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| Income tax in vancouver. | 6/15/2008 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I got a job offer in Vancouver. And they are offering me $85000 yearly Canadian dollar. so please ...
A: This is not my area of expertise, but you can look at approx 35 - 40% (before deductions and tax ...
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| Tax imposed on goods and services | 6/12/2008 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I want to ask since there are both PST (7%) and GST (5%), so if I buy an item, I pay 12% in addition ...
A: There are 2 parts to your12% is added the the bill, yes, with exceptions. PST & GST apply only to ...
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| If my baby is born in Vancouver... | 5/25/2008 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: If I am a US citizen and I have my baby in Canada, will my husband and I become Canadian citizens or ...
A: This is a little out of my realm of expertise, but I have the answer for you - your baby will have ...
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| Holiday in Vancouver and surrounds | 1/15/2008 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I would like to visit Vancouver and area on holiday this August with my two boys aged 15 and 10. I ...
A: Just curious, but where are you coming from? On Vancouver Island, the place to go for whale ...
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| Visiting | 12/21/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: My wife and I will be visiting Vancouver this February, one for business, one a tag along (me). We ...
A: You guys get it colder there than we do! In Feb, the lows are usually around 4C (40F). If you're ...
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| Snow skiing | 8/25/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: We are considering a ski holiday at Whistler in January 2008. We are intermediate skiers and have ...
A: Believe it or not - I am not a skier, however, I did get some information for you. If -17C was ...
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| Is it safe to travel to vancouver now? | 8/9/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: My family and I are looking to take a vacation abotu a week-10 days long and Vancouver is where we ...
A: Vancouver is not in the Forest Fire hotspots due to it's size. There are some tinder dry areas in ...
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| vancouver island | 8/7/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: myself and my family are going to take a holiday from the uk to canada in may 08. we cant decide ...
A: If you going to go to Medicine Hat, I would suggest you visit Calgary as this is only 2 hours away ...
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| Affordable home/apt rentals | 7/28/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: Geoff, hello, Interested in relocating to Vancouver. 1) Can you recommend some very affordable ...
A: Congratulations for thinking of moving to one of the most beautiful cities .... I can only answer 2 ...
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| Valcouver to Kelowna | 7/6/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I am wanting to hire a car to travel between Vancouver & Kelowna - in Jan 2008..... I understand it ...
A: If you do not have experience in snow, I would not recommend it. You will be going through two ...
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| vancouver | 6/19/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: 1.good hotels to stay in vancouver - fairmont/four seasons/westin or others 2.I need to drive from ...
A: 1. Go to http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/ and it will give al the info you want for all ...
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| Moving To Vancouver | 6/14/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I am so glad that there is someone that I can talk to. Ok I am planning on moving to Vancouver next ...
A: First things first .... you need a map of Vancouver. Go to ...
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| Moving To Vancouver | 6/11/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I am so glad that there is someone that I can talk to. Ok I am planning on moving to Vancouver next ...
A: Is there a reason you have your heart set on living in the downtown core? Robson Street is the area ...
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| Moving To Vancouver | 6/7/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I am so glad that there is someone that I can talk to. Ok I am planning on moving to Vancouver next ...
A: Are you planning on staying in the city of Vancouver or one of the suburbs? There is no really ...
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| Going from Vancouver to Kelowna | 5/6/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: What is the best and cheapest way to go from Vancouver to Kelowna for a student? I am looking for ...
A: The cheapest way would be to hitchhike - but seeing as this is not the safest, I would not recommend ...
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| Moving to Vancouver | 5/1/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I live in Australia (long way away) and I'm seriously considering moving to Vancouver. I've been ...
A: http://www.makeyourselfathome.com/buttons/kitsilano.gif If you have the money - Kitilano or Point ...
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| Vancouver Sun Tower Building | 2/12/2007 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: When I saw my question after the fact, I knew I had to rephrase it. It should have read: "What ever ...
A: I couldn't fin anything about the globe lamp - I do recall seeing it (I think), but I cannot find ...
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| Burrard civic marina | 11/21/2006 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I would like to know about the history of this marina. I understood, perhaps its legend, that ...
A: I can find no history of Chucky Woodward bequeathed the burrard Marina. I have been through the ...
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| Vancouver to Big White | 11/19/2006 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: Geoff, Thanks in advance for the answers already on this question. I am checking to see if things ...
A: First off - let me say that I am not a skier and don't know a thing about shuttles or ski packages ...
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| Where Is Shuswap | 11/13/2006 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: Where is Shuswap my friend Teeda is always talking about that place
A: Shuswap is an area of BC between Kamloops and Salmon Arm and is about 5 hours east of Vancouver. ...
