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Life in Nova Scotia
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Приєднався 12 кві 2022
I moved to Nova Scotia in the Spring of 2022. Coming from Ontario, we are one family of the many who are making their way out to the Maritimes. Here is where I will document our experiences and share what we learn for any who want to follow our story. Thanks for watching!
Port Credit Ontario Town History
I made this a few years ago when we were living in Ontario. This is our life before Nova Scotia, hopefully it's interesting from an historical perspective. I just needed a location to put this video and thought this channel was the best option I had.
#ontario #portcredit #canadianhistory
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Landlord Rant: Nova Scotian Struggles with Band Tenants
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I am both a landlord and a tenant. I know how it feels to be on both sides of the divide and here is my opinion based on recent experience. I had to cut out some sections where I may have been too passionate or open about details. So hopefully this is still coherent!? #landlord #novascotia #renting
The Story of Streetsville, Ontario
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Ok so it's not Nova Scotia, but I made this film a couple of years ago and wanted to put it online somewhere. Before living in Nova Scotia we lived in Streetsville, Ontario. It was a village surrounded by suburban city and a lot has occurred in the small region over the years. So I give a little background on what John Lennon and the movie 12 Years A Slave have in common. #canadianhistory #onta...
Nova Scotia House Walkthrough and Channel Update
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It's been almost a year since I posted anything to this channel. Much has changed in our lives but we still own our home in Nova Scotia and I still want to create content for this channel. If you want to hear more about what life is like for us then please subscribe and follow our journey. #novascotia #homewalkthrough #ruralcanada
Our Immigration Story | 3 International Moves UK, Canada, USA
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We have relocated from the UK to Canada and are now nearing the date when we need to do it all again and move to the US. This is our story of migration and how we have grown our family in multiple locations. What does this mean for the channel? That's a great question! If you would like to see more of us, please subscribe: ua-cam.com/users/lifeinnovascotia Also here is my brother's Vimeo page: ...
Scotsburn Dairy: The Story of the Century
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For a century the small village of Scotsburn was responsible for producing dairy throughout eastern Canada. The name Scotsburn is still widely known as the primary ice cream company in the Maritimes. In the early twentieth century a group of farmers started a co-operative that lasted for 100 years. This is the history of the dairy and also a nod to the museum, A Walk Through Time, that has capt...
Canada is CRAZY Expensive! Cost of Living in Ontario vs Nova Scotia
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Hey! If you want to know my theory from the end of the video, then subscribe and comment below ;) If enough people are interested then I'll post it in a follow up video. Canada is getting more and more expensive to live in as the different aspects that affect the cost of living skyrocket! I have lived in both Ontario and Nova Scotia and decided to share the difference between the basic expenses...
Hurricane Fiona: Before & Aftermath
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We experienced our first Atlantic Canada hurricane and it may well have been the biggest or at least most sustained high winds that this part of the world has on record. Staying awake all night listening to trees fall around us in the dark was harrowing and something I don't want to experience again. Thankfully all trees fell away or perpendicular to our house and so we didn't have any damage t...
I STARTED A COMPANY! Hanging out in St Peters Nova Scotia on a soggy day.
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I went to St Peters on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and made a short video about my new business venture and a small glimpse into what this part of the coast looks like. If you're looking for motion graphics, animation or any other kind of video content creation then check out our website: www.videografe.com #novascotia #capebreton #canada
Culture of Scotland in Nova Scotia, Stan Rogers Festival and a Life Update
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I have been enjoying July in Nova Scotia which started with Canada Day and an opportunity to see Bagpipes, kilts and other traditions which have survived and grown in their own unique way in Canada. #novascotia #culture #folkmusic
5 Reasons NOT to move to NOVA SCOTIA!!
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With so many people leaving other parts of Canada and moving to Nova Scotia, I thought it would be helpful for anyone thinking about moving here to know there are things to consider before relocating. #movingtonovascotia #novascotia #movinghouse
OUR FIRST ELECTRICITY BILL: Nova Scotia Power charges compared to Ontario
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We received our first electricity bill from Nova Scotia Power. After sixty days of waiting to see the financial impact we found out how much it costs to pay for electricity in the Spring months of the year. #electricitybill #novascotia #costoflivingcanada
Cape Breton Island, Cabot Trail and Louisbourg Fortress in Nova Scotia
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We had the opportunity to visit and review the Louisbourg Fortress located in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. On our return journey we drove along the Cabot Trail to Baddeck, where Alexander Graham Bell once lived. Although it was mostly rainy whether, Cape Breton is gorgeous and being able to visit the Cabot Trail is one of the highlights of living in Nova Scotia. There is so much to explore...
