scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on May 26, 2015 0:50:42 GMT
No, I am not!! Sorry couldn't resist!!
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Post by heartcat on May 26, 2015 8:54:46 GMT
Yes! I have lived in Southern Ontario my entire life.
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Post by ingrid6 on May 26, 2015 13:59:58 GMT
I was born and raised in Hamilton. Then I moved to St. Catharines, Dorset, Toronto, Oshawa, Toronto and back to Hamilton. I'm not Canadian but my sister is. She lives in St. Catharines.
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Post by mandolyn9909 on May 26, 2015 14:40:17 GMT
Canadian here too Live in Ontario, near Huntsville.
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Post by hockeyfan06 on May 26, 2015 15:24:11 GMT
I'm from Edmonton, home of my beloved Oilers! Second home Vancouver. I would love to retire there.
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jodis
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Post by jodis on May 26, 2015 18:00:05 GMT
Yep, living just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba but moving to Kamloops, BC in July! So excited!
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 18:16:52 GMT
jodis get a house with a/c in Kamloops! I went to UCC (Two Rivers University I think it is called now) and summer is HOT! I thought I was going through menopause at 35 but it was just the heat!
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on May 26, 2015 18:44:30 GMT
I'm in Stoney Creek! (Ontario) raised in Burlington.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 18:45:27 GMT
I'm in Stoney Creek! (Ontario) raised in Burlington. I grew up in Stony Creek -- went to Green Acres for grades 1 through 7!
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on May 26, 2015 18:47:00 GMT
I'm in Stoney Creek! (Ontario) raised in Burlington. I grew up in Stony Creek -- went to Green Acres for grades 1 through 7! My kids go to Memorial Stoney creek. ashley, we used to crop together at that store in Mississauga...
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 18:49:38 GMT
I grew up in Stony Creek -- went to Green Acres for grades 1 through 7! My kids go to Memorial Stoney creek. ashley, we used to crop together at that store in Mississauga... That was ages ago, wasn't it?
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on May 26, 2015 18:52:30 GMT
Omg yes..2006/7 I think lol
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 18:55:29 GMT
Omg yes..2006/7 I think lol Maybe we should all try to get together for a 10 year reunion! haha.
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MDscrapaholic
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Jun 25, 2014 20:49:07 GMT
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Post by MDscrapaholic on May 26, 2015 19:02:50 GMT
My DH was from Hull, Quebec, so my kids are half Canadian!
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 26, 2015 19:26:41 GMT
I've lived in several different areas in Ontario. Now my hubby and kids and I live in a small town in the Trent Hills area.
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 26, 2015 19:27:48 GMT
Omg yes..2006/7 I think lol Maybe we should all try to get together for a 10 year reunion! haha. I lived in Mississauga for 6 years. Some of the scrapbook stores have closed there so the one you were at may be gone now!
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 21:19:29 GMT
Maybe we should all try to get together for a 10 year reunion! haha. I lived in Mississauga for 6 years. Some of the scrapbook stores have closed there so the one you were at may be gone now! I don't know if it is there or not but I wouldn't be surprised if it is gone, I think all the scrapbooking stores around southern Ontario have closed.
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rickmer
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Post by rickmer on May 26, 2015 21:39:38 GMT
born in georgetown, ontario, moved to cornwall outside of ottawa, moved back to oakville, ontario. left ontario to move to winnipeg, then the stonewall manitoba and then back to winnipeg. in grade 9, moved BACK to georgetown. no, my dad was not in the military.
then met dh, moved to toronto and have been here for 24 years. i am pretty proud that my kids have always been able to go to the same school!
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Post by roundtwo on May 26, 2015 23:23:09 GMT
ashley, I think there is one in Woodstock Ontario that is still open All About Scrapbooks and I think there are a couple in London too but that is a bit of a drive for you.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 23:36:08 GMT
ashley, I think there is one in Woodstock Ontario that is still open All About Scrapbooks and I think there are a couple in London too but that is a bit of a drive for you. Thanks! I'll keep it in mind if we're ever out that way!
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lucki
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Post by lucki on May 27, 2015 0:13:21 GMT
I'm from Cochrane. The one in Alberta, not the Ontario one.
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Post by imsirius on May 27, 2015 1:14:46 GMT
I lived in Mississauga for 6 years. Some of the scrapbook stores have closed there so the one you were at may be gone now! I don't know if it is there or not but I wouldn't be surprised if it is gone, I think all the scrapbooking stores around southern Ontario have closed. I don't even remember the name of it..how sad is that? We used to go once a month. I negotiated my house sale there one night with DH at home during a pea crop lol.
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on May 27, 2015 1:15:49 GMT
I'm sure the big store in Kitchener is still open is it not? Scrapping bug?
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 1:16:21 GMT
I don't know if it is there or not but I wouldn't be surprised if it is gone, I think all the scrapbooking stores around southern Ontario have closed. I don't even remember the name of it..how sad is that? We used to go once a month. I negotiated my house sale there one night with DH at home during a pea crop lol. I can't remember it either. I just remember it was near Milestone's.
