Canada deel 6! Wie wil niet emigreren?

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Op zaterdag 20 december 2008 22:58 schreef Koploperkopper het volgende:

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Mja, denk niet dat er zoveel banen op dit moment beschikbaar zijn waar je bij mag denken.

Helaas niet nee. Het enige waar ik bij mijn werk over nadenk is had ik maar mn handschoenen meegenomen.

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Op zaterdag 20 december 2008 23:16 schreef Koploperkopper het volgende:

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Anders kun je altijd nog je C halen, weliswaar ook niet veel bij na te denken, maar volop werkgelegenheid nog steeds en het verdient best aardig als je op onregelmatige tijden werkt.

Ja of m'n taxipas ofzo. Ik hou alleen een beetje van doorrijden C zou wel een optie zijn, maarja of ik een bedrijf kan vinden die dat voor me wil betalen terwijl ik maar een beperkt aantal uur kan werken.

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Op zaterdag 20 december 2008 23:21 schreef Koploperkopper het volgende:

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Je bent nog steeds met je studie bezig?

Had maar 1 onvoldoende Blok 2 zuigt wel grote ballen. Twee vakken waar ik niks van snap en een project waar ik de ballen van snap.

Hehe ben nu echt een te stom programma aan het kijken waar over 4u de canucks opkomen, Wipeout

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Homeless B.C. woman burns to death while trying to keep warm

ROSEMARY KEEVIL-FAIRBURN
With a report from The Canadian Press

December 20, 2008

VANCOUVER -- A scorched smell still lingered yesterday afternoon at the site where a 47-year-old homeless woman burned to death trying to stay warm as the early morning temperatures plunged below freezing in downtown Vancouver.

Police had visited the woman, known on the street as Tracey, three times to offer her shelter. Each time she refused. During the last visit, at about 12:30 a.m., an officer offered her a cigarette and she asked to borrow his lighter to light a candle, police said.

Four hours later, Lola Funk was travelling in a taxi when she saw the fire. "Originally I thought it was a garbage-can fire on the corner and, as we passed by in the cab, I realized that it was a shopping cart that was totally engulfed in flames and there was a charred body inside."

Constable Jana McGuinness said everything in the woman's possession went up in flames: "There was no way to save her. She died instantly. It was a pretty disturbing scene."

Bouquets of flowers were placed in the snow near the site. There were poinsettia from a group of Vancouver police, including Sergeant Steve Gibson who was one of the first people at the scene. "I never had anything like this in my 30 years of policing," he said. "She died alone."

Constable McGuinness said police are trying to get the homeless into shelters. On Monday night, they offered shelter to 101 people; only 12 accepted, and six accepted blankets, she said.

A homeless man, who called himself Raven, said that he knew the woman and she did not want to go into a shelter: "People will steal your stuff in a heartbeat," he said.

Judy Graves, with Vancouver's Tenant Assistance Program, said Tracey had a slight build and "was an extraordinarily sweet woman." Ms. Graves said Tracey had been living in the West End for years, and she would open doors for everyone in the neighbourhood as a way of panhandling.

Ms. Graves said there's a misconception in Vancouver that all the homeless are in the Downtown Eastside, but there are about 150 homeless people in the West End.

One homeless person, Darrell Mickasko, burned to death last winter. Pamela Erickson was with him and survived the fire. She said she is still haunted by the accident: "I find it hard to get over. I keep hearing him screaming."

The first bouquet of flowers set at the site where Tracey died had an anonymous note attached to it. "Sorry we never met," it said, "but we will see you on the other side."

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Op zondag 21 december 2008 10:23 schreef tevebe het volgende:

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Je zou het maar hebben ontdekt

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Op zondag 21 december 2008 11:29 schreef Irrem het volgende:

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Je zou het maar hebben ontdekt

Maar ze had de kans op onderdak en dat heeft ze geweigerd. Blijft natuurlijk vreselijk, maar ergens ook wel haar eigen schuld

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Op zondag 21 december 2008 12:01 schreef Koploperkopper het volgende:
In iedergeval had ze het niet meer koud.

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Op zondag 21 december 2008 12:01 schreef Koploperkopper het volgende:

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Dat zei je de vorige keer ook, misschien word je studie toch nog wat.

Ja maar ik ben nu ook wat meer afwezig geweest

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Op zondag 21 december 2008 11:34 schreef tevebe het volgende:

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Maar ze had de kans op onderdak en dat heeft ze geweigerd. Blijft natuurlijk vreselijk, maar ergens ook wel haar eigen schuld

Tja, als je een grote kans maakt dat daar je spullen onder je reet weg gejat worden valt er wat voor te zeggen. Toch wel triest

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Op zondag 21 december 2008 11:29 schreef Irrem het volgende:

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Je zou het maar hebben ontdekt

Lijkt een beetje op een pizza van Dr Oetker.. Zwartgeblakerde rooie prut met hier en daar een sprietje, en het ruikt verder gewoon hetzelfde

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Op zondag 21 december 2008 17:39 schreef LoggedIn het volgende:

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Lijkt een beetje op een pizza van Dr Oetker.. Zwartgeblakerde rooie prut met hier en daar een sprietje, en het ruikt verder gewoon hetzelfde

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Op zondag 21 december 2008 17:39 schreef LoggedIn het volgende:

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Lijkt een beetje op een pizza van Dr Oetker.. Zwartgeblakerde rooie prut met hier en daar een sprietje, en het ruikt verder gewoon hetzelfde

Nu heb ik honger

Gaat goed met de winter in Canada.

