drawn for the Express Entry. Lloydminster will be the destination. Might start a thread too with all the emigration currently taking place. Going to need lessons on "How to Canadian"...

You can also climb Kgale Hill, just don't park at the bottom and don't take any valuables with you... Park at Game City or Commerce Park. There are sometimes opportunists that are willing to expropriate you of your belongings without compensation... Early mornings there are a fair amount of...

Awesome- will certainly be in touch. Good to know there are toy shops in town! lol. Been watching and great to see a slice of life on that side of the pond. Having lived in Orapa in Botswana for 4 years, Lloydminster will be easy to manage size wise. +40 to -40 will be the adventure. The LMIA...

We're also in the process. Did our WES and IELTS last year. Entered the Express Entry in Aug with a Score of 416. Now sitting on 411 with the 5 point drop being a year older. Working on the LMIA for a job offer which will bump us up 50 points. Taken some time for an employer to go through the...