Life in Iqaluit Nunavut

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  • Our very last stop on our social media powered exploration of Canada and the United States took us to the remote northern territory of Nunavut in Canada. The very new territory is little known by most North Americans, so we set out to explore and share our findings for your behalf. Watch as we walk around the city of Iqaluit (Nunavut's capital city) and discover all sorts of interesting and sometimes quirky things.

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  • @ayyysample5058
    @ayyysample5058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3389

    Any kid who grew up in Canada knew colouring Nunavut on a map was torture

    • @DaAwesumProduction
      @DaAwesumProduction 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Damn rights!

    • @McChrister
      @McChrister 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      AyyySample Hahaha.....Now that is funny!😂😂👍🏼

    • @jstroketillyayoke
      @jstroketillyayoke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      When I first coloured it, it was still considered NWT

    • @ZacharyC
      @ZacharyC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly

    • @xtylishb4377
      @xtylishb4377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True!

  • @1nopoint
    @1nopoint 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2089

    It's funny how more people have watched this video than the entire population of Nunavut. In fact, more than 3 times as much.

    • @liaezse7247
      @liaezse7247 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      people have nothing to do,fucking loser

    • @liaezse7247
      @liaezse7247 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      and they should stay where therir from

    • @1nopoint
      @1nopoint 9 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      liaezse You are angry for reasons that are sadly not apparent to anyone reading your comment.

    • @SolarAdrift
      @SolarAdrift 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +AJ Ace A-N Around 10 times as much now! :P

    • @halfvolley11
      @halfvolley11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      cause its easier to watch then fucking visit over there.

  • @Retronightvintage1993
    @Retronightvintage1993 5 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    They are true Canadians lots of respect for are northern comrades

    • @alecbriones3784
      @alecbriones3784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ISS ENTERPISE Lol the original ones and the true sons of canada.

    • @crazy10bears
      @crazy10bears 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Everyone born in Canada is a true Canadian.

    • @djgolf3256
      @djgolf3256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@crazy10bears even some people not born in Canada are true Canadians. It's the heart that counts here

    • @bt57a63
      @bt57a63 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crazy10bears amen

    • @Guthix198
      @Guthix198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nobody grew out of the north American continent the natives came here from Russia and we came from the Europe the other way and met in north America , there is no original ownership of any land technically.

  • @ofabiovargas
    @ofabiovargas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I was tripping around the map. This region caught my attention. Just typed "nunavut" on youtube and came to this very original material.
    Greetings from Brazil!

    • @grantboucher2696
      @grantboucher2696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      do you have any snow there

    • @hansa9159
      @hansa9159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hello back from Canada. MB, right below NU

    • @ofabiovargas
      @ofabiovargas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@grantboucher2696 we rarely have snow in Brazil. When we do it's only in the south. I'm now living in Florianópolis-SC, it's a city in an island, in the south of Brazil. This year we had a tough winter, so there was snow in the country side of the state (Santa catarina).
      The great majority of cities in Brazil are pretty hot all year long. In my birth city, Cuiabá-MT, which is in the "middle" of Brazil, the lowest temperature in winter is around 16° Celsius. But even during winter time the temperatures can get up to 36° Celsius.

    • @jockin
      @jockin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EXACTLY what I did lol

    • @boavidaaa
      @boavidaaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      omg me too kdhgjd
      hello from portugal!!

  • @JamesMatthewGallagher
    @JamesMatthewGallagher 10 ปีที่แล้ว +718

    Nice video. I think the one important thing that is missing is interaction with the locals.

    • @AlokeSurin
      @AlokeSurin 10 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I agree with you... some locals showing us around would have been a great addition to the video.

    • @abdulmalikmalik952
      @abdulmalikmalik952 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aloke Surin photo shows

    • @dmkdm3343
      @dmkdm3343 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Most are drunk or recovering

    • @7williamqamukaq448
      @7williamqamukaq448 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Dmk Dmk Obviously stereotyping... I grew up in Iqaluit and there are many who do not drink or avoid the bars altogether

    • @dmkdm3343
      @dmkdm3343 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      7William Qamukaq No race or group has bigger alcohol issues....

