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m gray Independent Professional PM| ND_I Limited Calgary, Alberta, Canada
I'm planning to move to Calgary from the UK in April /May this year and I’d like to develop some contacts who work there and who would be happy to spend half an hour or so on the phone/skype with me telling me about their role and their opinion of the jobs market. Nothing too onerous :). Anyone happy to help?
Michael
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Markus Kopko AI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM AI Coach| PMotion.ai Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Hello,

i would be willing to help, unfortanelty i am not working in Calagary ( i am from germany).
But best of luck for you!

Hope somebody will react here ...

Regards,

Markus
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1 reply by m gray
Jan 08, 2016 6:47 PM
m gray
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Marcus
thank you for your offer to help - I really need some local knowledge / advice. Can't say that the response from other members was overwhelming
regards
Michael
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Yasir Masood PMO, Risk, Change & Portfolio Mgt, Project Controls, Risk Workshop Facilitation| Change & Risk Consultant Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Current job market in Calgary is bad because of lo oil prices.
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1 reply by m gray
Jan 04, 2016 7:40 PM
m gray
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Thanks Yasir for reply. I was expecting that the low oil price would be hurting, but are there not sectors less affected?
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m gray Independent Professional PM| ND_I Limited Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jan 04, 2016 5:35 PM
Replying to Yasir Masood
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Current job market in Calgary is bad because of lo oil prices.
Thanks Yasir for reply. I was expecting that the low oil price would be hurting, but are there not sectors less affected?
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1 reply by Yasir Masood
Jan 04, 2016 7:49 PM
Yasir Masood
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Calgary is Oil based economy There are more than 50,000 lay off in this city
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Yasir Masood PMO, Risk, Change & Portfolio Mgt, Project Controls, Risk Workshop Facilitation| Change & Risk Consultant Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jan 04, 2016 7:40 PM
Replying to m gray
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Thanks Yasir for reply. I was expecting that the low oil price would be hurting, but are there not sectors less affected?
Calgary is Oil based economy There are more than 50,000 lay off in this city
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Mike Frenette Manager, IT PMO| Halifax Water (retired) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
There are many cities in Canada. Just curious - why Calgary?
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Yasir Masood PMO, Risk, Change & Portfolio Mgt, Project Controls, Risk Workshop Facilitation| Change & Risk Consultant Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Two reasons Oil and Gas Sector with Bunch of jobs earlier.
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Mike Frenette Manager, IT PMO| Halifax Water (retired) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Actually, the question was for M Gray, Yasir. I was asking him why he chose Calgary as opposed to other cities as the place to move. I agree with your assessment of economic conditions in the city (and province) at this time.
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1 reply by m gray
Jan 05, 2016 6:42 PM
m gray
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Hi Mike, we started out by visiting Vancouver a number of years ago, but house prices are expensive there and so we decided to check Calgary out. I want to be near to mountains (I like skiing). Calgary ticked a lot of boxes - relatively affordable housing, plenty of sunshine days, and (then) a bouyant jobs market.
Actually I don't know Canada that well - it's such a large country and in truth I really don't know where to go other than the 2 cities we've visited.
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m gray Independent Professional PM| ND_I Limited Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jan 05, 2016 8:01 AM
Replying to Mike Frenette
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Actually, the question was for M Gray, Yasir. I was asking him why he chose Calgary as opposed to other cities as the place to move. I agree with your assessment of economic conditions in the city (and province) at this time.
Hi Mike, we started out by visiting Vancouver a number of years ago, but house prices are expensive there and so we decided to check Calgary out. I want to be near to mountains (I like skiing). Calgary ticked a lot of boxes - relatively affordable housing, plenty of sunshine days, and (then) a bouyant jobs market.
Actually I don't know Canada that well - it's such a large country and in truth I really don't know where to go other than the 2 cities we've visited.
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m gray Independent Professional PM| ND_I Limited Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Thank you to everyone who replied
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m gray Independent Professional PM| ND_I Limited Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jan 04, 2016 7:29 AM
Replying to Markus Kopko
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Hello,

i would be willing to help, unfortanelty i am not working in Calagary ( i am from germany).
But best of luck for you!

Hope somebody will react here ...

Regards,

Markus
Marcus
thank you for your offer to help - I really need some local knowledge / advice. Can't say that the response from other members was overwhelming
regards
Michael
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