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Working in Remote Areas - A little bit of advise

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morton1983

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Jul 18, 2012 7:39 AM
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Working in Remote Areas - A little bit of advise

Hey all,

This is just a quick question I was hoping people could help with me. A few years ago I worked in a pub in Strathyre, a little village in Scotland. Being from Birmingham in England, I loved getting away from the big city for a few months and ended up going back to the Munro Inn (the pub I worked in) each summer for three years.

I am going to travel in Canada for a year in Feb next year (2013) and I would like to find something similar after working in bars in Birmingham city centre and Melbourne CBD amongst other places, I would like to escape to a remote area, even if for just a few months.

I am landing in Toronto, but I plan to travel with no real itinerary, I will go wherever the wind takes me as it were. I was wondering if there were any website where pub/bar owners advertise in remote areas? I found the munro on gumtree over here. I am aware that there are alternatives in Canada, but I havn't heard great things about them. So im looking for a source of information really. I have looked on the internet and blogs but I am not really having any luck.

Thank you in advance and I look forward to hearing from you if you can help. If I have missed any important info just ask.

Cheers

Mort

3DLen

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Jul 18, 2012 10:19 AM
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Alberta is where you could probably find work. You are aware that a work permit/visa is required?

morton1983

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Jul 18, 2012 10:47 AM
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Heya

Cheers for that :). Yeah I know about visa. I have it sorted :)

Iwanttoseeitallb440

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Jul 19, 2012 3:57 PM
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If you want isolation, look up Nunavut...loads of jobs and you'll get isolation pay!
Websites www.gov.nu.ca/en
Good luck
Ps, Northern Ontarios also good, like Sue Saint Marie - just follow Younge street all the way up, starting in Toronto near Sky Dome

mitcheli1

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Jul 20, 2012 1:59 AM
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From the perspective of a Canadian,

I will suggest a few places. But First, remember that Canada is a VAST country. In England, you could work and live in a small Village which would be considered remote, Burton Fleming for example However, the nearest larger town or city is at most an hour or two away TOPS. Where as in Canada, it takes 6 hours and 4 timezones to FLY across the country. And 8, 10 hour driving days to get from one coast to the other. Remote? How remote do you want is the real question.

But lets say you want real remote, ok, here's my top 4.

Prince George British Columbia / Surrounding Area
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George,_British_Columbia
-Gold mine 2 hours north is opening and jobs of all kinds are abundant.
-Town is 10hours drive into the vast forests of British Columbia North of Vancouver, or a few hour, $600 dollar flight.
-COLD WINTERS

Fort McMurray Alberta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McMurray
-Oil jobs, and subsequently Oil Money, you might as well be in a cold/snowy Iraq.
-EXTREME COLD WINTERS
-2 Hour flight away from ANYTHING
-12 Hour Drive through the coldest, most baron part of Canada.

Thompson, Manitoba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson,_Manitoba
-Mining Jobs
-8 Hour Drive north of Winnipeg, drive in or chartered plane only.
-EXTREME COLD WINTERS

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowknife
-400KM south of the Arctic Circle
-Population of Entire Territory (Northwest Territories), is 0.04 /km2..... Yep, that's .04 people per Kilometer squared. That's an Area the 4 times the size of Germany, with only 41k Residents.
-If you want remote, here it is.
-Winter Weather is the worst in Canada pretty much (except uninhabited north). Average Temperature in Jan is -28 Celcius.
-Longest Day/Shortest Days in Canada , January has only 5 hours per day of light, July has 18, and it never REALLY gets dark.

Some that aren't as remote: (with less descriptions, but please google these)

-Port Hardy BC, Vancouver Island
-Quesnel BC
-Queen Charlotte Island BC
-Terrace BC
-High River AB
-Banff AB (very sweet resort town)
-Prince Albert AB
-Dauphin MB
-Charlottetown PEI
-Inverness NS

There's literally a thousand more towns one could look at. Enjoy Canada! It's a wonderful country. See some of the bigger cities while you're here also :) Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Charlottetown...... All very integral cities in Canada's overall experience.... though it would take you years to see them all, and 10k at least in plane tickets! lol

Edited by: mitcheli1

Edited by: mitcheli1

morton1983

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Jul 24, 2012 12:55 AM
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Thank you very much for your replies :) I will deffo be looking into everything suggested.

Mort. :)
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