  • @sassikatt
    @sassikatt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    I remember those winters, up in the NWT. I remember one particular 3 week stretch where we never had sun between the cloud cover in the day and the early sunsets. The sun broke through and the entire town shut down, so everyone (including the children at school) could go outside at -40 to spend time in the sun! As a nurse we bundled up the seniors living in the hospital, put the children into the strollers and went outside too. I never loved sun so much as I did that day! haha! Thanks for sharing your time in Iqualuit.

  • @JayDonagh
    @JayDonagh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +887

    If I lived here I'd probably get really bad seasonal depression

    • @hawtdawg3821
      @hawtdawg3821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same

    • @joehaddad6276
      @joehaddad6276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Jay Donagh so you would only be happy during the 3 weeks of summer

    • @robg5161
      @robg5161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Except in summer when you’ll be off your head.

    • @eligolchert7288
      @eligolchert7288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      They have the highest rates of suicide per capita in Canada

    • @joehaddad6276
      @joehaddad6276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Eli Golchert can you blame them, it seems terrible

  • @User-xj8su
    @User-xj8su 5 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    random people :ONTARIO IS SO COLD
    Random inuit : ONTARIO IS SO HOT

    • @cutesnorlax1431
      @cutesnorlax1431 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who come bc of VLN

    • @cutesnorlax1431
      @cutesnorlax1431 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The online school

    • @nickwright3059
      @nickwright3059 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m inuit who was born in Iqaluit but moved to Ontario when I was like 1 and I can agree with random people

    • @curbantula
      @curbantula 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same people who say ontario is so cold, say its so hot

  • @walisyed4625
    @walisyed4625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    9 years later TH-cam thought it was a good idea to recommend it. I mean they aren’t wrong

  • @888899991
    @888899991 7 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I'm an engineer and was offered a job in Nunavut...thanks for painting a picture of the future home I would have..cheers and well done

    • @vladmirgolobovic518
      @vladmirgolobovic518 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Thank God your turned it down.

    • @ig7002
      @ig7002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What kind of engineer and making how much? That's pretty neat

    • @ali_bahar_bhatti
      @ali_bahar_bhatti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wao a Engineer, me too.

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @J OneLife You can get A JOB anywhere with just HS, just not an engineering job.

    • @weshunter_musicman
      @weshunter_musicman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      cool

  • @LiterallyGod
    @LiterallyGod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +780

    How much of the land there is livable ?
    Nunavut.

    • @jackmarentette1302
      @jackmarentette1302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      All of it.

    • @uhRoss
      @uhRoss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Jack Marentette It all technically is “livable” but barely any of it is actually lived on

    • @LiterallyGod
      @LiterallyGod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      ROSS it’s a joke guys

    • @slammer3140
      @slammer3140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      that made me chuckle, so I gave you your 100th thumbs up,

    • @susansimons5577
      @susansimons5577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Not too damn much God, you are on the tundra. Everyone lives in the town, there are no " house in the boonies " they all live in town. It's very different and VERY expensive ( a shot of Drabuie $17.00 I nearly died. If you like the cold, that's the place to be. PS. civilian flights to Iqaluit are over $1000.00, hotel you saw in the video, over $300 a night for nothing fancy.

  • @mjmike3031
    @mjmike3031 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I lived in Iqaluit since I was born and I love it and my favourite school is the Joemie school

    • @palalaska9
      @palalaska9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live in Alaska, it looks very similar to Barrow! I live in South Central, maybe 60 miles North of Anchorage. Your Province makes me feel at home :)

    • @16strato
      @16strato 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same, so you speak Inuktitut? I little bit

    • @Daws0nian
      @Daws0nian 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also grew up there

    • @rockettaco
      @rockettaco 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@palalaska9 I’m also in AK! :D

  • @toomaskotkas4467
    @toomaskotkas4467 8 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    Those Canada Goose jackets, eh?
    I swear half of Toronto wears them too even though it's no near that cold.

    • @joanna9819
      @joanna9819 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I know it's not even that cold yet! like yeah sure it's pretty cold but it's not FREEZING! this is nothing compared to last winter.

    • @toomaskotkas4467
      @toomaskotkas4467 8 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      Joanna
      I think Canada Goose became a status clothing more than anything else.

