Hi sarju,
          Thanks a lot for the info.I'll keep in touch with you.
Regards,
Sohit


On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 sarju5 wrote :
>Hi Sohit
>$ 800 ... should be pretty alright if it is okay with you to live in
>a shared accomodation and you do not plan to go to bars that
>often ... lols ... by shared accomodation I mean that you will have
>your own room but you will have to share the kitchen and washroom
>with other people.
>I can not say for sure what would be a better option for you,
>staying on the campus might be a bit expensive, ... it is very
>expensive in Ottawa I am not sure about Mtl .... i have heard that
>Mtl is much cheaper than Ottawa though
>Lots of university students go to field camps or their home towns in
>the summers (May to August).... so I don't think that finding a
>furnished accomodation could be a problem for the months that you
>intend to stay ... (I think you should be able to get a very decent
>shared accomodation for less than $400/month in mtl) ...
>in case you do come ... try to take some french lessons
>Quebec is all french ... In mtl you can survive on english though
>I have quite a few friends in Mtl.... 
>let me know once your programme finalizes ... i can ask them to send
>me the links to find good shared accomodtions in Mtl
>cheers man
>Hope the info helps
>sarju
>PS: Regarding food ... i think you can get fairly good groceries in
>200 dollors (including the booze)
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><sohit_unplugged@r...> wrote:
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>> HEY GUYS....
>> I belong to shimla and might be visiting montreal from June to
>August, for an internship  in McGill.Right now I'm enrolled in final
>yr of mechanical engg. at NIT Jalandhar and which wud be completing
>by May.
>> Cud any anyone give me an idea abt. living costs, room rents, etc.
>in Montreal........those guys wud be paying me 800 Ca $ pm.
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