Nunavut?

[Pharoh]

I can't help but notice nobody here wants to immigrate to Nunavut. Am I the only one who thinks it'd be fascinating? I heard they have a KFC and McDonalds now! I guess there's not much to do in the way of employment, and they only have one town, Iqaluit, and the territory cannot be reached by ground. I guess they're supposedly working on a highway system to go from Manitoba to Nunavut, but who knows when that'll be done.

Here is some fine reading material, while we all wait for our PR...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunavut

 

[steaky]

Nunavut is a territory (not a province)

 

[Pharoh]

Nunavut is a territory (not a province)

My mistake, corrected.

 

[arron]

The only reason to go to nunavut would be if you had a job there, and if you have a job there you'd better hope you are making some serious coin, because the prices there for everything are about 5-10 times what it would cost normally. There is no local farming or agriculture, so you'd be paying around $10 for 5 bananas, or $15 for a box of cereal. However the people that do live and work up there (with the exception of the inuit who eke out a pretty marginal living) make very very good money for specialized tasks that are necessary for the mining, exploration industries and essential govt services.

I've heard of people living for about 6 mos to a year that far north, they usually are on contract and don't stick around because there is next to nothing in the way of entertainment and the climate forces you to stay indoors most of the time.

 

[MandiF]

Sounds an interesting place, loving the licence plate!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Nunavut

 

[serenifly]

Am I the only one who thinks it'd be fascinating?

yes





;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[confusednscared]

I think it'd be something worth trying with a few fun souls and maybe experience the transitions in life from what we are accustomed to in the city or rural areas to that which is pretty much isolated and freaking cold.

I would love to own some of the winter gears, especially their gloves and Inuit UGGS, the Inuits use to keep themselves warm during the harsh winter months. I felt one of their winter shoes and it was made out of animal skin with the fur on the inside. Felt really warm and cozy for a cold winter day/night. I think the native lady told my group their winter gears are usually made out of the remains of their daily catch. They never waste or over use resources. They always give back to the Earth for every life or thing they take.

Still pretty cool to experience and maybe give a try.

 

[coldgirl]

i read in the paper today that they opened their first tim hortons there

 

[MandiF]

i read in the paper today that they opened their first tim hortons there

Well, as long as there is a Timmy's why not! My husband would refuse to live anywhere there isn't a Tim Hortons!