Nanner
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Post by Nanner on May 28, 2015 2:42:20 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. There's a facebook group for Pine Pointers and one for Eldorado people as well. We left Pine Point in 1968 for the last time. So by the time the town closed down, it would have changed a whole lot from how I knew it.
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tanya2
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Jun 27, 2014 2:27:09 GMT
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Post by tanya2 on May 28, 2015 4:12:16 GMT
there are actually still 3 scrapping stores left in KW - the bug, the turtle & 2 friends
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 5:02:42 GMT
KW=Kitchener/Waterloo?
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jenkate77
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Jun 26, 2014 1:33:16 GMT
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Post by jenkate77 on May 28, 2015 5:09:42 GMT
Yep Nanaimo BC. And I do NOT like Nanaimo bars! Well, they should kick you out. That's sugar heaven right there! I am American, but my Mom moved us to Canada when I was 7 and she married a Canadian! I spent Grade 2 to Grade 12 there and got my citizenship in Grade 11. I did move back to the US after high school, but I still have Canadian papers. My parents live near Lethbridge.
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Post by Butterfly Momma on May 28, 2015 5:52:17 GMT
there are actually still 3 scrapping stores left in KW - the bug, the turtle & 2 friends I didn't realize that there were 3 scrapping stores in the area ... I've only been to the scrapping bug. Good to know
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oldcrow
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Jun 26, 2014 12:25:29 GMT
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Post by oldcrow on May 28, 2015 9:14:51 GMT
If you are looking for scrap booking/stamping stores check out Crop Across Canada. It lists brick and mortar and on-line stores in Canada. It also lists special events like crops.
I would call ahead though because I think some of the ones listed are no longer around. But it is a good starting point.
I found a scrap booking store just 20 minutes away from me in a small town I don't normally go through.
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Post by notjstamom on May 30, 2015 5:45:22 GMT
Love looking at all these posts, Regina, Saskatchewan here
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Post by tania7424 on May 30, 2015 6:35:10 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. Pine Point sounds like Brittania Beach here in BC. Another company town that is pretty much non-existent now except for day tourists at the mine.
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Nanner
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Jun 25, 2014 23:13:23 GMT
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Post by Nanner on May 30, 2015 14:59:58 GMT
Pine Point sounds like Brittania Beach here in BC. Another company town that is pretty much non-existent now except for day tourists at the mine. Tania, when I was doing some research on Pine Point and Eldorado, I was really surprised at how many places there were like this in Canada. Just part of our history, I guess.
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jacqui67
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Jun 26, 2014 4:53:14 GMT
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Post by jacqui67 on May 30, 2015 15:04:06 GMT
Another pea living in Calgary, Alberta.
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Post by vronn on May 30, 2015 15:10:42 GMT
Another Alberta pea about 3 hours south of Calgary
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Post by wallyagain on May 30, 2015 18:50:14 GMT
Love looking at all these posts, Regina, Saskatchewan here Both of our sons still live in Regina. We used to live in Pense and work in Regina.
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Post by roundtwo on May 30, 2015 18:57:40 GMT
You are correct, Elannah.
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Post by notjstamom on May 31, 2015 0:33:30 GMT
Love looking at all these posts, Regina, Saskatchewan here Both of our sons still live in Regina. We used to live in Pense and work in Regina. Such a small world!
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Post by JBeans on May 31, 2015 2:45:29 GMT
Love looking at all these posts, Regina, Saskatchewan here Home town. Go Riders!
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valincal
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Jun 27, 2014 2:21:22 GMT
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Post by valincal on May 31, 2015 3:48:49 GMT
Love looking at all these posts, Regina, Saskatchewan here Home town. Go Riders! Lol J! I think there are more Roughriders fans in Alberta than Saskatchewan!
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Post by bunnyhug on May 31, 2015 3:55:20 GMT
I can always tell if it's a Rider game day by the number of green shirts around town! Our Co-op has Rider stuff, but nothing for the Stampeders or Eskimos, lol!
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