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05-24-2008, 08:56 AM
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Location: suburban Bangor
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New Brunswick?
Is there anyone out there familiar with New Brunswick? I'm thinking about moving there and would like to hear others thoughts.
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05-24-2008, 09:01 AM
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ready for any thing
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: some where maine
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Originally Posted by Labamba
Is there anyone out there familiar with New Brunswick? I'm thinking about moving there and would like to hear others thoughts.
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what do you want to know ? are you a citizen of canada?
my grandmother was borne in fredrickton. i still have alot of famly there.
the taxes are higher than the US.the gas is more expensive.and so on and so on. |
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05-24-2008, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by RANGER.101ST
what do you want to know ? are you a citizen of canada?
my grandmother was borne in fredrickton. i still have alot of famly there.
the taxes are higher than the US.the gas is more expensive.and so on and so on.
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How does their economy/job market compare to Maine's? |
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05-24-2008, 09:36 AM
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ready for any thing
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: some where maine
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its about the same the average job pays 10 to 12 an hr.the average app will cost you between 600 to 1200 .but the cost of liveing is more.the insurance is more the sales tax is more.
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05-24-2008, 09:38 AM
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"status" from Dale Carnegie
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: a step from New Brunswick...
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Seriously? moving to NB? hmmmm....
Well in Saint John and Moncton there are some large corporate expansions happening....along with a new terminal being built in Saint John....also there are rumors of a casino being built....you know, the one that's being built because the people of Maine lacked the foresight to support the poorest county in the state? they are planning on cashing in on the 6 million passenger cars that cross the border every year--smart, I think. Anyway.....to me it appears that their economy is stronger than ours. I can look into that 
What is your background? What type of job would you be looking for? Do you need an area where rents are available or will you buy? Are you planning on going for a short time to see how it will work out or are you going lock, stock, and barrel so to speak? |
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05-24-2008, 04:20 PM
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Having All The Fun I Can Stand
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Rhode Island
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Originally Posted by mollysmiles
....also there are rumors of a casino being built....you know, the one that's being built because the people of Maine lacked the foresight to support the poorest county in the state?
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Casinos aren't all they are cracked up to be. We live within an easy drive from the 2 large Indian casinos across the border in Connecticut. They are not in RI but RI refused to allow the Narragansetts to open a casino here. The 2 in CT are currently suffering the same economic slowdown as other businesses in the area. Even when they were going gung-ho, they never paid the employees all that well (hence the union troubles at Foxwoods). They bring in lots of outsiders for employees (well...it is a skill you find in NJ and NV, not around here), and there have been problems with drunken driving, high traffic, lack of suitable housing for employees, and general dissatisfaction among the residents of that portion of CT.
Not something you'd want in Maine - believe me! |
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05-24-2008, 04:52 PM
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Location: Northern Maine
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If you are a U. S. Citizen you can't work over there. They have a real border and they enforce their immigration laws. We should send a delegation from Washington to learn how they do it.
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05-24-2008, 05:01 PM
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Having All The Fun I Can Stand
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Rhode Island
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Originally Posted by Northern Maine Land Man
We should send a delegation from Washington to learn how they do it.
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They already know how to do it. They don't want to do it. |
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05-24-2008, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Nor'Eastah
Casinos aren't all they are cracked up to be.
Not something you'd want in Maine - believe me!
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We got one starting up in Bangor: Hollywood Slots at Bangor: Enter
We're not just a bunch of hicks, donchano! 
Last edited by 7th generation; 05-24-2008 at 06:03 PM..
Reason: please keep it PG. Thanks.
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05-24-2008, 05:55 PM
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Having All The Fun I Can Stand
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Rhode Island
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Originally Posted by Labamba
We're not just a bunch of hicks, donchano! |
We've been through that whole "hick" thing...
Mainers are not a bunch of hicks. It's just that the quality of life surrounding a casino area takes a turn for the worse pretty quickly.
That's what I wouldn't want to see happen in Maine! |
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