Comments for Living in Vancouver http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com Make the most of your time in Vancouver. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:11:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on ADV’N'TURES IN PUBLIC TRANSIT by Tommy http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/advntures-in-public-transit/#comment-351 Tommy Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:11:07 +0000 http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/?p=511#comment-351 I'm glad they have Transit Officers working into the later hours. I’m glad they have Transit Officers working into the later hours.

]]> Comment on ON THE SIDE: RANDOM PHOTOS #1 by guerrilla giving http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/on-the-side-random-photos-1/#comment-350 guerrilla giving Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:18:06 +0000 http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/?p=630#comment-350 fantastic pics. I've seen the VW around town many times. Head-turner to say the least! fantastic pics. I’ve seen the VW around town many times. Head-turner to say the least!

]]> Comment on WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN… by siegfried http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/what-goes-up-must-come-down/#comment-346 siegfried Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:03:16 +0000 http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/?p=626#comment-346 this is rather scary stuff for some people, ie I wanted my aunt to see it, but she told me she doesnt want to know and worry about it. I guess some people prefer to ignore some facts ;) anyway, we live in interesting times :> this is rather scary stuff for some people, ie I wanted my aunt to see it, but she told me she doesnt want to know and worry about it.
I guess some people prefer to ignore some facts ;)
anyway, we live in interesting times :>

]]> Comment on A VANCOUVER PRIMER: FINDING AN APARTMENT by livinginvancouver http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/a-vancouver-primer-finding-an-apartment/#comment-345 livinginvancouver Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:50:57 +0000 http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/a-vancouver-primer-finding-an-apartment/#comment-345 (I didn't have to go through that process myself, having no pets of my own. So this is just an "educated guess") It's true that few apartments accept pets. I guess landlords are iffy about having to put up with the damages some pets might cause and maybe even potential lost opportunities if an interested tenant is allergic to pets (I saw an uncle have allergic reactions once even though the dog was not there. The pet hair, the smell left behind -- whatever -- was enough to cause the reaction). I don't recommend bending the rules and sneaking in a pet in a "no pets allowed" apartment building -- this could get you evicted. :o Thankfully, pets are welcome in Vancouver, too. Do a quick search of Vancouver apartments allowing small pets on the following site and you'll see that the opportunities are not so rare. :) http://www.247apartments.com/Search/ See my "Links" tab for more apartment finding sites also. Cheers (I didn’t have to go through that process myself, having no pets of my own. So this is just an “educated guess”)

It’s true that few apartments accept pets. I guess landlords are iffy about having to put up with the damages some pets might cause and maybe even potential lost opportunities if an interested tenant is allergic to pets (I saw an uncle have allergic reactions once even though the dog was not there. The pet hair, the smell left behind — whatever — was enough to cause the reaction). I don’t recommend bending the rules and sneaking in a pet in a “no pets allowed” apartment building — this could get you evicted. :o

Thankfully, pets are welcome in Vancouver, too. Do a quick search of Vancouver apartments allowing small pets on the following site and you’ll see that the opportunities are not so rare. :)

http://www.247apartments.com/Search/

See my “Links” tab for more apartment finding sites also.

Cheers

]]> Comment on ADV’N'TURES IN PUBLIC TRANSIT by livinginvancouver http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/advntures-in-public-transit/#comment-344 livinginvancouver Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:29:05 +0000 http://livinginvancouver.wordpress.com/?p=511#comment-344 Yes, it's strange that one of the world's "best cities to live in" -- it won that coveted title a few times, actually -- would have so much trouble with violence. You would think that a city surrounded by nature would reflect a more peaceful population. If it's any comfort to you though, I'd say that, knowing which neighborhoods to avoid (Downtown East Side), Vancouver still feels "very safe" to me although I sensed a certain nervousness about its population when I first moved here in December 2006 (moved from Montreal). Maybe it's just a matter of the newspapers focusing too much on "the bad stuff" and ignoring the beauty all around... Yes, it’s strange that one of the world’s “best cities to live in” — it won that coveted title a few times, actually — would have so much trouble with violence. You would think that a city surrounded by nature would reflect a more peaceful population.

If it’s any comfort to you though, I’d say that, knowing which neighborhoods to avoid (Downtown East Side), Vancouver still feels “very safe” to me although I sensed a certain nervousness about its population when I first moved here in December 2006 (moved from Montreal). Maybe it’s just a matter of the newspapers focusing too much on “the bad stuff” and ignoring the beauty all around…

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