Canadians cleaning up after a series of snowstorms blasted through the country should hold on to their shovels, as forecasters predict some regions will soon be walloped by more winter weather.

Meanwhile, thousands continue to be without electricity in Nova Scotia and travellers across Canada face airport delays.

In B.C., residents are bracing for around 10 to 20 centimetres of snow Tuesday night, just days after a storm dumped up to 70 centimetres onto the southern coast.

Environment Canada has issued storm warnings, or storm watches, for parts of Ontario, with strong winds and 20 cm of snow expected in the northern areas of Sault Ste. Marie, Wawa and Elliot Lake and more southern areas of Peterborough, Orillia and Kingston.

Although the power is back on for virtually all New Brunswickers after nearly 9,000 homes were in the dark following a major storm, forecasters predict more snow and some freezing rain in coming days.

Margaret Murphy of Nova Scotia Power said around 25,000 people in the province were still without electricity, down from 90,000, after powerful winds that peaked at 194 km/h in parts of the province toppled utility lines.

"The crews will make good progress today. They made good progress yesterday, but we still have some distance to go," Murphy said.

Murphy said she hoped power would be restored by the end of Tuesday.

Bridge restrictions for P.E.I.
In P.E.I., plows were cleaning up the remnants of Monday's 20-cm snowfall, which left around 15,000 people without power and forced the closure of the Confederation Bridge, which connects the Island to New Brunswick. Restrictions remain in place barring high-sided vehicles such as buses, trucks and trailers.

Only a handful of people on P.E.I. remained without power.

Cold weather continued to grip parts of Canada's West Coast, with cities like Prince George, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Regina recording temperatures of –25 C, –26 C, –35 C and –31C, respectively.

Snowplows in Montreal continued their round-the-clock cleanup after Sunday's big storm dumped 20 cm of snow, although the city doesn't expect to be able to clear it all before Christmas Day.

Air travellers were still coping with the havoc played on their departure plans. More than 300 flights were cancelled at Pearson International Airport in Toronto after a snowstorm swept through the region Friday. It caused flight cancellations and significant delays across the country.

About 3,000 people were forced to spend Sunday night at Vancouver International Airport due to delays and cancellations of most outbound flights.

The airlines there said they're adding more planes to deal with the backlog, but the delays could take days to clear up.

Forecasters are predicting Canada will have its first countrywide white Christmas since 1971

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Op dinsdag 23 december 2008 18:37 schreef Irrem het volgende:
Gaat goed met de winter in Canada.

Canadians cleaning up after a series of snowstorms blasted through the country should hold on to their shovels, as forecasters predict some regions will soon be walloped by more winter weather.

Meanwhile, thousands continue to be without electricity in Nova Scotia and travellers across Canada face airport delays.

In B.C., residents are bracing for around 10 to 20 centimetres of snow Tuesday night, just days after a storm dumped up to 70 centimetres onto the southern coast.

Environment Canada has issued storm warnings, or storm watches, for parts of Ontario, with strong winds and 20 cm of snow expected in the northern areas of Sault Ste. Marie, Wawa and Elliot Lake and more southern areas of Peterborough, Orillia and Kingston.

Although the power is back on for virtually all New Brunswickers after nearly 9,000 homes were in the dark following a major storm, forecasters predict more snow and some freezing rain in coming days.

Margaret Murphy of Nova Scotia Power said around 25,000 people in the province were still without electricity, down from 90,000, after powerful winds that peaked at 194 km/h in parts of the province toppled utility lines.

"The crews will make good progress today. They made good progress yesterday, but we still have some distance to go," Murphy said.

Murphy said she hoped power would be restored by the end of Tuesday.

Bridge restrictions for P.E.I.
In P.E.I., plows were cleaning up the remnants of Monday's 20-cm snowfall, which left around 15,000 people without power and forced the closure of the Confederation Bridge, which connects the Island to New Brunswick. Restrictions remain in place barring high-sided vehicles such as buses, trucks and trailers.

Only a handful of people on P.E.I. remained without power.

Cold weather continued to grip parts of Canada's West Coast, with cities like Prince George, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Regina recording temperatures of –25 C, –26 C, –35 C and –31C, respectively.

Snowplows in Montreal continued their round-the-clock cleanup after Sunday's big storm dumped 20 cm of snow, although the city doesn't expect to be able to clear it all before Christmas Day.

Air travellers were still coping with the havoc played on their departure plans. More than 300 flights were cancelled at Pearson International Airport in Toronto after a snowstorm swept through the region Friday. It caused flight cancellations and significant delays across the country.

About 3,000 people were forced to spend Sunday night at Vancouver International Airport due to delays and cancellations of most outbound flights.

The airlines there said they're adding more planes to deal with the backlog, but the delays could take days to clear up.

Forecasters are predicting Canada will have its first countrywide white Christmas since 1971

Deze winter is misschien weer iets teveel van het goede

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Op dinsdag 23 december 2008 22:27 schreef Koploperkopper het volgende:
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Daar is het nog boven 0

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Op dinsdag 23 december 2008 23:01 schreef Koploperkopper het volgende:

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Al was het -40, ik zit daar 10 keer liever dan hier.

So true

_Victoria?

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Op dinsdag 23 december 2008 23:12 schreef Koploperkopper het volgende:

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_Halifax

Lijkt me ook wel een mooi stukje Canada, heerlijk rustig. 1 Miljoen mensen op een oppervlak groter dan Nederland.

Die kant lijkt me inderdaad ook mooi. Ook minder toeristisch.

In Yukon wonen iets meer als 80k mensen.