Needed -- Help Finding Places For Rent, And Jobs In The Edmonton Area

It'l be an adventure alright , you're gonna freeze your ass off.

ahhh alberta living

at least we get chinooks... we still have to kick icicles off our butts except that happens a few weeks earlier then edmonton

Good on you Sara,hope it works out this time for ya,best of luck

Sara maybe you would be good at web cam work. I know a girl who just happens to live in Edmonton who knows a great deal about that industry and she would definately help you out if you wanna try it out. pm me if u are still looking.

try online sites

I would suggest is check out Career OWL (http://www.careerowlresources.ca/Links/Lin_Frame.htm?Lin_career.htm~right )
It has links to the most poplar online job sites. I personally have been hired for a job posted on www.workopolis.com.


I also would check out the University of Alberta, NAIT and Grant MacEwan Collage student job boards to find out who is hiring. I know a division of GE was opening up a large call centre as well they are offering benefits after about a month I believe.

As for renting it depends on what you want to pay, landlords are hurting as everyone is buy house right now. In the westend you can get a nice apartment for 525, well as downtown is 1100. You can get places cheaper depends on what you are looking for. There is some magazines posted at local stores listing apartment listings, remember these are ads placed by the landlords them selves so it does not give you a great cross section. If you need help finding the online sites send me a message and I will send you a list. Good luck in your search

BabyBelle said:

Because I used to live in Devon. I've got memories there.
Anyways, no I won't be "working" once I move to the Edmonton area. I am leaving this profession for good. I will be getting a legitimate job. There are more work opportunities in Edmonton and surrounding area.. so I won't have a problem finding a job.

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Good on you BB. Best wishes at your new home. --- Kev

Sarah,
some of these may been mentioned or you know of already. I hope this helps. Good luck on your move to Albera.
Regards, DTO

National section of Working Canada:
http://working.canada.com/index_map.html

Alberta section of Workopolis:
http://jobs.workopolis.com/jobshome/db/work2.prov_city?p_province=Alberta

Various sources of employment links in Alberta is on this site. There is lots of information on this site, so it would be good to navigate this site to see what other info/tips are available:
http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/employment/jp/jobbanksab.asp
and
http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/worksearch/

Alberta (Government) Public Service site:
http://www.pao.gov.ab.ca/jobs/

City Of Edmonton
http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/serve.../CMSServer/COEWeb/city+government/employment/

If your preference is to work in smaller communities, you may also want to check out the web sites of some of the nearby communities of Devon, Leduc, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain web sites also.

Edmonton

Try http://www.homebase.ca/ for rental listings.

Boardwalk Properties also has a monopoly on rental properties in the Edmonton area. Their web site is: http://www.bwalk.com/

That should give you a bit of a start on things. Once you get to town, you can pick up a copy of the Home Renters Guide and go from there. One bedroom apartments go for about $500-$1000 per month, depending on quality and location.

Good luck on your adventure and welcome to Edmonton I think Edmonton is a wonderful place to live. It might not be the most compelling tourist destination, but the city is big enough to have most things, the air is clean, the commutes are short, the housing is affordable, and the people are nice. Yeah, it can get cold here sometimes, but if global warming keeps up at the current rate, in about 5 years we will be perfect. Plus, we have no earthquakes, tornados (ok there was one 18 years ago), hurricanes, mudslides.

The only thing I would caution you against is trying to find a job in the entertainment industry in Edmonton. It can be done, but it's a pretty small industry here. You would probably have more luck in a larger city.

Clarification

BabyBelle said:

I've already mentioned this twice in this thread.
I am NOT looking for a job in the adult entertainment industry in Edmonton. I've retired, and I'm staying that way.

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B'Belle, if you're talking to me, my caution referred to YOUR earlier post where you said you were looking for work in the radio/DJ field.

BabyBelle said:

I'm thinking radio.. being a radio show host/dj..

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That's what I meant by entertainment.

Good luck in your hunt.

Hey...

I can recommend a bunch of great areas within Edmonton and some nice apartments you might want to take a look at. If you're not driving... I'd suggest sticking close to the downtown core as it will have just about everything you need close by. I've lived in several buildings downtown and I'm sure I could help you out a little. PM me if you want some more info. I'd be happy to show you around too...

Lauren

Good and Bad areas of Edmonton

Hey,

I travel enough to Edmonton to pick up a few things. Edmonton North East and North West = STAY AWAY !!! rent is cheap and it's cheap for a reason. White Ave, West and south areas are pretty good. Millwoods is ok for the most part. If I can be further help, please drop me a line.