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i’m coming back to Parksville for 5 weeks and am considering getting some casual/part time work.

as i’m coming from overseas i won’t have a canadian bank account so id be looking for cash only, is that a thing? im forklift certified and work in warehousing/mining. i also have a background in retail/hospitality

if anyone has any suggestions of (legitimate) business’ i could reach out to that would be cool!

edit- I’m a canadian citizen and have worked in canada before :)

i (29f) broke up with my partner of 4 years in february. things weren’t great for the last year and the tipping point was when he strangled me on a trip i took him on on his birthday.

fast forward now, a week ago we were still seeing each other. the week before that he was telling me that he wanted to spend his life with me and wanted to fix things. i haven’t spoken with him in over 2 days because some people id consider friends told me he was out with some girl who looks just like me, has never liked me and he’s always known that. i confronted him about it. no response. i know im an idiot for sticking around after being hurt

since he moved out in march i’ve just felt so manic and alone. and it makes me think was it even worth it. yeah i was unhappy and harmed but atleast i wasn’t alone. i see him out in scenes that i was once in and i can’t even get my friends to get a beer with me. i live alone now. thank god i have a job

but was it even worth it. i just feel like a fucking loser. i drink and smoke so much now i just almost hope for a heart attack to put me out of my misery. i’ve felt alone since i was a child. it’s always been hard to make connections and he was my best friend. honestly i wonder if this situation would even be hard if i had a friend i could talk to.

hi! i (29f) live in australia but grew up on the island in victoria and parksville and am revisiting for a month in november.

i like metal/hardcore and like going to gigs. this was some time ago but from what i remember, the cambie held metal stuff there, is this still the place if i wanted to go and find some metal shows to watch or listen to that kind of music? if anyone could recommend any places or groups for the island metal/hardcore scene (parksville and nanaimo vicinity) that would be cool! this will be my last time on the island for a while and would like to explore my current interests and maybe meet some new people

***edit; just saw the cambie is permanently closed on google lol