    • @afromanftw
      @afromanftw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +Alan Shore Toronto is sweater weather, come to northern ontario

    • @MilanSuere
      @MilanSuere 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Alan Shore It's crazy how "warm" toronto is compared to Montreal, even tho it's not that far ! here we all have a canada goose, and we usually get -15/-25 on any given winter day

    • @toomaskotkas4467
      @toomaskotkas4467 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Milan Suere
      The last time I was in Montreal it seemed that every other person was dressed in Arc'teryx, also not exactly a "budget" brand.

  • @NoahsArkade1
    @NoahsArkade1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    i just wathed this an i m from Iqaluit. and it makes me feel good

    • @davidpristupa1629
      @davidpristupa1629 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It looks like a place you can be happy and have a meaningful life. Cities are no longer interesting.

    • @loganreese8949
      @loganreese8949 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      But the worst place to make a living... i hear everyone is broke there

    • @OgreProgrammer
      @OgreProgrammer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm watching about Iqaluit because I want to come see it!

    • @tarotbyamber7233
      @tarotbyamber7233 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Have you ever visited America and the UK ? I want to visit Canada one day

    • @Floridafanatic28
      @Floridafanatic28 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Holy crap people! He's from CANADA not Mars!! Of course they have phones and internet up north! Geesh! Educate yourselves before you speak!

  • @llamakelly7190
    @llamakelly7190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was born and raised in Iqaluit. It was so great way before the beer and wine store had opened. I miss the sunsetting in the afternoons. The great high school. Everything.

    • @wolfhowl5691
      @wolfhowl5691 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hard to understand why a beer & wine store would be opened up in places where it becomes a problem. Nothing like enabling, eh. Could think of a hundred other businesses I would open up instead. Just saying.

    • @daryl9905
      @daryl9905 ปีที่แล้ว

      The thing people don't realize is that literally *everyone* would be better off without booze. It's literal poison, both for the mind and body, no matter who you are.

  • @evabalga6133
    @evabalga6133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There is a beauty in this dark and cold world, but not for everyone. Thank you for Nunavut postcard.

  • @Paranormalin416
    @Paranormalin416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    As a lifelong Canadian, I’ve travelled with my sister to the most eastern, Western, and southern, points of Canada, but we’ve never done the north. After seeing this video I am definitely going to start planning a trip for us, there’s something about the serene beauty of it that appeals to me, I suppose it’s not for everybody, but I absolutely love my country and want to know as much of it as I can. It’s a shame most people never travel within our own country because its so expensive, But there are ways around it. Our first trip was back in the early 90s, to the East Coast, in between my chemotherapy treatments, which was a great distraction, and obviously I survived anyways, I think in part to that vacation, because it allowed me to relax and appreciate just how beautiful and huge our country is. When I was on chemotherapy I had very little money, but we managed to see the country by driving, which I love, and by slashing our hotel bill in half like taking one night at a campground, and the other in a hotel. It’s saved us a fortune, so you don’t have to spend a lot of money to explore Canada, you just need to be creative. When we did the West Coast, we flew out to Vancouver, and then run to the car and drove to the most western tip of Canada, after a very long hike, through some of the most beautiful nature on earth, then came the south. For anyone in the Toronto area, this is easy and cheap, it’s only about a 5 Hour Dr. from Toronto, to the ferry that takes you to Pelee Island in Lake Erie, once you’re on Pelee Island you can either camp, which we did, or you can rent a room at a bed-and-breakfast, and above all else do not forget to take a tour of the winery on the island, they make some of the most tasty wines you could imagine. Once you’re on Pelee Island there’s a small peninsula with the sandbar at the end, we walked as far as we possibly could until we were in the water, that’s as far south as Canada goes. There is one other island but it’s completely off-limits to the public, I’m not sure what the deal is but I think it’s a nature preserve run by the government, or, perhaps they don’t want anyone getting that close to the border. So now all that is left for us to do is the far north. We’ve been as far as Moose Factory Island, off the shores of James Bay, but I want to go to the most northern point in all of Canada. This one will cost quite a bit, but I don’t care, I survived three reoccurrences of cancer, I think I deserve a trip. If any of you have been to the most northern point in Canada could you please let me know how you did it? I haven’t really looked into it yet, because we’re not going until next summer, but if you have any advice or any tips as to how to get started looking, I greatly appreciate it. I can’t wait to go, as I said before, even though some call it a deer in the wasteland, I see nothing but tranquil beauty, a place for so few ever get to go, I just have to go before I die. I mean that quite literally, because there’s a good chance the cancer might come back for a fourth time, so I want to get this much travelling in as I can, just in case! Thanks again for sharing the video, you will definitely have to make this one of our stops, it looks really interesting, and it’s so nice to get away from Toronto once in a while, the city is bursting at the seams!