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on May 27, 2015 1:24:12 GMT
In a small dinky strip mall beside a sketchy variety store. Lol! I want to say scrapping nook but that was in Fonthill.
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Country Ham
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Post by Country Ham on May 27, 2015 1:28:49 GMT
I feel like the Molson commercial "I AM CANADIAN".
Well I sort of am. I grew up in Nova Scotia. I immigrated to the US as an adult and became a US citizen in July.
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jodis
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Post by jodis on May 27, 2015 2:12:48 GMT
jodis get a house with a/c in Kamloops! I went to UCC (Two Rivers University I think it is called now) and summer is HOT! I thought I was going through menopause at 35 but it was just the heat! Thanks! and got one! Made sure of that! lol One of my closest friends lives there and had already warned me.
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Nanner
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Post by Nanner on May 27, 2015 2:14:05 GMT
To expand on mine, I have lived in two very interesting places in Northern Canada when I was a child. The first place was in the early 60s, when we moved to a newly opened company settlement called Pine Point, NWT. We were the first family with kids to live in the "new town" - there had been an old town in the 50s but nobody lived there anymore. It was a very remote settlement. We lived there for 2 years, then back to B.C. for two years. Then we went BACK to that same little settlement in NWT which now actually had a little school of sorts (I believe it went up to grade 6, then they took the rest via correspondence through the mail), a little grocery store and (of course) a hockey arena. We left the second time, in 1968. This town was disbanded in the 1980s, the buildings moved to other towns or torn down, and all that remains now is a bit of crumbling pavement and what remains of the basement of the hotel. It's been reclaimed by nature.
The first time we were in Pine Point, all there was were some brand new houses, a bunkhouse for the single guys and a small little building that contained the mess hall for the guys in the bunkhouse as well as a one teller bank/post office and a teeny tiny little store with just a few shelves. Food for the most part was ordered every 6 months and stored in the basement. It was brought in when the lakes had frozen over, by semis that drove over the frozen lakes for roads.
There is an interesting film online called "Pine Point Revisted" or something like that that talks about it. It's talking about it in the 80s though - not back in the 60s when we lived there and there was very little in the town. EDITED: It's actually called "Welcome to Pine Point".
From there, we went to a very remote place in northern Saskatchewan, a few miles south of the NWT border (Eldorado, SK), another company town, and everybody lived in company owned duplexes and four-plexes. This settlement was also closed down in the 1980s and has also been reclaimed by nature. Nothing remains. The only small town you could drive to from Eldorado was Uranium City, about 7 miles away. These two places were surrounded by lakes, so we flew in and our household belongings and car were brought in by barge. When we lived in Eldorado, there were 20 - 25 families. That's how small it was.
I don't know what has prompted me to share this, but I have lived in 2 settlements that no longer exist.
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milocat
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Post by milocat on May 27, 2015 23:38:37 GMT
To expand on mine, I have lived in two very interesting places in Northern Canada when I was a child. The first place was in the early 60s, when we moved to a newly opened company settlement called Pine Point, NWT. We were the first family with kids to live in the "new town" - there had been an old town in the 50s but nobody lived there anymore. It was a very remote settlement. We lived there for 2 years, then back to B.C. for two years. Then we went BACK to that same little settlement in NWT which now actually had a little school of sorts (I believe it went up to grade 6, then they took the rest via correspondence through the mail), a little grocery store and (of course) a hockey arena. We left the second time, in 1968. This town was disbanded in the 1980s, the buildings moved to other towns or torn down, and all that remains now is a bit of crumbling pavement and what remains of the basement of the hotel. It's been reclaimed by nature. My brother in law lived in Pine Point as a kid (he was born in 1978). They then moved to Tumbler Ridge. There is also another family in town here that lived in Pine Point, when my BIL's family was there. Last summer (or the one before) they had a reunion. They pulled campers up there and everyone set up in "their" spot where their homes had been.
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 27, 2015 23:41:35 GMT
I'm sure the big store in Kitchener is still open is it not? Scrapping bug? Yes they are! My small town has a Stamp store (they design and make their own stamps) with scrapbooking stuff in it. Belleville has at least one Scrapbooking store and the one in Trenton shut down about a year ago. I think Frog Whisker's Ink works in my town is because there's a lot of retirees here and summer time we get a lot of cottage and boat people coming in for stuff. She also has her husband's book store with her store. They share a long table thing but you can pay for your purchases at either cash register. She does stock my refills for the small Xryon sticker maker and the pink AGT gun at a decent price. Saves me a trip of 45 minutes to the nearest Michael's and I get to support the local store. It's not a big store or stock but I have gone in there before looking for paper and she's found me Christmas stuff in June. She keeps a stash for the Cottagers. There were two scrapbooking stores in Mississauga that closes. I think one was Scrapalicious and had a cupcake in it's logo. It used to be near Stage West (when it had a stage theatre, my husband worked there, now just the hotel is left). I can't remember the other one's name. I went in a few times and did not have good costumer service, so stopped going.
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