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Originally Posted by shane_c
Has anyone lived in or visited Yellowknife?
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Lived there for a summer Co-op term about 13 years ago. Quite liked it. Lots of outdoor things to go. Mosquitos are bad and the black flies are fricking horrendous. Many festivals and what not during the summer.
My wife lived there in the winter...much different. You better like isolation and the cold!
Living expenses...when i was there housing was more considerably more expensive than in Calgary. At that time it was about $1000 a month for a good apartment that wasn't subsidized government housing. Not sure what it's like now. Food prices were weird. Most things were about the same price including produce. But every now and then you'd see some wacky things like $9 for a tin of tuna (no joke).
When I was there there was also a pretty big alcohol problem in the city. Saw many people completely drunk arguing with street lamps at 10 am.
Also, be warned....the Ravens in the summer don't seem to back down from anybody! It's unnerving the first time you are walking past a garbage bin with a Raven standing on it. Garbage can + big Raven is only slightly smaller than most people and they just stare you down daring you to try something. Long long beaks. Crows look like sparrows compared to them.