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Hello all,
I know I’ve posted couple times about moving to yellowknife.
I’m looking for honest input here, is it worth it to buy a trailer/pre-fab house or just rent a townhome?
If I’m running my calculations correctly, my findings are below:
Renting is around $3500/month for townhouse or 2 bedroom place. In this I’m calculating utilities(hydro, water and heat).
Buying a trailer is coming around $2000(mortgage+property tax)/month. Obviously putting 20% down. Lets add average of $600 month of utilities(hydro, water and heat). So total is around $2600/month.
My fiancé and I are moving from Ottawa so we don’t know challenges/neighbourhood details about Yellowknife but just trying to understand if I should even consider it.
Any leads would be appreciated!
Thank you!
Hey, Im planning to move to Yellowknife soon, because of a dog im pretty limited when it comes to renting.
I recently viewed Lakeside court townhomes. I really liked the space so I just wanted to see if anyone has experience with this property.
Any Leeds would be appreciated.
Thanks!!
Hi there!
I’m considering taking the LPN to rn bridge at Aurora. I’m having trouble the other bridge programs due to competitiveness and Aurora bridge in program would be easier to ensure I get into the program.
I’m just curious how it is to live in Yellowknife. I currently live in Victoria, and before that lived in Ottawa. Would owning a car be a bad decision? Are mechanics more expensive? What is the price of food/cost of living like compared to other parts of the country?
My other option would be do the 4 year program from scratch else where in Canada. I like the thought of Yellowknife but also just read there’s lots of fires in the summer. I’m just not sure how hard it would be to adjust to the lifestyle
Hi Yellowknife, how I miss you so!
We’re considering a move to Yellowknife after I was offered my federal job there. My husband works in wealth management/finance.
I lived up north from 2016-2019 in Inuvik.
However, I always loved Yellowknife. Sadly, we’ve heard the charm of your beautiful town has dwindled and we want the honest truth.
From what I am hearing is that opportunities no longer exist, the spirit of the community is now more miserable and dark instead of the once vibrant and welcoming place it was, it is no longer safe to travel on the streets and trails, and that most people (even locals) are leaving.
I’m not blind to the conditions of the North, they raised me in my twenties.
The reason we’re looking to move back is because I miss the outdoors. I miss the beautiful indigenous culture that captivated and nurtured me. I miss the slower pace of life and the community that was just wonderful. While Inuvik was (and is) not Yellowknife, I spent a lot of time in Yellowknife anyway. Enough to know I liked it there.
I think across the country, everything has changed. It is so expensive to exist, opportunities with jobs are minimal and hard to find, housing is expensive and so is utilities. We are seeing that on the east coast too - tent communities, drugs, depression. So, I want to be cognizant that I feel like everyone is feeling some kind of way about the state of our world.
So, is Yellowknife no longer the place I learned to love so much? Is it really as bad as I am hearing?
I recently moved to Yellowknife and I’m still figuring things out 😭
What’s the price range at Arctic Laundromat these days?
Also, how are the machines?
Do they accept coins only
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I’m currently deciding between a Toyota Tundra and a GMC Sierra 1500 Elevation for living in Yellowknife, and I’d really appreciate some owner's opinions.
I’m leaning toward the Tundra because of Toyota’s reliability reputation, but I’m concerned that there’s no or one official Toyota dealership/service center in Yellowknife.
For Toyota owners in YK:
Do you usually have to go to Edmonton?
How does the Tundra perform during extreme winter conditions here?
Is it reliable? Like will it always have problem? Even minor issue..
For anyone who has owned or compared both the Tundra and Sierra 1500:
Which would you choose for Yellowknife and why?
Would love to hear your honest experiences and opinions. Thanks!🙇🏻♀️
Hi! I know it is still too early to plan this but my friend and I are going to Yellowknife on January2027.
I just wanna ask what are the best and trusted tour companies where we can book a tour package (accommodation, northern lights tour, airport-hotel transfers and winter gear rentals)?
I saw this one company and wanted to check if anyone tried it as well 😄 Thank youu!
Hi all,
I have been trying to get a casual part time job at City of Yellowknife for almost a year, I have all the necessary qualifications, still I don't get selected, what could be the reasons? anyone with City of Yellowknife? any tips or suggestions
hello!
i'm visiting yellowknife for the first time in march next year to see the northern lights. i'm from ottawa and while we do get cold temperatures, i know it'll be different for sure! i'm wondering, what are you recommended brands/places to get thermal clothing for a base layer? i'm plus size and have seen a few options but i definitely need suggestions.
anything helps :)
Canada’s north has an outsized presence on the list of infrastructure proposals referred to the federal major projects office so far, all while Ottawa looks to spend big on bolstering the country’s military presence in the Arctic.
Hi all,
I recently moved to Yellowknife and I’m looking to get back in the gym. I know YK has a few, I prefer ones with lots of machines (cables, pec fly, curl machine, shoulder press etc) was wondering which one would be best suited for me. I know a lot of gyms go cardio heavy and that’s not what I need.
Thanks !
I’m here with my coworker for our first time ever in Yellowknife, and we have time to kill today and Monday! What would you recommend we should do or where we should go if we want to wander around and explore without exerting ourselves too much?
Has anyone looked into a metal roof instead of shingles? What was the cost comparison? I've got a single wide and I'm trying to explore my options.