Saskatchewan/Westward migration

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I am the instigator of recent discussion on *Saskatchewan* and I will continue the thread(read *Homesteading in Saskatchewan...* *Canada-non-realtor view*). I believe that there are people *down East* who are politically opposed to westward migration-fear of losing markets, political clout, etc. I wrote in forum promoting Saskatchewan as a homesteading option. With amusement I read your imputs:good, bad or misinformed. One lady *holly-molly* tells us a sad story of couple beeing turned back at Canadian border, just like that. Well Molly, you did not tell us that these people were denied entry because they had farm animals with them, you have to quaranteen them. Don Armstrong tells of a magic number that lives in Saskatchewan: fourty below Farengheit. True, we sometime get extreme weather in Saskatchewan, but mostly it is pleasant weather for the season...Eight million people in Western Canada, and one million people in Saskatchewan cannot be wrong. Westward migration is historical inevitability, you cant stop it. People seek greater freedoms, more fertile, cheaper land, more room to roam, new beginnings. People want to escape the old establishment predjudices down east, seeking greater freedoms in the West. The East has grown old and lethargic and is going to be purged of those who dont *fit in*. Saskatchewan in a way represents the same meaning as your Statue of Liberty. The province took on all those people in the Old World who were opressed, persecuted, dispossesed, and landless. We had peasants comming in from Ukraine(my birth place) who were penniless, backward, but with intence desire for freedom and their own land. By the same token we had *civilized* Scandinavians, Americans and English homesteading in the province. Saskatchewan offered them all equal opportunity for success, and in time all people blended in and made Saskatchewan their home for good!

-- Alexander Levin (morsealexlevin@hotmail.com), July 31, 2001

Answers

Great post!

Some of the same reasons the American west was settled as well. Although, they should have been a bit different to the Indian's IMHO.

I live on the NE East Coast US, and find the same type of people here. Sorry, if anyone here is offended, but people telling me what's good for me, what's not good for me, how to raise my kids and school them without knowing them or I, I find pompous.

Lew

-- lew (lewr93@aol.com), July 31, 2001.


by the way, Alexander, can you tell me what the law says about homeschooling in Canada/Saskatchewan?

-- daffodyllady (daffodyllady@yahoo.com), July 31, 2001.

Alexander-- I did not intend to put down Saskatchewan with my post but rather give my own view of the different areas in Canada, as a Military child with family from coast to coast. As you said there is a lot of mis-information out there. I like Saskatchewan a lot as I said I have much family there, I am glad you like Sask. so much, I am sure I am not that partial to Nova Scotia. There are faults everywhere. I do think it is misleading to tell Americans that it is no problem, buy land here. I am sure there is government paperwork needed -just as we cannot decide to live permanently in the US and head on over. There is a difference between owning recreation property and permanent residence. In order to partake in our "free" medical system I am sure that you need to be a citizen and a procedure must be followed for this, you cannot even move province to province and claim for medical expenses easily(6 months residence after your move). I think the prudent thing would be to inform of this and perhaps find a number where people can inquire.

On another note- To my understanding homeschooling rules are on a province by province basis. I think all provinces allow it, but each have differnt requirements. Public schools all vary for each province too.

-- terri in ns (terri@tallships.ca), July 31, 2001.


Well thank alexander for them emails of land and stuff im seriously looking into it at the moment.

All i can say on any ones issue of what they think of what is there own choice.. I kinda Agree with what Alexander said about him believing that there are people down east who are opposed to things but I also feel that there are people everywhere who may be opposed to things.

I from an english stand point can definately say that people in my nation are landless or cant afford to buy land. There is about £2000+ an acre in the UK thats US $2800 an acre. I cant buy land in the uk because of this reason and emigrating west wards across the wide open atlantic Ocean like many of your ancestors, in search of land and in search of a nation which isnt becoming more and more paternalistic in its outlook upon the way it views its people.

I dont think i follow where some people start talking about homeschooling and things. I couldnt see it in the message above so i assume its from something else which i havent read yet. But thats my 2 cents uptil now.

-- Craig Oliver (ruskie@absolutevodka.fsnet.co.uk), July 31, 2001.


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