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Ontario, Canada
What is the overall climate: is it extremely hot or cold, wet or dry, at any time of year, for example?
Winter runs from about October to March. As soon as it warms up, even a little, shops open outdoor seating and people enjoy their meals (in their parkas) on the sidewalk.
Do you have any recommendations regarding mobile phones? Did you keep your home-country plan or use a local provider?
We have the Verizon US/Canada package that treams Canada like a part of the US.It works fine for us, but it is long distance for Canadians to call us and they don't have free long...

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