how should i get started (canada)

[Tayo]

i have recently found the community of scale R/C construction on YouTube and I'm looking to get in to the hobby myself so i wanted to start with an excavator and I'm looking for a good quality one around 1000$ dose anyone have any suggestions. also i live in western Canada and i was wondering if anyone knows of any meetups/construction sites (or what ever there called) in western Canada or possibly Washington state. Thanks