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[Rhibwolf]

5.  Because we are 4, we are entitled to 2 rooms or a suite while waiting for our furniture to arrive.  We are hoping to find a nice suite with a very large Jacuzzi  and a sofa-bed or 2nd double bed.  Preferably but not necessarily close to Shearwater...  Any suggestions?

7.  Finally, any advice about the Move either concerning Royal Lepage or when arriving there,...

 

Cambridge Suites, excellent services, great gym facilities, and REAL close to downtown.  Holiday Inn also has nice facilities.  Both are viewable on the net.  You have to cross over to get to Shearwater, but in reality, there arent too many nice places to stay once you get out of Dartmouth, and to be honest, the best locations are on the Halifax side.
RE Royal Lepage - take nothing at face value, get everything in writing. EVERYTHING.  If your rep in Trenton says you are authorized to do something, make sure you get it in writing.  Oh, did I mention? Get everything in writing.

 

[NCRCrow]

stayed at the Ramada Burnside, it was great because it had a awesome pool/waterslide and the restaurant was excellent! (my kids loved it)

Lots of free parking and the Mic Mac Mall is real close and so is a Tim Hortons!

 

[BOSNwife]

The MQ's in Shearwater are being redone.. All MQ's are on oil.. Oil right now if you get capped in is about .78 cents a litre.. From Shearwater it is about 15 to 20 mintues taking the macdonald brigde across.. If you get a MAC Pass it is only 30 dollars a month instead of .75 cents each way

I've lived in Shearwater since 1998. Not ALL PMQ's are being redone. They are renovating 2 bedrooms houses & turning them into 3 bedroom houses. Not All PMQ's are oil heated; Some are electric heat. I've gotten my oil this past winter from a discount oil company & payed between .64-.69 cents a litre. My husband takes the bus or his bicycle & leaves me the van, so we buy bridge tokens; same price of 2 passes through bridge tolls for 5 days a week work. Buy MAC Pass if you're passing through bridge tolls more than that in a month.

 

[jobi]

Hi Everyone,

  I just wanted to say thank you very much for all the great information you have provided.  We are waiting and hoping to get a PMQ and are a little more prepared now that we have read your comments... 

 

[gaspasser]

If I may, Mover 1 is incorrect!  Greenwood is more expensive than Ontario.  $7 for a 4 lt bag of milk compared to $4.30.  Give me a break.  I posted elsewhere about the in and outs of NS vs ON. I'm a Bluenoser but was glad when I saw Amherst in my rearview! 
Keiths is good beer!  It beats that Candadian or Blue. 
Oh, if you're getting PLD or been told you're getting PLD in greenwood.....keep thinking it.  I didn't get any of it down east. If the Navy guys are getting, then there's a double standard. 
That's all I have to say about that.

 

[CallOfDuty]

  Yep, us Navy guys are getting it....over about 300 or so a month.  But I'm sure the cost of living in Halifax is more than in Greenwood.
Cheers
Steve

 

[shaunswife]

sorry only know what its like in emonton

angela

 

[AD Tech]

Hello All

My family & I are posted this summer to Halifax MARLANT (near the dockyard?) and am interested in what kind of commute times we can expect to/from the various districts such as Bedford, Dartmouth etc; a general sampling of communities outside of Halifax.

Where are the "good" areas to live, IE: school districts, work, shopping etc.?

Thanks for your help.

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

If you are looking for public transit times here is a link for Metro Transit:
http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit

Myself, I live just outside of Dartmouth and it takes me an average of 20-25 minutes to drive to work. Its cheaper as well.

 

[AD Tech]

Thanks Ex

20-25 Min is not bad. Do you use the bridge, and if so, is there a toll? And for that matter, you mention it's cheaper outside of Dartmouth, how so?

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

The further you live away from Halifax proper the cheaper it is. rents, mortgage, property tax what have you. If you plan to bring your own vehicle to work the bridge toll is 75 cents either way. Cheaper to get a MacPass.

 

[TN2IC]

The toll is 75 cents to across. But you if you buy a MacPass it is only then 60 cents a pass.

 

[scoutfinch]

There are tons of service personnel in Sackville (stay away from Lower Sackville) but Middle and Upper Sackville have great new communities.  Cole Harbour is also a popular choice.

 

[scoutfinch]

PS. Don't worry about the toll or driving because you are unlikely to get parking at the Dockyards.  That being said, some communities have MetroLink buses that are non-stop to downtown which then is just a short walk from the dockyard.

 

[gaspasser]

There is nothing wrong with Lower Sackville!!!, it's a nice community and good shopping.  Living on the outskirts will cost you money either in gas or transit as compared to taxes and living expences.  It's a direct drive in from Sackville to dockyard/Barrington St. 
It's all about personal choice.
Oh, you will pay more in NS income tax AND HST (horse shyte tax)
Regards

 

[TN2IC]

Ah yes...shoot....I forgot... yeah you need at less 10 years I believe to get a park pass there. Dockyards and Stad are like that. The other bases Willow/Windsor/Mill Cove/NAD are different. I had no problem with that. I know of some folks at the dockyards that rent parking spots in the garage by the Casino.

Just to note, Beaverbank is a nice area too. I use to live there and had no problems. Sackville is near by for your shopping needs. Tons of land out there. Plus a golf course if intrested.

 

[Hot Lips]

Eastern Passage is nice as well...down by the water...close to a golf course...lots of military families...bus service...schools are nice...not far from too much but out of Dartmouth just enough to be a little quieter.
The commute isn't bad from Eastern Passage and I believe a fair number of ppl car pool to Stad daily.

HL

 

[AD Tech]

Sounds like a serious parking issue. Do most minions take the bus?

Thanks for the tip on "Sackville". It'll be an option; how about Harrietsfield?

 

[NCRCrow]

Dont listen to this useless chatter. Lower Sackville is an awesome place to live and as WO, you will get a DYKD parking pass. I have a beautiful house on First lake and it takes 17 minutes to Dockyard.

If anything the "Paasage" is Wallis Heights/Shannon Park reborn.

 

[TN2IC]

So it goes by IT in the CF? Not how long you have been posted to Halifax? Or am I mixed up?


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