Moving to Nova Scotia, first impressions, winter & spring weather, moving companies and more
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We live in Canada and moved from Ontario to Nova Scotia in March 2022. This is the first time we had even been the province as a family and we hadn't even seen our house in person before putting down an offer and committing to life in Nova Scotia. We aren't sorry one bit and this first video shows how things have been going over the past two months since we relocated to the maritimes. Keep watc...
From Basildon, Essex originally, now Canadian for 26 years. Ajax, Ontarion.
I was born and raised in the Twickenham/Richmond area.
I live in Liverpool, small town in the South shore so the only thing I agree are the taxes and the medical care. No mosquitoes and black flies , winter is very mild perhaps 5 days of snow for the whole year. By the way you mentioned 4 reasons not 5.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned the high cost of electricity, which is the main source of power for home heating , making a winter stay here very costly..... i guess this is one of the reasons there are so many summer homes which are empty most of the year. I also. found out that the property tax, HST and provincial taxes are higher here than in most provinces..... and you get no services for the huge tax bills.
I grew up here and I can give you 50 reasons not to live here. If you stay away from Halifax county you can survive here but anywhere between Peggy's Cove and the other side of sheet harbour they will tax you to death and won't let you do anything without their permission !!!
Get ready for taxes. Taxes on top of taxes. Then The highest gas prices in the world causing the highest prices on groceries and freedoms... We have nothing but strict rules and bylaws. You can survive here if you already have money and you stay away from Halifax county... but if you have to work for everything you need, you will quickly find yourself living paycheck to paycheck and doing without a lot of luxuries...
for all you people who think nova scotia is not a great place, just don't bother coming back,
How are you using the water from the well? We have a groundwater well in our garden (in Germany) but you really can't use the water for basically anything except watering plants. So do you have a special filtering system? For showering etc.? I just don't quite understand this procedure.
We don’t need a filter on our well water. It passed the test and comes from quite a deep depth. I think that is one of the benefits that Canada has to offer, the majority of the country is clean and well taken care of.
@@LifeinNovaScotia Yeah, in Tobermory and Muskoka they were really proud of their water quality. So is there a pump or something to bring it into your home's circulation?
Yes there is a pump that fills a pressured tank which then feeds into your regular water tank. My parents have a groundwater well in the UK which recently got connected to a UV filter system and they’re able to drink from it now. But typically wells in Canada pull from multiple 10’s to 100’s of meters down.
oof! This is tough. But luckily the house and other constructions turned out fine. -.-
Thanks for your sharing your insights. This is the second video I saw from you and it really impresses me. I'm highly interested in Nova Scotia, since I'm planning a roadtrip from beautiful Montreal (have been there this June) in 2026. And since I've made a roadtrip I can totally understand, why you choosed to stay in Canada. Furthermore I really like the aesthetic look of your videos which makes me wonder if you're working in the filmindustry? Your presence in front of the camera is very natural and believable plus your cutting skills are very inspiring for me. I'm looking forward to see more of your valuable content. Greetings from Germany!
Blackflies ...blackflies.... blackflies....blackflies & blackflies
Native Nova Scotian here. The bugs aren't bad now. In the 70s and 80s, it was common for us kids to have dozens (probably 100s) of blackfly bites on the back of our necks, behind the ears and on our legs and arms at any given time. They were so thick, one might not find an unbitten spot on the back of the neck. I think I'm immune to their bite now. Blackflies are out in the day unless it's over 25 degrees, then the horseflies and mooseflies (larger than horseflies) come out. They are aggressive biters. Even drenched in Deep Woods, they'll try to take a bite. Mosquitoes come out at night. Deep Woods easily defends against blackflies and mosquitoes, so that's the product of choice. Winter makes us appreciate summer.
Wow I can’t imagine them being worse! Hopefully they continue to get fewer in number.
my family just basically planned the same move, from same the area, settling in the place you filmed while announcing your motion graphics company on that gloomy day. I'll definitely be in touch for an intro sequence when I get settled and set up - and hopefully be in touch as I plan to be of service or get involved in film if I can as I have been working some content here in Ontario now slowly on my own.
