Leesa Vreugde

  Lets talk about our little pals for a moment.  This week I was excitied and blue all at the same time with the news that my oldest step-daughter is moving her family[my 2 most beautiful grandbabies!] from the West Cost to Winnipeg.  I could blog about the details of transfering from one province to the next, but I may shed a few tears..... so lets talk about something that always makes me smile.... our pets!

Because pets have an instinctive fear of new surroundings, pet owners want to help them adjust quickly we love our little friends and here are a few tips to help in their transition.

Per-Planning is the key to

I was reading an article in a local Real Estate magazine yesterday about the growing [no pun intended] popularity of a "Green Roof."  A green roof is a system that includes plants grown in soil over waterproof membranes and vapour barrier.

You can see these scattered throughout the city, The Vancouver Public Library, The Broadway Technology Center, The Vine on Broadway or Montiverdi in West Vancouver.  It has been stated that  green roofs enhance the quality of life in communities and make them more sustainable, says BCIT's School of Construction and the Enviroment, Center for Advanced of Green Roof technology.

The

I have to take a blog and give a big cyber thanks to my web designer Lois Kelly. She is a goddess of visual thinking and magical with her ability to create beautiful web sites...

I am truly grateful and very, very happy with the finished site... give her a call if you are in need of a designer with insight, wisdom and an incredible wit! 

Thank you, thank you, thank you my friend, I am very grateful.... 

If you are ever in the mood for some amazing seafood you must visit the Dundarave Fish Market.

In the summer this place is amazing for lunch out on the patio, with everything on the menu you will be sure find many items to tempt your taste buds!

They are right on Marine drive in West Vancouver, you can't miss them. For a weekday lunch or a weekend dinner they are sure to please. My favorite is to pop in for lunch and sit up at the bar where you can be entertained while being served by the nicest guy you will ever meet, Brook Parker, the Manager of the Dundarave Fish Market. They offer a tempting list of wines to match all of the

Sunday september 9th is the Coho Festival at Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver it is a celebration of nature's annual miracle of salmon returning to the North Shore.

There will be a Salmon BBQ from 11am-6pm Entertainment on the Main Stage and a Beach Bar! there is fun for kids and families from clowns, jugglers, facepainting, snowcones and a fast paced show of skill and talent from the Superfly Canine Club!

You can check out all of the excitment at the West Vancouver Web Site @ www.westvancouver.com  

For anyone who is looking for Tax information on the purchase or sale of your home here in Canada as a non-resident, then go to the Revenue Canada Web Site www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-html

At this web site you can download information and forms.

I f you need more information or if you are in need of a Canadian Accountant check out Dustins site

www.drncga.com 

 

September 4th and everything is all a shuffle with kids back to school and lives adjusting.  If you are planning to relocate this fall then keep posted to my site as I will have some great information on local schools, events, and fall activities.  I will also be researching the process of purchasing property in Canada if you are a Non-Resident.