Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 10343730)

If it's anywhere half-way civilized, yes, if it's a camp out of Fort McMoney then maybe not.

Originally Posted by Hawk13 (Post 10344053)

Aren't all of those places Canada's top holiday destinations?

I'd pick the place that pays the most amount of money, get there, work and then figure out where you would like to get transfered to.

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat (Post 10343830)

One imagines that work in Labrador would be on one of the iron ore mines. Could be fly in fly out, or could be living in Wabush/Lab City. I believe they are favouring the latter these days. Anyway, cost of living very high, availability of accomodation poor, travel expensive, all the problems faced in a booming resource town. The same problems as one would encounter in Fort Mac I would imagine.

Labrador is starkly beautiful they tell me. So is Newfoundland (the Island portion of the province), but with more in the way of facilities and people, depending upon where you live.

Who is recruiting you?

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10344055)

My guess is that anyone recruiting from the UK is offering work in the more remote parts of the country, where accomodation is expensive and mod cons few and far between.


Most people put up with it for the money.


Go far enough north and wet is not an issue. All humidity tends to fall out of the frozen air. The bugs on the otherhand when its not totally freezing:eek:

Originally Posted by energysolutions (Post 10344098)

I would guess you are correct, any ideas on where I can find out costs of property to rent or purchase, which leads me on to my next question - what is the current state of the housing market in Canada (in general)

Is it going up or down? Ive just witnessed the rapid rise and fall of the housing market in the UK (Australia seems to be shaping up the same way) and would like to ensure that I make an informed choice when I do move

So does the north get any summer/sun/heat?

Originally Posted by Hawk13 (Post 10344056)

So is Regina, especially for sparks

Originally Posted by energysolutions (Post 10344098)

So does the north get any summer/sun/heat?

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10344102)

Canada is VAST, there is no such thing as a Canadian anything, even within provinces (which are also vast) there are hot spots and not spots.

Mining/ natural resource towns are boom and bust, when they are booming prices are high and get higher, but when they bust you cant give a property away.

To put provinces in perspective, Ontario is larger than France and Spain combined.

There are several threads active about the housing bubble and how likely it is to burst, but generally they are wrt Vancouver or Toronto.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10344110)

Not nearly as much as it has winter...

There is a reason the majority of residents are there for the money and nothing else.

In terms of somewhere you are likely to meet someone to settle down and start a family with goes, there are probably better places.

my bosses son works in FtMac, he flies home every two or three weeks to the house he bought in Ontario with cash earned in the last 4 or 5 years. She drives his new hemi truck around. I think he has another one out there too. I get the impression though that living independent of the work camps is hideously expensive. You put up with the camps in order to squirrel away some money.

The money is good, thats the bottom line.

Originally Posted by energysolutions (Post 10344127)

Point taken, I guess living in the UK doesnt give you a good perspective of such vastness

So is Vancouver at risk of a housing crash? Am I correct in saying it doesnt have resources to prop it up like Alberta/Labrador etc? Strangely from what Ive heard Vancouver or somewhere in that area of BC would be my choice to live if I werent chasing the cash as it sounds nice and I imagine would have a good climate (hot summers for outdoors stuff and snowy winters for skiing etc)

Originally Posted by energysolutions (Post 10344139)

Sorry if I was unclear, I`m already married and my wife will be making the move with me, thats why I would prefer to be based locally and be home every night

I`m determined to aim high - I`ve been living through the UK recession since 2007 and I`ve had enough

Thanks for the help BTW:thumbup:

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10344093)

Labrador property rentals...

http://labrador.kijiji.ca/f-real-est...cationZ1700046

Ft McMoney rentals
http://fortmcmurray.kijiji.ca/f-real...l-W0QQCatIdZ43

Originally Posted by energysolutions (Post 10344037)

Ok, heres the choice:

Fort Nelson
Rainbow lake
Fort ST John
Dawson Creek
Peace River REMOTE
Fort McMurray NOT NICE APPARENTLY AND EXPENSIVE
Grande Prairie REMOTE
Valleyview
Athabasca LOTS OF OIL WORK
Barrhead
Bonnyville REMOTE
Whitecourt DOABLE
Edson DOABLE
Edmonton GOOD BET
Nisku OIL COMPANY CENTRAL
Camrose LOOOOVE CAMROSE
Hinton DOABLE
Drayton Valley DOABLE
Lloydminster HORRIBLE
Stettler I LIVE HERE :)
Rocky MTN House PRETTY SCENERY NOT MUCH FOR FAMILIES
Red Deer GOOD CHOICE
Provost A WAYS OUT NEAR THE SASK BORDER AND VERY SMALL TOWN
Drumheller DOABLE
Kindersley
Calgary A SAFE BET
Brooks NOT MY FAVE CHOICE BIG MEAT PACKING PLANT AND SEASONAL IMMIGRANT WORKERS
Medicine hat DOABLE
Swift Current
Taber
Shaunavon
Estevan

Not sure if they`re all on offer but this is where the offices are located - the company is Tarpon energy

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10344153)

Vancouvers natural resource is wealthy Chinese immigrants.... property prices there are something like 10 times the average working stiffs income:eek: