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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 
" }3 I! ?& u! W# v7 |! aAs 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.6 w9 A6 t6 f" t- Z5 |% Y0 m/ B
YOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ...
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It's too bad I don't have any agreement with my landlord." D4 b) E; f* W" C a$ w
2 ^/ c. Z* b$ _0 j6 m! q. QI found a post 2005-09-08. We can see a big change within 4 years.
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& I d5 B0 v; K' I: pAs I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion... " m/ F( Q) l) Y, D8 H
# q* ~. q1 M* O* J- a* ?Ft. 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)." J5 [2 a" e2 v0 b- @% x
7 J* i s7 h% g# T) i) @" mAs 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!2 w0 w& ?: Q3 L
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As 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...$1500/month for 1 bedroom is normal...
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% V& h. y# ^8 ~6 p6 DThe winters are cold, dark and long..-45 for a solid week a couple times in winters are the norm...Groceries,Utilities,General Merchandise are a tad higher then Edmonton prices..but nothing outrageous.
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$ q& k5 U4 r0 X% Z2 t& a; QThe 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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The 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.# Y1 V6 g3 B0 @
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Besides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .
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