very warm welcome to a fellow Canadian. I am from south western Ontario, and there are a few of us on here. I too started out as a cross stitcher and still am active with that.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/24943.page this link is my thread to my cross stitch activities.
Ask any question here because the support you will find here will be unparalleled to any other site I have found!