  • @Ms3dogs
    @Ms3dogs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Now that is the TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE

    • @That90sShow
      @That90sShow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      An abysmal frozen, shit hole?

    • @That90sShow
      @That90sShow 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Robert Curtis Canada 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @thomaspollock3904
      @thomaspollock3904 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You would have to a Siberian to want to conquer it.

  • @coldturkey5333
    @coldturkey5333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +782

    Nobody
    Absolutely nobody:
    TH-cam algorithm: Life in Iqaluit Nunavut

    • @vermaii
      @vermaii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL ME

    • @ThexNerdish
      @ThexNerdish 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same hahaha

    • @Pv488
      @Pv488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Shitty old meme

    • @coldturkey5333
      @coldturkey5333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JRLOC488 ok boomer

    • @Pv488
      @Pv488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ColdTurkey get gud scrub

  • @alejandrosolis7695
    @alejandrosolis7695 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Recién había viajado de México a Vancouver cuando se me presentó la oportunidad de irme a Iquialit por qué se había incendiado el North Mart! Estaba total mente asustado de estar tan lejos de mi país, pero al final fue la mejor experiencia de mi vida, dos veces tuve la oportunidad de ir a trabajar para C&K una compañía de multiservicios! Trabaje también en esa escuela limpiando y aplicando wax a los pisos! Viaje gratis con hospedaje y comida incluida! De verdad que parte de mi corazón se quedó en ese Pueblo y aún que es probable que jamás regrese, le estaré tan agradecido a la gente por su hospitalidad!

  • @joshgreen8917
    @joshgreen8917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I was thinking of doing some work in Nunavut as a registered nurse for a few years to help out some more isolated communities and because the benefits are apparently quite worthwhile. I have never met anyone from this part of Canada so thank you for the video, it was very informative :)

  • @alexandlukedotcom
    @alexandlukedotcom  9 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Hey everyone - Alex here (the girl in this video). Luke and I are thrilled so many of you have enjoyed watching this over the past 4 years. We appreciate the comments and wanted to let you know that we have many other videos, including this one that shows a little bit more about our time in Iqaluit (some of you have been asking for more on Nunavut) - Monday Evening with Alex and Luke: Ep 31. And if you like this video, you may also enjoy one we made outside of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories about the Dene Hand Games (it's my favourite video). Watch it here: Dene Hand Games Championship in Behchoko 2011

    • @impuredeath2
      @impuredeath2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love you... do you love me too? :)

    • @abovelaw3633
      @abovelaw3633 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      just viewed this video, great work will check out other work for sure

    • @impuredeath2
      @impuredeath2 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      above law She doesnt love me :(

    • @erikm1309
      @erikm1309 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What time of the year did you visit? Since you didn't look too cold. Since right now the weather is around -30.
      Also how much did it cost you to visit (i.e. your flight cost)?
      Thank you!

    • @readygroup5107
      @readygroup5107 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +alexandluke .com would LOVE to speak to you guys more about your arctic adventures in nunavut! we have a group planning an excursion there next year and are in the planning stages currently.. would love to hear any tips and discuss specifics if you could spare the time :)

  • @adamtaylor31
    @adamtaylor31 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Here in Northern New England, poutine is everywhere and is part of our fabric, but then again, the lines blur a little between Canada and Northern New England.

    • @justanonvegan
      @justanonvegan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      adam taylor I live in northern New England

    • @stevewilliams9306
      @stevewilliams9306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah ... She didn't know i guess but we have poutine everywhere in Canada .... and beaver tails too !!

