Canadian Bank Account?

I am starting to look into opening a Canadian Bank Account because of reports I've heard that it may be more stable than the dollar in the next 5 years. Does anyone have any advice or experience in doing this?

I have looked at a few things on-line, including:

http://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundamental/forecast/weekly/cad/2010-02-20-0422-Canadian_Dollar_Benefits_from_its.html

and a chat board offered the name of a good no cost bank - President's Choice Financial.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President's_Choice_Financial  and http://www.pcfinancial.ca/

I'll be calling them soon to get more info on how a US Citizen can bank with them along with getting good advice from some professionals before making a final decision.

Let me know if you want me to share what I learn.