Life in Iqaluit Nunavut

[pentium818]

After couple of years. we will go there for Surfing.. Global warming rocks.

[Haaiiiitsmestephanie]

i liked this thanks for teaching me a lot about nunavut in a fun way instead of me falling asleep in class wile our teacher explains nunavut to us make another one PLEASE!

[Michtario]

I live in Michigan right next to the border of Ontario and I must say I've always had an appreciation and fascination with Canada. Lately I've been doing a lot of reading up on Canada's northern territories and Iqaluit is one place I would love to go and visit. The portion of Ontario I live by happens to be the extreme "deep south" of Canada.

[WarriorTheyHate101]

@Michtario where do you live near canada? im from sarnia ontario but live year round in quebec

[sens36]

Fuckn Canada Goosses...

[tubecrew10]

@sens36 you mean "Fucking Canadian Giese" not "Fuckn Canada Gooses" you idiot! XD

[SalmonSoldier]

"There are no trees so how is there oxygen?"

I'm surprised he can breath at all with her being so breathtakingly beautiful.

[838383nem]

Always wanted to travel to Nunavut too bad the girl in the video is such a mor fund her really really annoying and ignorant

[jordmusky]

Iqaluit isn't even the true north if you ask me.. gotta go to the smaller communities to experience the true north and go out camping

[KelvinW344]

Oh, that's only 63° N - I don't understand why sunset at 15:00 seems strange! Greetings from Sweden ;)

[TheAnniejoannie]

We really enjoyed your video of my home town Iqaluit. Thanks for sharing your views about our lil City. Your video was taped on December 3, 2010 and our Sea Ice wasn't frozen at all. "This is due to Global Warming". Thanks for sharing your video.

[zamodel77777]

you guys are really fun

[TUBESTEAKNIG]

Tim Horton's, pls go.

[IndustrialCake]

I've always wanted to go to Iqaluit. I don't care that there are no trees. I'd feel so safe up there. The whole world could be a nuclear war and I'd still feel safe. It's just such a beautiful place.

Thank you for the video, you guys did a really good job. And those fries looked so amazing...

[mentallarry]

I'd love to have wild crazy uninhibited dirty sex with that chick. Something tells me she'd be into it.

[Chantale35]

I LOVE the light in the sky...it's just magnificient. I envy you, i wish one day to be able to visit such place.

[hhottamale]

Blue? That's Beyonce& Jay Z 's daughter name!!!

[zZZzzzSnooze2nd]

I'm in Canada’s most dangerous city! Your in the city with the highest rent in Canada! If that is a City, Town?

[tubecrew10]

@zZZzzzSnooze2nd it's a city

[zZZzzzSnooze2nd]

@tubecrew10 Not Town?

[shawndw1000]

They have cabs? lol..

[derhannoveraner]

wow you're really HOT

[LushForests]

Someone graduated from STFX 

[IAmTrueJackson]

I want to go here after seeing this...

[RoyalKnightVIII]

Inuktitut stop sign!!!

[bornyesterday21]

How long does it take to drive from Iqaluit to Pang?

[bornyesterday21]

All right, Miami beach! Oops, i must have taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

[4capulina]

Tim Hortons, Poutine & friendly Canadians! What could be better?

[4capulina]

Cool vid!

[wanttoread5]

She's from T'ranna

[razetorebuild]

Thanks for creating this film. Some people had fun giving you "facts" but the idea's are still relevant. Iqaluit is my home by choice, it's tough, wondrous and has captured my soul. There are many positives that outweigh the challenges of living here. Educated people can walk into great paying jobs, 24 hour sunlight in the spring, and there are many great people accomplishing amazing things. Though less then 8 thousand people this is a city, with city problems, and city benefits.

[Bruneldino]

Nice couple )

[mbkfox]

i was curious for a few seconds, thanks for making the effort so i don't have to! very thorough!

[sask523]

i hope there are no fucking muslims i nunavut

[pnyc1969]

Wow! This is really interesting. These folks seem to have created very comfortable lives in a harsh--tho beautiful-environment. Thanks for sharing your trip.