    • @stoplightgaming2302
      @stoplightgaming2302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      im from new hampshire

    • @robtheslob3940
      @robtheslob3940 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just ask the person to say "Car"; if they say "Cah" they're from New England, and "Car'" would be a person from Canada or from Philli to Virginia or Florida

  • @Scoobyxxxsnax
    @Scoobyxxxsnax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    Omg I havent seen an iPhone 3G in 10 years lol

    • @WastedBruh18650
      @WastedBruh18650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same lol

    • @TheSandBox336
      @TheSandBox336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Fuck a iphone

    • @WastedBruh18650
      @WastedBruh18650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Currency Cuts it’s just a phone Cheel.

    • @chanelvenus
      @chanelvenus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmaooooo samedt

    • @corneliahale7871
      @corneliahale7871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol I still have mine. Still working, I just don't use it anymore.

  • @leanacam3759
    @leanacam3759 9 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    It looks like such a cozy little town, I bet the community there is so close.

    • @robertgabuna355
      @robertgabuna355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You bet...

    • @jimmacintosh3564
      @jimmacintosh3564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Real close...

    • @ethanakoak9993
      @ethanakoak9993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Farzaan Ali wtf is wrong with you?!?!

    • @billsmafiarichfromthe7162
      @billsmafiarichfromthe7162 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Not really. There’s a high rate of alcoholism and domestic violence. The crime rate is above the national average too.

    • @jakob2921
      @jakob2921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yes really cozy. Ridiculously high suicide rates, alcoholism, extreme boredom.

  • @eastcoastandloveit3857
    @eastcoastandloveit3857 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I really like this video. I lived there for 2 1/2 years and to me the north is a forgotten place sometimes. So for you guys to show the world how beautiful the north is warms my heart.

  • @emizerri
    @emizerri 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I love it! An important and rich part of Canada's vast landscape and culture! The Inuit people really connect to me, and so these types of videos really help me research and enjoy learning

  • @Sc00terNut
    @Sc00terNut 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm so jealous. When this video was made, I had little knowledge of the territories. Nowadays I'm obsessed with Canada's north. I'm planning a trip to the NWT for next summer. Eventually I plan to visit all 3 territories and also visiting in winter. I think the territories are the best part of Canada.

  • @mnoppinger
    @mnoppinger 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I'm teaching my 4th graders about how tilt and orbit gives us seasons. We discuss how some places can receive extended darkness during the winter days and extended light in the summer days. Thank you so much for creating a video that is informational, engaging, and appropriate for children, and therefore a great educational tool for my classroom! The students thoroughly enjoyed it!

  • @JBates949
    @JBates949 7 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    I'm over 6 years 'late' in viewing, but great video!

    • @JBates949
      @JBates949 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** I guess there are others who are tired of modern society, and want to move to a place where there aren't too many people?

    • @ashwaryp
      @ashwaryp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      haha, same here!!

    • @mohamedyare3324
      @mohamedyare3324 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      h

    • @manzar2
      @manzar2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you're at least not almost 8 years late unlike me

    • @SL-iz5tx
      @SL-iz5tx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here, almost december haha, and why tf am I watching it lol

  • @johnmckenya828
    @johnmckenya828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    The place is charming albeit depressing lol. I must lay a visit one day. TH-cam had brought us all together again.

  • @319xzp
    @319xzp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I play hockey with a guy who took a year off to accept a job in Iqaluit. He got so depressed at one point during a terrible snowstorm he actually contemplated walking out the door and to just keep walking. Seriously, he was ready to die. This is a true story.

    • @vww299
      @vww299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I seriously wish there were bigger cities further north, because i love the cold and snow but i don’t enjoy being in small towns.

    • @wanderingsoul2931
      @wanderingsoul2931 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s sad. I can’t even take winters in New York because I get so depressed

    • @alejandramarquez6804
      @alejandramarquez6804 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@fyaunzaunis it true? I have a job interview to go there.

    • @hollowkid97
      @hollowkid97 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@alejandramarquez6804 it's true if you're a native with alcohol problems. Most of the suicides are linked to alcoholism

    • @kaitlynm9463
      @kaitlynm9463 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hollowkid97a link to alcoholism is just another link to misery. Substance abuse is a symptom of the problem not the cause you absolute fucking moron.