Oh cool! Yeah keep in touch and if you are looking for contacts in the industry I’ll see if I can be any help.
@@LifeinNovaScotia Thank you! Most definitely will. I'll reach out once we are settled next week.
I grew up in the country and lived in city’s in Canada . All I can say is if your city folk probably won’t be for you unless you’re in the city . However if you’re a country person it may be for you . We were always a very poor Province not much has a changed in that respect. You fellas come here with million bucks or more and guess what it will be gobbled up pretty fast unless your willing take a huge income loss and stretch your bucks your choice ! So don’t whine maybe pack up go back to wherever or adapt that’s your choice . I was person who had go work out province make my money to buy a home in my province but guess what when I came back the prices were Ontario prices now so now Iam working my ass off to make 500-1milllion just for my dream house plus have money I the bank . I am buying and flipping my Money hopefully in time I can be there in my home Province and not have go away so much to make money to buy our home .
Dude the difference in my bills from Ontario to maritimes is $2250 per month. And I’m making more here.
$2250 more than Ontario!?
@@LifeinNovaScotia Less, but I didn’t move here for economic reasons, I did for the culture.
Welcome back Kotter
Great place to live,we have neighbors from Niagara falls,he had a relative who moved to Mahone Bay,a few years back, dude you have to get down here , didn't know that there were places like this,, our middle name is kicked back,layed back relaxed
Wished I did better research before moving here 🙁
Oh no! What are the biggest draw backs for you?
Moved here in June 2022 in rural SW N.S. It is almost impossible to walk my dogs due to bugs and ticks during warm weather and due to winds and storms in the winter Impossible to see a doctor unless you go to ER I live very close to the ocean and the fog and humidity all summer is unbearable. I have to run the heat pump all summer and freeze in the house to ensure no mold will grow I find everything so expensive and very little choice in shopping. I bought online more than ever And finally the wind storms. My Lord! I would rather live the cold ON winters People are very nice though. I have very good neighbours There is more to the litany… I am considering moving back and want to rent; my realtor warned me not to rent due to exactly what happened to you. It is not the dream I had when I came here
Hydro cost is triple here Furthermore, I was a gardener all my life and gardening here is very difficult due to weather and bad soil Unless you live in Halifax area, there is little choice in small cities. So much fresh seafood around and all you get is fried seafood
Yeah I heard about the tick issues in the south of the province and it seems they are now on the north coast too. Friends are getting bit and coming down with Lyme. We bought a dehumidifier for the summer, I hate AC so this was a good solution to the potential mould issues. The biggest plus for me was the ocean, but I think I still have PTSD from hurricane Fiona. Hopefully you find the right place to live that checks all the boxes.
I run the dehumidifier on the heat pump and it makes the house very cold I also run a second dehumidifier a big strong one. 80 percent of the summer days are foggy in the argyle area It’s not really fog. I call it ocean mist. Water dripping from trees and plants rotting in the gardens. When this ends, the wind storm season starts. So strong, they blew a huge bbq off the deck 3 times now. They blew the garbage huge wooden box in the ditch many times. I would rather have snow and below zero weather. Will go back 🙁 soon, all I need to figure out is what I do with the house. I spent a lot of this property
Cheaper than Quebec 15.5%yummy 😂
We live in Nova Scotia and wanted to change to solar. Our monthly cost for electricity is around 170 dollars on average. The estimate to change to solar was 35,000 minus the 3,000 provincial rebate. With the 10 year interest free loan, our monthly bill would be around 300 dollars. This estimate was from the solar company. There were some additional costs that pushed the monthly bill to 300. Also, we need to upgrade our electrical service to 200 amp service. Now, if I estimate that the cost of electricity will go up by 5 percent per year over the next 10 years, it will take us around 16 years to break even if there are no issues with the system that are not covered under warranty or with the inverter that only has a 10 year warranty. This cost of going green is still too high.
We don’t want you here anyway!
Everywhere in Canada, is expensive, do you know the history of Canada, well, it doesn't want to give up its ties with the Monarchy... we have Loyalists that came here and made this country a mess! Instead of being a republic like the States, we still tie into Britain, which is the worst country and STILL HAS A MONARCHY!! because Britain has taxes, taxes taxes, WE NEED TO CUT THESE TIES.. Americans were right to throw out the Brits! Unfortunately those that like the British monarchy came here the LOYALISTS.. and we now mirror the same kind of Government, our Parliament is just useless !