[Waukee96]

I love your life ! Hi from France guys :)

[avery30im]

great gob ! love it it is great for projeks

[MrBwilliam]

There're many unique and hard-to-reach places on the Planet. Thank you for the opportunity to take a look at...

[swatsticker]

@MrBwilliam Iqaluit isnt hard to reach. the airbus has routes to and from there.

[donyboy73]

nice video

[nicsye12]

haha wow... props to the natives who manage to stay up there because it's there land. But why would anyone who was not born there choose to move up there? Dear god... I wonder what the suicide rate is up there

[SuperSkarmDG]

@nicsye12 Homicides in Nunavut are insane!

[SSDecontrol94]

@SuperSkarmDG WHAT

[callmechante]

Great video I hope to visit Nunavut very soon!!!

[Cyrus150]

Schools with no windows, sewage travelling above ground, giant ugly shipping containers everywhere, no addresses, no trees, the daytime only lasts a few hours, gets insanely cold, and is generally an empty, uneventful place...

So... why the hell does anyone live up there?

As for poutine and inuit art- there's numerous places down south that are ACTUALY worth visiting where you'll get the exact same thing without having to deal with the shit hole that is iqaluit.

[GaeilgeSpraoi]

@Cyrus150 Well in fairness, even here in Europe, far northern place such as Northern Scandinavia/Lapland, Iceland, Greenland, etc. are just as desolate, break and barren. When I was visiting a friend of mine in Sweden, we took a trip up north and it was an amazing experience, so other world, but at the same time yeah living in such a place wouldn't be pleasant to a lot of people. But there are many nomadic peoples who don't seem to mind. It all boils down to preference to be honest.

[quentin015]

thank you for uploading. I definitly concider visiting now.

[docoftheworld]

Great video..thanks for sharing

[Pho6]

thanks for sharing! grew up in canada and lived here for 20 years and i have always wondered whats it like up there =P

[decannes]

thanks for sharing!

[masterchief377]

Great video. Thanks guys!

[johnmatt19]

Enjoyed the video! ;0

I would love to travel someday and visit the rest of the world.

Thanks. From Texas

[meagandiane]

This is awesome! I have read about life up there but actually seeing it is something different entirely. Wonderful video, the two 'adventure guides' are perfect and very easy, enjoyable to watch. Great vid!!! Thank you!

[melvinbrand]

You guys are my heroes. I have a fantasy of making that trip one day. That's the best tour I've seen yet. Cheers!

[ZEighty8]

Charming video. Thanks!

[makkakman]

WHERE IS THE HOSPITAL

WHERE IS THE STRIP CLUB

I LOVE MY MACBOOK PRO 2011

WTF A DOG IN THE HOTEL...

[EiKishiwada]

Who's the guy at the every end?

[kokopelli314]

Thanks for sharing your northern experiences. I like your video.

[skylinamobsta]

very nice i would love yo visit

[philduffer]

fabulous video. i have been reading and learning about iqaluit for years being more and more intrigued...this was by far the best video I have ever seen . Please excuse my fellow americans who are unenlightened about their own language and who don't fully understand that Canada is a seperate country with different culture and currenty higher ideals.

[awwwyeaboyeeee]

Bizarre. Seems like a serious pain in the ass to live there.

[BlueTeamPlayer]

Nune a boot? That's in the north pole right?

[Nozownik85]

i wanna CUT her

[eboulter]

Cozy house!! It looks like a nice place to wrap up warm with a nice mug of tea.

[JohnMuise]

@100GODSNOPEACE You can't blame people today for the acts of thier ancestors. You need to let go, Not forget, just let go. Anyone to draws a line between natives and white people today is a racist.

[SneakerRock]

Tim Hortons? I remember it when I was living in Toronto. Anyway, great video with a lot of information. Thanks. From Malaysia.

[mclovo]

Great video .... If one is a proud Canadian , they should visit Nunavut

[Bagpouch]

Whoa! You have a talking dog?!



[jobaecker]

What a great video. I accidentally stumbled upon Iqaluit through a few website links...never even heard of it! But I have been reading up on this most fascinating place. Your video is well done and informative!

[jfishbar]

This was neat to see since I grew up in Inuvik, Northwest Territories! There are many similarities as well as some differences :)

[Duluth07]

Love it! Can't wait to visit! There needs to be a marathon or some kind of outdoor event to draw tourism up there - lots of people would love it!

