Category: The start

  • My first hike in Pang. Mountains are higher than you think.

    Chris

    Here are the pictures from my first hike this summer. I plan to go for a hike every weekend. Hopefully, one time I will be able to make it up the mountainside. My first hike was 6km long, and I only made it halfway up the mountainside. It was a lot harder climb than I Read more

  • Second stop in Iqaluit. All the snow has melted.

    Chris

    This is Iqaluit in the middle of July. You can compare whether you think it looks better in the winter or the summer. The houses and the colors stand out much more in the winter, but I find the landscape to be much prettier in the summer as you can see the coastlines and the Read more

  • Anyone Interested in a job in the north at Medical clinic

    Chris

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    Things up here are very much short-staffed. They need all sorts of help up here. Short trades, doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers, the list goes on and on. If you are ever interested, please let me know. Hit me up in comments. Read more

  • Speed Skiing with life on the line.

    Chris

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    So, on April 21, I was at the airport picking up a group of workers who had just arrived. A group of tourist skiers was on this plane as well. I chatted with them for a bit, and they had come to do a little helicopter skiing in the mountains for a couple of days. Read more

  • Union Agreement. Add these to your agreements

    Chris

    This agreement is crazy; there are so many things in this agreement that are great. My favorite one I found so far is as a maintenance worker you can go in to the office yell scream tell off your boss say what you want, tell him you quit that is your done, walk out and Read more

  • There is excitement in the air.

    Chris

    My apologies to everyone, I have been super busy for the last little bit. with the cold season finally winding down and spring is around the corner, things will be a little less hectic. But there is all sorts of talk about the Narwhal hunting season. This is a crazy huge, big deal. It is Read more

  • Handmade jacket for sale: Can you afford it

    Chris

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    This is one of the other Nunavut Housing employees that was in Pang to help me get settled. A couple came in looking to sell this hoodie. This hoodie is made of beaver. 11 beavers to be exact. I know there is some naysayers out there, but you can’t deny that this isn’t beautiful and Read more

  • GOT UP IN THE MORNING TO SEEK OUT THAT SPECIAL CUP OF COFFEE

    Chris

    Yes, the rumours were true, as Iqaluit has a Tim Hortons. Man, did it taste good after drinking the coffee. A wee bit of heaven it was. Also, when I went to check out, there was a bill to my room from the restaurant that I never charged. So that took a bit of explaining, Read more

  • A site to see. A view of the ocean

    Chris

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    This is in Kinngait. I climbed up to the top of the largest nearby hill and took the picture on the right. This was my first view of the ocean that wasn’t frozen. Then, the next day, I drove down to the beach and camping area and took pictures. To the right, there is a Read more

  • My Super fun and exciting Flight part 2

    Chris

    I get off my flight to Calgary which landed 10 minutes late, I rush as fast as I can to get across to the terminal to my connecting flight to Ottawa. Beyond my belief, I make it to the boarding gate with 5 minutes to spare, according to when my boarding pass says the plane Read more