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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 
+ u. v K1 n. ]1 \$ N; NAs I know, if you work here for more than 6 months, and you have rent agreement with your landlord, you will get some money back when doing your tax.
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# }8 G8 }# x+ g: C3 ]# QIt's too bad I don't have any agreement with my landlord.% y6 z0 f* @6 I8 l8 j3 q" _8 [$ k0 H
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I found a post 2005-09-08. We can see a big change within 4 years.
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4 V5 _5 t: o5 l$ S T4 P& rAs I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion...
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6 Y2 m9 M7 [7 U* lFt. McMurray is the biggest city in Newfoundland(inside joke..), and yes, you do get to claim northern living allowance credit on your income taxes (like all northern communities in Canada).+ \9 L: H# S3 |% P* c' C z; E
' J3 F& Q( T; LAs to the flight credits, I sure haven't heard about that from any of the folks here I know, it may exist, but the only travel credits I remember from Revenue Canada are those for travelling due to medical or employment purposes. I might be wrong....and believe you me, next tax return I'm gonna find out for sure!
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+ t1 H' A; h$ W) \/ MAs per cost of livng, quality of life etc..do not move here unless you already own a home with lots of equity or have lots of $$ for a downpayment for housing. Yes..mobile homes start about $250,000, most starter homes start about $350,000. Renting...forget about it...$1500/month for 1 bedroom is normal..., H! L: f' y6 y
; W' ~$ p* s$ U6 MThe winters are cold, dark and long..-45 for a solid week a couple times in winters are the norm...Groceries,Utilities,General Merchandise are a tad higher then Edmonton prices..but nothing outrageous.# R. y+ d5 S* d! S
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The landscape is actually beautiful, very hilly and scenic. Beautiful large lakes with great fishing and hiking are accessible via Quad or plane.
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The people, are younger and wealthier (and a lot more males vs females) here then in comparable Canadian Cities. Pace of Life, and driving attitudes ..are at a breakneck speed.
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3 z* K! d; c/ J* bThe oilsand plants run 24 hours, so half the city is sleeping at any one time, and half are working. City businesses (outside the oilsand industry) have a huge struggle finding and keeping employees, everyone wants to get an oilsand job..the result is that you get shoddy service in all retail stores and restaurants.+ o0 ^0 N Q5 o) a5 ]
4 L/ O" v$ r# V! H4 Q2 BBesides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .
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