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Old 03-23-2011, 06:00 AM
 
Location: florenceville-bristol new brunswick canada
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i am moving from canada to york pa in may and would love to get some info on the area. decent schools, work situation, average house rental prices...whatever info you may have and are willing to share. i have children so would love to know what types of activities are available for them through either church or community groups. any help or advice would be great appreciated
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Old 03-23-2011, 07:34 AM
 
Location: florenceville-bristol new brunswick canada
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wow...saw the other post and guess i need to apologize for asking questions. i was'nt lookin for the newspaper version of the area, that is easy enough to find and does'nt really tell the full story. what i was looking for was advice and opinions from people who actually live and work in the area i am going to. i find that real people can tell you more about how good the schools, churches, doctors and grocery stores really are than press releases and vital statistics. so sorry if i offended anybody by asking, and i won't bother to try again. guess i just got used t how friendly and helpful other forums here were when i was considering going to a different state. circumstances have changed for me, and pa is where we will be settling so was hoping for the same on this forum. sorry for the bother
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Old 03-24-2011, 07:57 PM
 
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York is a great community for raising children. There are a few wonderful school systems, and although the budget cuts are going to affect everyone, the bottom line is that all parties do care about the education of the students. There is York City, which is racially and culturally diverse, and unfortunately the schools there are in a state of confusion. Lots of turnover in administration, many people pulling their children out and sending them to cyber or charter schools, for which the public schools must support financially. The surrounding areas are better for schools~Suburban, Dallastown, Central, Southwestern, Red Lion, West York all have good programs and solid schools with terrific teachers.

Rent can be anywhere from $500 up to $1500, depending on the number of bedrooms, where you live and if you are in an apartment complex, someone's converted home or a rental stand alone home or townhouse.

There are 2 hospitals, lots of doctors and a couple of walk in clinics for emergencies. We have all of the specialists, the predominent medical facilities are owned as part of the Wellspan family. Severe or extenuatiing medical care allow you the closeness of Hershey or Baltimore (John Hopkins) for second opinions or top of the line advice, care etc.

There are tons of churches, depending on your denomination. The largest, most active seems to be the Church of the Open Door, on Cape Horn Rd. Christian, non-denominational, but very much service and mission oriented.

Each community or municipality (borough or township) has a full offering of recreation programs; soccer, t-ball, summer day/park camps etc. for children. The school districts have merged for their adult education and evening classes.

The major grocery stores are the chains of Weis and Giant, but Walmart, Aldi and Price Rite as well as a few Shurfine, and a couple of independents/family owned are available. There are some wholesale and outlet food stores as well: Amelias, D&K Outlet, Stauffer Cookie Outlet and many of the snack food manufacturers have an outlet store on their property.

What to do with children? There are a few museums, lots of parks, a lake for boating, the Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish experience in Lancaster, a Hands on House/Please Touch museum, the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Hershey Park and Dutch Wonderland Amusement parks, Gettysburg and Baltimore all within an hours' drive.
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Old 03-25-2011, 04:54 AM
 
Location: florenceville-bristol new brunswick canada
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thanks so much teachbeach, what you said was just what i was looking for. i am making this move to be closer to family and friends i have'nt seen in years and it's a bit scary to say the least. we are coming from a small town in new brunswick canada so it will be a real change from where we are now to say the least. my major concern was for my kids...just making sure there would be things for all ages since i have five moving with me ranging in age from 7 to 18. where we are now there is almost nothing for kids to do. our schools don't offer any after school programs or clubs, and there are almost no other options anywhere close by for them. as far as shopping...well...if you want to drive an hour or more you can find most of what you're looking for lol. it will be nice to have things close by and easily accessible. thanks for all your help, i very much appreciate it
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Old 03-25-2011, 03:39 PM
 
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If your children play instruments, participate in sports, or are interested in drama, journalism, art or any other unique activity, they might be able to join a club or after school organization. One school system is offering language classes in an after school setting, there are clubs or activity periods built into many of the junior high or middle school curriculum (1 day per week) and many of the same interests are built into a credit course at the high school level.
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Old 03-26-2011, 04:51 PM
 
Location: florenceville-bristol new brunswick canada
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thanks again teachbeach. my 18n yr old graduated and is just finishing final draft of his first novel. the 16 yr old is an amazing artist, 11 yr old is into drama and writing, 9 yr old sports and only girl who is 7 just loves everything lol. here there is no such thing as after school programs unless you play hockey, and for some reason kids who are above average scholastically are'nt as big a deal as those who can play sports...sad, but just the way it is. hopefully they will find a better fit in the school system there. they are already looking forward to museums which are a rarity here
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