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There is no hiring freeze, most jobs are gone, exceptions are specialized areas, but I had contact with someone who applied with plenty of experience, and that was the answer he was given, no IEN recruitment, don't know if it's different when you are allready in the country and registered.
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The whole province is rural!
There is no hiring freeze, most jobs are gone, exceptions are specialized areas, but I had contact with someone who applied with plenty of experience, and that was the answer he was given, no IEN recruitment, don't know if it's different when you are allready in the country and registered.5cats
The whole province is rural!
Thanks 5cats!
Pretty much. Other than the cities of Saskatoon and Regina, most of the population is found in small farm communities. There are towns like North Battleford, Lloydminster, Prince Albert, Rosetown, Swift Current and Moose Jaw, but they're typically built on a farming economy. In the recent past, oil and gas discoveries in Saskatchewan have begun to change their economy and population growth has boomed, but the province is still very sporificely populated, flat, windswept and peaceful. I've lived in Saskatchewan and when I think of it, the images I see in my mind's eye are of wheat, flax and canola fields stretching to the horizon, straight roads heading off as far as the eye can see and grain elevators lined up like soldiers next to the railway tracks. Do a Google image search using "Saskatchewan" as your keyword and see what pops up. This is one of my favourites:
I've posted a bunch of Saskatchewan memories on my blog. I've written about learning to ski in the flattest province in the country, and the October Crisis as seen through the eyes of a 12 year old, babysitting on New Year's Eve, moving the library book by book and a few other assorted fond recollections. This thread is making me think of other stories I should include there.
My sister told me that you could always tell how many bars there were in a Saskatchewan town by counting the number of grain elevators. Now that grain elevators are being demolished, that of course won't be true any more. Why not turn our backs on our history?
Even the cities are rural, in a way that they are small, many people still know each other. If we would have a recipe against poverty, drug abuse and gangs it would be paradise. Some of our cities have problems you'd think they are talking about the Bronx some years back.
A lot of patients we get have a drug and/or alcohol abuse history.
But it's certainly not cosmopolitan, if you look for bigger cities Saskatchewan is the wrong place. And bear in mind the climate here:)
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Hey guys, I am thinking of relocating to Saskatchewan. Which city is more cosmopolitan? Regina or Saskatoon?