  • @smashninja22
    @smashninja22 9 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    I live in the Caribbean. Never seen snow in person in my life and their are people who never been to a beach, saw palm tree or experience the tropical climate (Its either sunny or rainy) living in the Arctic. I just find that a bit amusing.

    • @demonorse
      @demonorse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Salt water is useless you know. Have you been living under a rock? Google the pictured rocks for beaches.

    • @fredflintstone6338
      @fredflintstone6338 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jay I wish I was in the caribbean. Canada is a horrible place.

    • @RogerBLEU
      @RogerBLEU 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      "a horrible place"? You should be grateful to be living in Canada, you wouldn't get the same quality of life in the Caribbean that I can assure you. The grass always seems greener on the other side, can't blame you and I'd for sure would like to spend my Januarys in the Caribbean!

    • @funkymunky8787
      @funkymunky8787 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Where is south western Canada do you live that you haven't seen palm trees? We have palm trees in Vancouver

    • @fredflintstone6338
      @fredflintstone6338 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      funkymunky8787 I have pine trees, snow and ice 7 months of the year in the interior of BC. No palm trees. Going south for the winter here on out. MEXICO!

  • @darioiulianella7686
    @darioiulianella7686 9 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    have no idea how I ended up here but loved it. these lands are far too unknown and underappreciated. thanks for sharing :)

    • @bryantint1339
      @bryantint1339 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Dario Iulianella You know, back in the 1980s, I wanted to visit Yellowknife, NWT and Churchill, Manitoba back in 1987. Never made it there with my late Uncle Edgar, he died in Rangoon, Burma on December 6, 2007. Such big plans and never made it there. I have to go by myself then! Gasoline prices are high there too.

  • @desiraes8765
    @desiraes8765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I genuinely hate cold temperatures even in southern Canada, but despite this visiting the Yukon and Nunavut are at the peak of my bucket list!

  • @halflife103
    @halflife103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i grew up in southern BC and my neighbors actually moved from Iqaluit.
    Nice to finally put a place to their stories lol

  • @susanlaude8969
    @susanlaude8969 6 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    You see Frobisher Bay? Oxygen. We get more oxygen from phytoplankton in the ocean than we do trees, anywhere from 50 to 80%.

    • @judexavier1929
      @judexavier1929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Susan Laude .plus, not just trees go through photosynthesis

    • @kevinjarvis2292
      @kevinjarvis2292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I worked in a hotel where nasa scientist worked on that fact it was very interesting to see they stayed in NL st. John's

  • @maureenboyle2913
    @maureenboyle2913 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    We are a grade 4 class from Barrie Ontario and we want to let you know that we found your video very helpful. We are learning about the Arctic and your video help us learn more about how people experience life there.

  • @ardsley2239
    @ardsley2239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nothing like living in da north..I loved in Iceland from 72 to 74.highly recommend.
    Dad worked for a time in frobisher bay cause he had 8 kids that needed things..he was an electrician and lived til he was 87.. that means I got 9 yrs to go if lucky. . Gr8 video folks.ta

  • @drumtravelfun
    @drumtravelfun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So cool seeing a brother and sister travel, and make videos together.

  • @kerrysackett5786
    @kerrysackett5786 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    An Alberta Teacher here, You're video is beyond perfect for my class of grade 2's who are studying Iqaluit as one community in Canada. I can't thank you enough. Now I need the same video shot in Meteghan, NS...I'll see if I can get my division to send me if you can't go;) Thanks again.

    • @trenthogan4212
      @trenthogan4212 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Mrs. Kerry I love the French shore of Nova Scotia. I'm originally from Annapolis Royal. :))

    • @b.jr.7816
      @b.jr.7816 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Wow, you're a teacher and you don't know how to use 'your' and 'you're' properly? I pray for your children.

    • @kingkylie9655
      @kingkylie9655 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @ultimate-grand-tutorial962
      @ultimate-grand-tutorial962 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yeah she's a TEACHER

    • @Kanal7Indonesia
      @Kanal7Indonesia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Your" a teacher ?

  • @JF-ch1cm
    @JF-ch1cm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was so interesting to watch. I'm from Pennsylvania (United States). went to Toronto in November and LOVED it. first time visiting Canada. Toronto was too cold for me so I couldnt imagine how cold it must be up there!! looks so bleak and desolate yet such a sense of community!

