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From Basildon, Essex originally, now Canadian for 26 years. Ajax, Ontarion.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 🙁

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 !

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 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!

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?

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 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

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.

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…

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.

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