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| Burrard St. Flags | 10/10/2006 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: What are the flags currently (as of Oct 10, 2006) flying on the Burrard St. Bridge? Thank you!
A: For flags, there is the BC Flag, and the flag of Vancouver flying at each of the four corners of the ...
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| Burrard St. Bridge | 10/9/2006 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: Do you know what flags are presently flying on the Burrard St. Bridge? How often are these flags ...
A: Ah yes .... the Burrard Flags. A lot of people ask about those. I haven't been down along False ...
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| Burrard Street Bridge | 10/4/2006 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: It's nice to know someone knows and enjoys the history of Vancouver. Love your trivia tips. You ...
A: I am a simple man who enjoys history - and the history of this town is facinating and full of ...
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| crime stats | 10/2/2006 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: how is the crime in the city of vancouver ...?
A: May I ask why you did not like the answer? I can understand the timeliness part of it (I was sent ...
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| winter weather | 7/13/2006 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I plan to relocate to Vancouver, and would like to know how cold the winters are. Is there a lot of ...
A: Ah ... another person coming to PARADISE .... and I say that with all seriousness. Vancouver is ...
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| restaurant in vancou | 12/10/2005 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I would like to know if there is any arabic restaurant in vancouver thanx
A: I am not a restaurant critic or expert, but by a quick Google search I can upon this bit for Mona's ...
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| road conditions Vancouver to Kelowna mid December | 11/15/2005 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: We are family of 2 adults and (1) 11 year old child travelling around the world leaving Australia on ...
A: Sorry it took so long to answer, Dale .... we are renovating our house and the computer room was the ...
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| BC | 8/12/2005 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: Hi I'm originally from Washington State and recall how incrediably beautiful it is in British ...
A: Although real estate is not my expertise, I do know that non citizens can own load in BC. There are ...
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| Vancouver to Kelowna | 6/19/2005 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I am planning a trip to Vancouver and was wondering if you could recommend some good things to see. ...
A: A few? Sal .... I could spend DAYS telling you what to see while you are here! I guess it all ...
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| Burrard Street Bridge | 6/15/2005 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: On the burrard street bridge there are flame like towers at the top of the structure at either end ...
A: Structurly, nothing has been done to the bridge. The 4 towers (2 per end) were built purely for ...
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| Monk | 6/5/2005 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: Here's a stretch for you ... seems to me that somewhere in BC there is a fellow (American, I ...
A: Sorry it took so long to answer - but I was exhausting all avenues for this questions. Seems no one ...
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| cheap colleges in vancouver | 5/3/2005 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: i dont know if my questions belongs to this category, but somehow it has to do with vancouver i was ...
A: You are right, this is out of my area of expertise ... but ... may I suggest you check out Post ...
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| What were the Burrard Street Bridge Towers intended to be used for? | 12/10/2004 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: What were the Burrard Street Bridge Towers intended to be used for? Where they ever used for ...
A: I am sorry to say that the towers were never used for any glorious purpose other than to hide the ...
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| Langara | 10/4/2004 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: Looking for information on Langara; is it a suburb of Vancouver or is it an island? Also could you ...
A: Langara is a neighbourhood in the City of Vancouver. It is also a College in Vancouver. As for ...
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| Burrard Bridge | 9/20/2004 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: few days ago, i heard about a renovation for the burrard street towers. Since those towers have been ...
A: The only renovations I have heard about is talk about reducing the number of lanes on the bridge to ...
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| lodging with parking | 4/10/2004 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: My wife and I are going to be taking a cruise on Holland America to Alaska May 9-23. We would like ...
A: We will be glad to see you in Vancouver for the start of your trip! The easy answer is to stay at ...
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| Burrard Bridge | 12/26/2003 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: What I would like to know is, on Burrard Bridge there are two structures that span the bridge from ...
A: The Burrard Bridge was built in 1932. The structure you are referring to was built to hide the ...
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| Stonework on Century House, Richards St. | 10/21/2003 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: not sure if this question is in your specific field or not, but your profile is definitely the ...
A: David. Century House was built in 1911 for the Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation. The ...
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| Touring Washington State and British Columbia | 6/28/2003 | Geoff Wickens |
Q: I have in mind arranging a trip to USA/Canada sometime this year. The intention is to fly from UK to ...
A: While this does not fall into my field of registered expertise, I am in the trucking industry and ...
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| Nautical | 5/8/2002 | Peter Francis |
Q: Francis, For a novel, I'd like to know if the waters of the inside passage and the Juan de Fuca ...
A: Absolutely. Very large passenger cruisers use these waters to take passengers to Alaska. ...
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