  • @lvfreeAdventures
    @lvfreeAdventures 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watch this in 2023, the quality of video is so nice and great vlog

  • @sivayamsiva9343
    @sivayamsiva9343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing very nice video and useful comments 👌👌👌

  • @choinate
    @choinate 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I will visit Iqaluit in Nunavut.. !!
    Looks like Greenland.

    • @annetteperkins3270
      @annetteperkins3270 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I totally agree. Greenland would be about the same latitude of the world as this.

    • @daveshen0880
      @daveshen0880 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Rarest Gamer I'm born in Nuuk. The sctructures and architects are differents than Iqaluit.

  • @YaowBucketHEAD
    @YaowBucketHEAD 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I lived in San Diego, California all my life.
    I think I've been exposed to cold weather like, 16 times.
    I couldn't do that.
    Except I do want to visit the North. I want to see:
    -Fairbanks, AK
    -Anchorage, AK
    -Barrow, AK
    -Vancouver
    -Yellowknife
    -Winnepeg
    -Nunavut
    -Toronto
    -Quebec City
    -Moncton
    -Nuuk, Greenland
    "Tis a big and beautiful World. Most of us live and die in the same corner where we were born and never get to see any of it. I don't want to be most of us." -Oberyn Martell

    • @christophernerd170
      @christophernerd170 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't worry about Vancouver it's not cold

    • @Number-po6tw
      @Number-po6tw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm from Moncton, you really wanna come here?

    • @728huey
      @728huey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Toronto isn't much different climate-wise than Detroit or Cleveland, and Montreal and Quebec City are similar to upstate New York climate-wise. And Vancouver is very much like Seattle. But it's when you get to places like Iqaluit, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Inuvit, Tuktoyatuk, Fairbanks, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, AK and Barrow that it seems like you're in a very different part of the world, even though they're all in the USA or Canada.

    • @kellygurl5
      @kellygurl5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm from near Toronto. Today it was -17C, with the windchill felt like -26C. Its hurts the skin lol. I envy your warmth! Although as I was walking through the snow today, I was thinking, wow, some people have never even seen or felt this before. And the way the snow crunches under your boots is such a lovely sound and feeling.
      I'm dying to go to the territories and Alaska tho!! :)

    • @kellygurl5
      @kellygurl5 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christophernerd170 lmao true! Vancouver is basically warm all year round lol

  • @thirdmonkey
    @thirdmonkey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Been to Iqaluit twice and spent 6 months in Alert with the Canadian Forces. Such a wild experience.

    • @kazakhdude
      @kazakhdude 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      how did u come with Canadian forces.

  • @jennifer-sleepeasycandleco7349
    @jennifer-sleepeasycandleco7349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I lived in Yellowknife for a few years and this brought back memories. Similar in certain ways. Great video!

  • @DontrelleRoosevelt
    @DontrelleRoosevelt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Being from the States, I got to study in Toronto a couple of years ago, and I adore almost 100% of everything I've learned about Canada. I need to live there...

    • @trenthogan4212
      @trenthogan4212 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +DontrelleRoosevelt I hope you can join us. We'd love to have you my friend. #Peace

    • @riikolisa7027
      @riikolisa7027 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You took the words right out of my mouth! Hope you do come up!

    • @pduguay
      @pduguay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Agreed. To the U.S., send us your huddled masses, yearning for universal healthcare, paid maternity leave and strict environmental regulations.

    • @packhorsetriumph5319
      @packhorsetriumph5319 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      stay out you philthy yank

    • @littlegoobie
      @littlegoobie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Taht's it. I'm going to start building a wall.

  • @aaronshannon8042
    @aaronshannon8042 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video. I had the pleasure of visiting Iqaluit last fall for a few days - 7 year after your visit. It was an amazing visit and experience. Wished I knew about the burger place, I was lucky enough to find a pretty decent pizza, and visited that Tim's regularly. There's another in Iqaluit now. It was my first ever self-service Tim's experience. What threw me a little was how many locals are selling Inuit arts and crafts in the pub and other places you don't expect to meet someone that says "hey, you want to buy a carving?". It was like the gift shop that walks by you. I saw all sorts of cool work and some that wasn't as great but the opportunity to see the great art and talk with them for a moment, while I had my pizza and beer under a massive polar bear skin wall covering, is currently one of the neatest things I have done.