[streetlights420]

yea u can get pot there obviously

[SMObserver]

Thank you Alex and Luke, for a tour of a remote but beautiful place few of us will ever visit. You should submit your professional piece to TV producers. Good luck--david

[RileyRichardz]

3:07 Those are cute!

[demonicDEBACLE]

umm Iqaluit is soo NOT a city.

a small town in fact.

[xearbooks]

can you get marijuana up there?? lol...

[Jondel45]

@xearbooks hahaha i just serched it up yea u can hears a link on the price gud luck 1000 bux a ounce

[Superchickenman159]

@xearbooks yes, canadian territories allow you to smoke marajuana. go to google street view and search (313 alexander st. whitehorse, yt) places like that will sell you marijuana

[warner4455]

@xearbooks for 40 bucks a gram.



[eggbertsmith]

@xearbooks As if the statement itself didnt speak volumes about it's author, the "lol" at the end lets you know with absolute clarity. Nice.

[0omitcho0]

@xearbooks Of course! And harder drugs if you're into that.

[kmalobe1]

@xearbooks lololololololololol and mORE lool

[golddeedaone]

@xearbooks

its 30 bucks a gram over there and do not get busted there cause you ll get big time for it and im not fuckin jokin

[bornyesterday21]

If so, i could imagine how expensive it must be, not unlike anything else in Iqaluit. It would curb the high suicide rate for sure. "it's cold baby. Spark one up!

[nitroexpress700]

@xearbooks yeah but your paying aot more than youd ever want your better off growing it your self

[acerb45666555]

dont go up there now. some twits been letting lose the sled dogs!! whole teams of them now run in packs!

[jonahgregoire]

Iqaluit, Nunavut... that's where i'm going for trip on july 30 for the gregoire boys play.....

[generalbullmoose]

"With no trees...how is there oxygen?" Never been to west Texas, have you?

[mohamedon8k]

nice video nd nice couple as well ;) dallas texas

[jiarules]

We are living up here in Iqaluit and we can't wait to leave here in 24 days time. It's a love hate relationship here. Food is extremely expensive here, same goes to housing and pretty much everything. The winter is short and temperatures plunging to -40C, windchill has gotten to -60C! Internet is slower up here and limited bandwidth. No alcohol is available in the supermarket only in registered restaurants and pubs.

PS:NORTHMART IS NOTHING LIKE WALMART - NORTHMART IS EXPENSIVE!!

[AManNamedCM2]

Noonavoot? What planet is this?

[kimonji]

@AManNamedCM2 Ignorant american.

[AManNamedCM2]

@kimonji Only somebody with a tenuous grasp of the English language (Canadians) could manage to take Nunavut and pronounce it "Noonavoot".

[kimonji]

@AManNamedCM2 I repeat: Ignorant American. You talk like your country is innocent from butchering the way English word or sentence is supposed to be read as from its origin - England. US, Canada, Australia etc. all have different English accents and also have words that are pronounced or meant differently from British English.

[AManNamedCM2]

@kimonji No, I understand that every former colony, and every Commonwealth nation has many different dialects and vernacular terms... All i'm saying is that, to most people i've met that speak the English language (and i've spent quite a bit of time travelling between the United States, Bermuda, and the UK) think that the worst accents come from: Canada (especially the Maritime provinces), South Boston, and Glasgow.

Oh, and the French think Quebecois French is for country bumpkins.

[Renaissanceman86]

@AManNamedCM2 The Texan accent is not too hot either! Funny you should mention how Canada has one of the worst accents yet it remains the truest to form in respects to BBC English.

[TheLouisXXI]

No Starbucks?



[Superchickenman159]

@TheLouisXXI nah, but there are plans for a tim hortons inside of a "northmart" building

[fptp01]

I might have to move there soon. I got a job offer there great pay and all but still not sure i wanna be alone for 4 years and not see anyone. I see that its great for touring but is it great for living there?

[baffinjigger]

@fptp01 It can be fun with a good group of friends but it's a pretty lonely lifestyle. A lot of friends will come and go, I lived there for two years. Hence my name, Baffinjigger

[sarahedwards2]

Poutine is SO good!