Having lived in the UK, Canada and now the US, I am shocked at how little difference there is in the cost of living between all three. I don’t think a republic or a constitutional monarchy makes any difference.
Glad. You are here. You are welcome 🙏 here ❤
Funny thing, the algo just showed me one of your videos on life in NS, because I live in Cape Breton I guess. I checked out your channel and now you are in the US. Funny, but not so much fun for you I see. Sorry for the situation you found yourself in. I moved out here 18 years ago from Ontario. Not sure why you left NS, I only watch a couple of vids, including this one. I guess you learned the landlords lesson on the first go. I can tell you, it could have been worse. You probably know that, though. I'm glad you found a better tenant. I don't know if you intend on keeping that property, but I thought you might benefit from my pointing out something most folks are overlooking. That would be global warming. Perhaps it is not on your radar. If it is, good choice to keep the place so far. In any case, rising temps are going to crush a lot of places. Nova Scotia is one of the places that has some reasonable future temps. Because that future is less than thirty years from now, you might find it more useful to come back to Canada. I expect our failure to respond so far, will bring things to the fore by some measure. The ban of foreign purchases of property in Canada is said to end in 2027, but it might get extended out past 2030. We can't build fast enough, so the value of property is high. Considering all that is in store for global property values, holding on to that property could be hard, but worth it. Good luck, too bad you had to leave🍀
Remember Portapique? No one was held accountable. There is no decent law and order in NS.
The 9 muslim men who assaulted the two women downtown faced no consequences.
The best weather in Nova Scotia is the valley and use pure vanilla as a bug repellent. Done!
High taxes, crumbling infrastructure, roads too narrow for the amount of traffic, no escape route in an emergency, too expensive. , health system broken, but the mayor gets the highest salary of all mayors in Canada.
canada is a high cost, low value nation. you pay a lot, and what you get in return varies considerably, but on balance, you dont get much. It is not getting, or going to get better w/o drastic changes which canada, is not really up to it. Primary reason, is the FIRE sector in canada skims huge amounts of money and produces.......nothing really. Canada's economy has to come resemble a collection of ponzi schemes, far too many immigrants, and the govt and corporate sectors are very corrupt despite this idea globally that canada is pretty free of corruption. The regimes in ottawa do not act in the national interest, so not surprising hardly anyone else does either. This attitude, filters downwards. Economic and social mismanagement, is endemic in this nation. So there it is....why you pay so much and cant get a family doctor unless your parents die and give you their spot at their doctors practice in their will.
Compared to New Brunswick, housing is nearly half the cost vs NS and taxes, utilities are cheaper as well. You'd likely save an additional $500/Month for a similiar property. IMO NB is Canadas best kept secret.
Great video! I grew up in streetsville, will always be home.
bro if i saw you with a bug net on id laugh my ass of at ya
We actually have and had 2 Costco's in Halifax / Dartmouth.
I am thinking of renting a portion of my place. But I will have a template contract with additional clauses that must be agreed to by the tenant. I will be asking for three months rent in advance (first, last month and third month's rent for any damage that will be refundable). Also, I will ask for proof of employment that I will follow up on in person as well as a credit check requirement. No guarantee . Can you recommend anything else to look for or require? Thanks, I have subscribed!
I recommend signing up to “Landlords Unite” on Facebook, there’s a lot of great advice on there by some very experienced landlords. All the best!
Very Risky stuff. There are professional rent skippers out there that know the system very well and that can live for YEARS by stretching each place they go to to the limit paying only 2 months rent usually (first and last) and then moving to the next rental place. This happened to my girlfriend after she had a gem of a renter (doctor from Egypt) for 4 plus years! He had to go to California to help his very ill mother.
What city in Ontario did you come from in March 2022?
Mississauga
I seem to recall that you also have to do a vehicle safety check every year too, which is a hassle and another "tax" in a sense.
I think it’s every two years, I forget.
