Welcome from a former Winnipeger!
You are in a great place here. Loads of advice. Me, I'm no wrench, but I've learned a few things here. I use the 'search' function a lot. When that fails, I use my imaginary friend - he screws things up on the bike and I get to post the resultant questions.

I got my IS in Boston. Come to think of it, my last 4 bikes came from the states.