I see the museum we always used to bike past on our way to walmart and stop at mcdonalds on the way back for icecream cones. There was some big trail we used to follow around the lake or water . We would walk across it in winter. I remember a place called side door for kids and it had everything a kid could want at that time like 007 on huge screen tv with 4 players multiplayer , another set of games like playstattion to play on, computers with marvel vs streetfighter, pool table. Lots more i cant remember anymore. I used to bike to the lake and swim.
Being from San Diego, I'd like to visit in July....but then the mosquitoes could be awful. I don't like temperatures less than 21°c or 70°F, even in January. Yes, I'm a lightweight.
I love the cold, any job opportunities for senior software engineers/Project managers? I lived in Montreal for a while, not as cold as Yellowknife but there were many -26 days/nights
it might seem wierd for me to say this but, I would love to immigrate to a place like this. Being a graduate from India, I wonder if I could find work there?
I learned one thing during my short time in Yellowknife. Liberal Bigotry is no myth. It's very real and this city is one of its branch offices. What a hateful place. Seriously.
I don't mean to be rude, but.... Yellowknife is cold, dark, isolated, expensive, and the weather would kill your car. So I have to ask Why would somebody CHOOSE to live there? For a job with a good salary? That's it?
People move to Yellowknife for one of two reasons. They're either running away from the real world, or to land a high paying government job, and then transfer out to Ottawa the first chance they get.
Hahaha ...not cold there ...in winter no anymore you stop just on winter never see anything in your life ,,, i living 1 year is the best place for living ...people so wonderful & open mind of rest in canada beleive me ...travel give gonne ideas !
It is a blue collar city. As long as you have a work ethic you are accepted regardless of your type of job. Large cities are entirely service industry. Gentrification destroyed the working class in large cities. An example is any large US or Canadian city. The traffic and sprawl is bad and even more expensive. Toronto and Vancouver are just condos.
Dude is half right. I watched videos of Yellowknife and Whitehorse and from what I've seen Whitehorse which is bigger has no skyline no tall buildings. Yellowknife with a lower population has a much better skyline with a lot of tall buildings not as much as NY but for a 19000 of population it has a lot.
LanMor is there any way you can help me find a bush pilot that will take me to a secluded Lake leave me and pick me up I am having no luck finding one online would be much appreciated if you could help would be much appreciated
If i had questions about YK, would you answer them? My family and I would like to establish ourselves there and first be in touch with someone who is or was there... Thanks a bunch!
@1Artist4Him Oh come on! 80/20 is a bit of an exaggeration. I'm an ex-Yellowknifer and I hate hate hate the cold weather. But I lived there 21 years and it was not as bad as you say. And the insects MAY be bad out of the city or in Old Town, near the water, but I lived and worked downtown and I went 3 summers with only one bite, so again ... less exaggeration. YK is good times. Superb culture, creativity and fun for a town of 20,000. And more to do that in a lot of major centres.
I find it interesting that over 2/3rds of the footage shows a reality available only 20% of the year (during which you are ravaged by insect swarms of Biblical proportions) and less than a third of the footage is devoted to what it is like 80% of the year. Also, frigid temps and windchill factors limit winter outdoor activity to early and late winter. Meanwhile, the factors that affect everyday quality of life, like adequate housing, shopping, price point and selection - are extremely poor.
