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Podcast 66 – get your kicks
Immigration
we landed
permanent residence
long journey – enjoyed the ferry
problems with Canadian immigration
wait times
CIC
study to immigrate
good way to “try before you buy”
bureaucratic system
CIC need to work with people not against them
Broadband, highspeed, ADSL
Spencer - the purr is silenced
Introducing Chloe and Harry – 3 months later

Chickens
Garden update
Greenhouse – up and inflated
Lots more produce
More time
More experience
Produce – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, rhubarb, potatoes (including lovely blue ones), beans, peas, courgettes/zucchini, carrots, corn, leeks, asparagus

Business update
Park - community involvement
Bad things
Matt – our friends moving to Ottawa
AJ - negative election campaigning
Good things
AJ - potential of us having chicks
Matt – PR and ADSL