Every two years
I am interested in knowing the living expenses of other provinces . Perhaps food costs could have been added to this be added to this comparison?As well it would be good to show an entire year having gone through four seasons.How about car gas prices per litre? Education differences? The demeanour of the Novascotians. I will be viewing with interest your future content🥰
As I was surfing the 'net here at home in Burnaby, BC, trying to find a source for my old favourite, Grape Nut Ice Cream, I found that there was none available outside the Maritime Provinces. Then I saw the Scotsburn name. I was immediately reminded of the stories about my grandfather, William (Willie) Mclean and the Scotsburn Creamery. He and his sons (my Uncle Elwood and my dad, Edgar) grew up around the creamery business and they expanded creamery operations into New Brunswick. I spent practically my whole childhood around the Harvey Creamery, which by the time I was born in 1945 was a thriving enterprise, having shipped many tons of butter overseas during WW2 (a considerable percentage of which ended up on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean) sunk by U-boats! As time went on, Harvey Creamery was bought out by Capital Co-op and our family moved away to Fredericton in 1958 (for me, at age12, a traumatic time). Does anyone recall my grandad, Willie McLean and his sons Edgar and Elwood? Generations of my McLean ancestors are buried in the Scotsburn Cemetery.
I moved here 3 years ago. My monthly utilities went down about $100. I don't pay for water now that I'm on a well. I was paying $90/month for municipal water. Nat gas is gone but offset by electricity. My electricity was $100/month and now $200 or so depending on season. In NS, we pay 2nd highest electricity price in the country. Quebec is the cheapest. NSPower is MANDATED to have a 8% profit, so we pay more when they have a bad year. Every $100 we pay, $8 goes to shareholders. We the customers pay for the lean years while shareholders reap 8% .
1. Majority wear their pajamas out and don't work 2. Horrible roads and huge potholes 3. Rents are out of control 4. Small rural towns have no jobs 5. Cost of food is insane
These issues can be found pretty much all over Canada, unfortunately.
I guess they don't have these issues in cultured upper Canada and the US.
A year later, and things have only deteriorated further. Having lived in Vancouver/southern BC coast most of my life, I chose to move first to PEI, and then settled in NS three years ago. My impression of the Maritimes? I happily moved back to BC. It later emerged that I was just one of legions of others who were lured to the Atlantic on the promise of accessible real estate, but found that the overall price for that access was far too exorbitant in every sense of the word. In terms of negative life experiences, it ranks as a clear number one. I had lived in small northern communities in the past, and assumed that life in the Maritimes wouldn’t be too dissimilar. I couldn’t have been more mistaken.
Thanks for putting people off moving here, hopefully it will lower our cost of living...
Whine whine whine. That's all people do.
Go on virtually any tenant/renters siute and read the comments. It will give you an immediate insight into why being a landlord isa something you should avoid.
You live in river John that’s right in the snow belt. One of my good friends lives in scotsburn not far from river John his wife is originally from there. I’m from the east coast they get double or triple the snow there.
Actually I was visiting River John and I have a house in Scotsburn ;) the snow was just the right amount in my opinion.
@@LifeinNovaScotia I was in scotsburn last night for the night lol
I recognise that Starbucks and Lighthouse. 🙂
You must have a bunch of pre filmed vids. I love how you brought it all together, very creative.
You’re the best, very handsome. If only I could grow hair like you, just look at that flow. The accent seems a bit put on though, like you’re not really from Britain but maybe you’re parents are…
I’ll keep praying you wake up looking like Cousin It.
@@LifeinNovaScotia lol! If that happens we will all have a good laugh 😂
334 Lakeshore rd E was my grandfather's family bicycle shop for years.Surname Audsley. alot of the family lived in houses right next door and on forest ave as well.great video
Interesting & well done. Will there be a Q&A session soon? I like Q&A sessions.
Never!
I was looking for this video a long time ago since I watched it last year before I decided to move out of Vancouver. I watched several videos of Nova Scotia, Ottawa, and Montreal to see what life looks like, what costs, and more just to get an idea of where to move. I moved to BC 5 years ago thinking that it would work for me since I came from the second biggest city in my country, but once I got there I realized that a crowded and big city is not my thing anymore. I prefer and love to live in the countryside. When I saw this video I did not save it and I was looking for it cus I was not sure if it was in Ottawa or Nova Scotia, but that I found it. I love the video cus I am an immigrant in Canada 🇨🇦 as well, and I lived in North Carolina a long time ago, I live in Rose Hill, & Wallace beautiful cities too. I would like to see more videos from you guys. You have a new subscriber