[sarahedwards2]

The only fast food places they have in Nunavut are Tim Hortons Express, KFC Express and Pizza Hut Express. Every other place in Canada has McDonald's, Burger King, Wendys, etc.

[rusvalark]

Nice video. Really good job, Alex and Luke. I lived in a place like this about 2 years in the North of Russia. There were not so clean and accurate like in Iqaluit.

Could you please tell me what the music sounds as a background.

[senatorsfan87]

@ANGRYAL2 plus, in the summer its practically 24 hour daylight so it pretty much makes up for the dark winters. But I do have to admit the winters are sort of depressing.

[senatorsfan87]

@InfiniteMushroom Im just going to let you know that the "whale blubber" school is 40+ years old and it was built when the town was much smaller than what the video shows. So... back in those days im sure the building was quite interesting and the inuit didnt care what it looked like they were just glad to have a school to send their children to.

[InfiniteMushroom]

@senatorsfan87 Forty + years ago for the whale blubber school? That's exactly in the correct time period for the new class of offensive architecture and insane moron architects like Rem Koolhass, Frank Gehry, and Peter Eisenman

It's one thing to visualize such conflicted tormented thinking on blueprints. It's a leap of insanity to deny the obvious visual torment and approve it, lest one be seen as "unenlightened."

It should be demolished as a rebuke to the sick minds and cowardice that built it

[InfiniteMushroom]

Whoever hired the architect of that "whale blubber" school building should have been fired, publicly humiliated, and cast off to be preyed upon by polar bears.

This post-modernist trend of offensive buildings and the malicious intent to confound and discomfort people has to be stopped. If I had money to piss away, I'd PAY to bulldoze that building down and put up a school building that respects the users, looks academic, and lets in natural light!

[arjunkatechia]

I miss living in Barrow, Alaska where the temperature dropped to -60 degrees fahrenheit.

[peoplestandup]

Great video thank you for sharing!

[mbradley111]

yay



[faridsharifi]

you guys are amazing

[inukontherock]

GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE POSTING A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.!!!!

[sportscaster89]

This is a great video, thanks for sharing!

[ANGRYAL2]

Terrific video! I'm always curious about different places around the world and this certainly covered a lot of the questions I would have about living conditions in a place like this.

But I would SERIOUSLY have to kill myself if I lived in a place like Iqaluit, Nunavut!! Sundown at 2 p.m.? Dark by 3 p.m.? Constant cold? 8 months of winter? Limited goods and services? Outrageous grocery prices?? Forget it! It doesn't sound like much of a life to me. Residents like it, good for them.

[CanadianBornHustler]

@ANGRYAL2 Genius, that's why people get paid so much to go and work up there. I was a measley dishwasher/line cook and I was making $16.00/hr and working about 60 hours a week. If you add it up, the insanely high prices of groceries/gas/smokes/alcohol become normal after a bit.

[InfiniteMushroom]

@CanadianBornHustler How hard or easy is it to gain employment up there in Iqaluit or any other outpost of Nunavut? Will they hire Americans?

[CanadianBornHustler]

@InfiniteMushroom Depends on what you're qualified to do. There is a lot of restaurant/hotel jobs you can get in Iqaluit along with the Mine Camps further up North. As far as being American, I am not sure. I'd assume they wouldn't hire you though without a working visa.

[jak649]

I lived in iqaluit for ten years. It is an area of Canada that everyone should try and visit at least once. The scenery is quite something to see. Good job on the film.

[golddeedaone]

i miss it so much up there , iast time i was there it was from 1987 to 1993 then we went to kujjuuaq

northern quebec 1600 happy valley was my address

trust me things have change there since lol it use to be really mess up

[yoshikilai81]

love your canada goose parka ~

[elslayo]

Great video Alex and Luke, looks like you enjoyed your trip. I have been weighing my ever decreasing career options here in Northeastern Ontario and I am considering taking the plunge and going up there to do social work in the very near future. No trees and 3 pm sunsets may take some adjusting to, but with nowhere to spend money I may be able to retire at 55, in 5 short years.

Thanks and God Bless,

Al