Nunavut Nursing advice/tips

[holakarly]

Hello hello,

I am a full time emergency RN at a downtown hospital in Vancouver, BC. I've searched through these threads and online for up to date information but am noticing much of it is quite old. I would love to hear fellow nurses input on any of the following:

- Where did you go? My husband and I are looking towards Nunavut to really escape city life. We have travelled extensively and for long periods of time to rural areas, however, this level of cold will be very, very new. And lack of daylight hours. How did you cope?

- How accessible were snow sports/trekking/any other adventures that you may have gotten involved with?

- Did you arrange it through the hospital or through an agency?

- What are the housing options like?

- Did you find staff welcoming?

- Is there actually a substantial pay increase? Or does the high cost of living make it unnoticeable? The only bonus that really caught my attention was a flight back home to visit yearly, as I looked up a flight from Iqaluit to Vancouver return and found nothing less that $3400. Eek!

- Did anyone go through nunavutnurses.com? The site pops up the most but seems extremely out of date.

- How extreme was the weather? We plan to stay at least a year and will be hitting all seasons.

- Did anyone hike the Auyuittuq Pass.

- Have couples gone together successfully in the past? My husband is an electrician.

Thanks for sharing and wisdom. Any relevant websites or contact info is also greatly appreciated.