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#21 Holden West

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 08:52 PM

Best Gordon Head/Website/Belgium thread evar!
"Beaver, ahoy!""The bridge is like a magnet, attracting both pedestrians and over 30,000 vehicles daily who enjoy the views of Victoria's harbour. The skyline may change, but "Big Blue" as some call it, will always be there."
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#22 Number Six

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 09:15 PM

Compared to Europe our gas prices are still relatively cheap. This is changing and hopefully the old post-war suburban model will too.

More importantly I second the notion of more Belgian chocolate shops. Nothing beats a nice piece of Belgian chocolate after washing down a few waffles with a couple of beers, except perhaps a portable defibrillator. :smt119

I propose we name this new Belgian quarter of Gordon Head "Wallonia" ... who wouldn't want to live in Wallonia?!

#23 mat

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 09:45 PM

OOOH No way - like Canada Belgium has a language question. Flanders (west) is basically Flemish/Dutch speaking, Wallonia (east) is French. This is why there are so many comparisons between the 2 countries - similar issues.

Now, someone explain this. Of all the EU countries, Belgium is the only one without a tax agreement with Canada, Belgian drivers licenses cannot be directly transferred (all other EU countries can), no Belgian certificates or degrees are acceptable here (they are for Canadians in Belgium)... I can go on.

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#24 gumgum

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 10:42 PM

Now for those who replied on the comparison to Belgium and Gordon Head - yes, density in Belgium as a whole is much higher than the CRD. However, every Belgian town/city has suburbs very similar to those in Saanich and the Western Commuities - the difference is they are planned with commercial/community space within walking distance from most housing. Something that is lacking here.

But were these now Belgian suburbs once villages?
The other thing you have to consider is the European influence there is on infrastructure in Belgium.
Also there must be high a correlation between density of a country and the size of a tax base. A significant portion of infrastucture comes from the federal level.

I'm just trying to get my head around these differences.

#25 renthefinn

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Posted 28 October 2006 - 12:10 AM

Belgian beer is the best, like the whitbeer. Chocolate though, I'm not sold on, Fazer is the chocolate for me. I agree we should turn Gordon Head into Belgium, the more Belgian beers the merrier!

#26 m0nkyman

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Posted 28 October 2006 - 06:40 AM

Belgian beer is the best, like the whitbeer. Chocolate though, I'm not sold on, Fazer is the chocolate for me. I agree we should turn Gordon Head into Belgium, the more Belgian beers the merrier!

We need more monasteries! That's who makes the best booze in Europe....

#27 valdez12

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Posted 06 November 2006 - 10:36 AM

To explain the size of Vancouver island to european relatives, I often use Belgium:

Size of Belgium: about 30,500 square kilometres

Size of Vancouver Island: 32,134 square kilometres.

We're a bit bigger but it shows the relative size of things.

And Belgium has 10,400,000 people (the number I found) where as Vancouver island has ~750,000 or so.

Average Density:
Belgium = 341 people per square kilometre

Vancouver Island = 23.3 per square kilometre

So their population density is almost 15 times ours!

For Saanich, the picture is different, from the Saanich website, their population density is about 1,002 person per sq. km., 3 times the average of Belgium. If only the population inside the urban containment boundary is included, and all the farm land north of Wilkinson is removed, the density probably doubles for Saanich.

Just some interesting facts.

 



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