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Mar 08, 2007 12:44 AM

Any nurses in Thunder Bay?

by jrsmrs

We lived there a few years back and looks like we will be headed back out that way sometime in the next few months. I'll be applying to Lakehead for the coming fall and am interested in hearing about the market for nurses out there. I've heard they're pretty desperate, but I'm also kinda picky about which areas I ultimately want to go into so I don't want to end up with no job prospects or getting stuck in a sector I don't like, KWIM?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!


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from Paprikat
Old Mar 08, 2007, 09:47 PM

Default Re: Any nurses in Thunder Bay?
I am a former Thunder Bay-ite... Don't miss it there at all!
From what my parents tell me, the unemployment is really harsh there.
I go back every couple of years, and see so much closed or in disrepair, it is sad.
They did amalgamate the hospitals into one huge hospital centrally located as well as there is a medical school satellite there. My sis is an RN and she was considering maybe moving back to the Bay a while ago. I know they are desperate and she could work in any department. There are like 40,000 people without a family doctor.
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from jrsmrs
Old Mar 09, 2007, 05:04 PM

Default Re: Any nurses in Thunder Bay?
I know, don't remind me!
Like I said, we lived there up until about 3 1/2 year ago, and have been in Calgary since. We love it here, but unfortunately my husband just lost his job and can't find another suitable position here that will financially enable us to stay. He did get an offer, which he accepted, in Tbay which actually pays more than he was making here, go figure.
So I'm still pretty bummed about having to move back, but that's a whole other issue altogether, and one in which I don't seem to have much, if any, choice.
I'm just wondering if what I've heard is correct and that they're basically dying for nurses there. NO offense to anyone if that's their cup of tea, but I would almost rather work at McDonald's than work in a LTC facility or doing home health care or health education for Dilico or something. I've got my heart set on L&D, maternity/post-partum, well-baby nursery, etc and would actually re-think even getting my degree at all if I knew that I would be hard-pressed to find such a position there (obviously if I need a bit of experience first, that's fine, but I'm talking within a couple years at most).
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