Hey Van guys I may be moving up to your city around Dec. I got a call a few days ago from the admin lady at the Vancouver Film school. She said I'm most likley going to be accepted into the 3D animation program. I just have to send her a few more things. Anyways if you guys can give me any info about weather, safety, what areas are good what areas are bad, the people, anything I could use would be great.

 

emmm.... by the time you arrived vancouver ( i assume fall term) it will be raining all over the place until next summer (or pre-summer), which is in 2003 may.

.Vancouver
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Great food, great people, lovely grandville island, downtown area (where VFS is located, i took few courses at VFS, as part time student, before, great school),

Check these websites often, they are great
www.theweathernetwork.com (then check for your area for weather)
www.mybc.com (life style, weather, great places to hang out, movies, concerts, yellow page, restaurant, pubs, maps, driving direction....almost everything)

Stores:
www.a-power.com and www.ncix.com they are both really good computer stores, sell parts, many selections, very cheap...
www.Futureshop.ca ........... place where to can get electronics after 6 pm from monday to tuesday (Malls close at 5 mon-tue)
www.londondrugs.ca ..........everything you need for daily life, from electronics to drugs(open till late, 10 pm)
Save-On-Food .........grocery stores, open from XXX to 12 am.
T n T ........... big grocery stores with some chinese food
cant think of more now

WATCH OUT:
- 1 thing you need to watch out for (survival tip): DRIVERS, (almost all), especially those Mrs and Ladies...they never look at you...
- another survival tip: 7% + 7.50 % = 14.5 % sales tax (but the coolest products never come to canada)
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hope that helps
good luck

 

You say it rains in the winter? Does it not snow in Vancouver? How cold does it get in the winter? I'm from North Dakota so it snows here in the winter, and I've lived in Winnipeg for a year of school. Thanks for the info.

 

pot is cheap in BC and there's no sales tax.

 

Vancouver weather is nothing like North Dakota / Manitoba/ Saskatchewan weather. It rains (maybe a bit of snow) but melts quick.

I personally find Vancouver weather depressing because of the rain and the heavy sky, but the temperature sure beats the frigid temps you are likely used to..

 

I heard POT is big biz in that area, they did a thing on MTV I think on it.

So does it rain alot in the summer? You guys make it sound like it rains all winter! It doesn't snow all winter here it just snows and sticks. Its cold all winter though. Oh god I hate rain.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PUREVIL
[B]I heard POT is big biz in that area, they did a thing on MTV I think on it.

So does it rain alot in the summer? You guys make it sound like it rains all winter! It doesn't snow all winter here it just snows and sticks.