  • @Siren-Alpha-Beta-Gamma
    @Siren-Alpha-Beta-Gamma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    'We are here at the high school craft fair, we are going to see some really good stuff', proceeds to not show us the stuff

  • @SuperSlinkyboy
    @SuperSlinkyboy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow. this is so beautiful Thank you so much for sharing this.

  • @kathrynlenard3916
    @kathrynlenard3916 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This was great to show my Grade 2 class in our Global Communities class. They loved it and had SO many questions about Iqaluit after!!!

  • @SherryKnight
    @SherryKnight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Really enjoyed watching this video! Thank you for sharing life in the Canadian Arctic with us. I've always wondered what it was like living in those extreme cold places. And I thought North Dakota was cold already!

  • @dinuranga11
    @dinuranga11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow i love canada 💖💖💖 ...thnks for u...👍👍👍💖💖💖💖

  • @SORABBANG
    @SORABBANG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I’m not even Canadian but it was on my recommendations!

  • @jettelecttro
    @jettelecttro 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nicely done! Thank you. I'll be sharing this today with my geography class at the international school in Lagos, Nigeria as we are studying ways of life in Canada and have talked about Nunavut.

  • @rayvonschmalzcovers
    @rayvonschmalzcovers 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Great job, guys! I own a school that teaches Canadian culture, the Canadian English Centre, in Curitiba, Brazil and we recently promoted a debate, in one of the advanced classes, about the streets with no names in Iqaluit. I sent the link of your video to each participant. You have shared your experience in a very interesting and enthralling way, and all in just nine minutes! Masterpiece! :-)

    • @canadiandude24
      @canadiandude24 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thats so cool!

    • @trenthogan4212
      @trenthogan4212 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Ray von Schmalz That is so cool!

    • @mastuerzo8559
      @mastuerzo8559 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Ray von Schmalz Either in Japan the streets have no name

    • @halfvolley11
      @halfvolley11 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you go to Brazil to make money or do you really like it over there? I know Brazilian girls are amazing. That might be a reason too eh?

    • @halfvolley11
      @halfvolley11 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget Thailand and the Philippines.

  • @ronaldgiordano2070
    @ronaldgiordano2070 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this, thank you for sharing!

  • @kapitancurtis
    @kapitancurtis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I lived in Iqaluit 1989-1991! (I was only 6 years old at the time)
    I Miss it, and can't wait to visit again one day!

  • @NightRainn
    @NightRainn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Most places in Iqaluit has improved so much compared to when this video was published.

    • @NightRainn
      @NightRainn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think so

    • @NightRainn
      @NightRainn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      n n, I don't think so. But you can buy Pizza Hut food from Quickstops

  • @rizaldepe8299
    @rizaldepe8299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The weather is aweful huh i cannot trade the Beauty and weather of BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCE😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

    • @hendersontim6903
      @hendersontim6903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Depends where in bc. Vancouver sucks

    • @aliisaautut2894
      @aliisaautut2894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My name is MIA Autut and I am from from Rankin inlet Nunavut and the weather is not least bad you know .you can't say that of you never been here

  • @enriquehuerta1993
    @enriquehuerta1993 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Muy bonito video ,me gustaria conoser este hermoso lugar

  • @yellowcrocusshoes4635
    @yellowcrocusshoes4635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went on a holiday to Iqaluit in the late 1980's because my brother lived and worked there.It was the month of April and it was stil 20 below.I went snowmobiling with him to the apex.We went across this lake and then there were this small mountains that looked like caps.There was a trail right in the middle.The mountains were on either side.We also went tubing down some hills.My brother sold Inuit art and carvings.Thank-you for your video.

  • @eslnoob191
    @eslnoob191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It blows my mind that there's a Tim Horton's downstairs at my office in Shanghai, China! Amazing world. Oh, and that playground too! That was an incredible sight

  • @kellygurl5
    @kellygurl5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fascinating, I've always wanted to visit the territories!! So cool to see this, I hope to go one day ❤

  • @livingintheforest3963
    @livingintheforest3963 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Problem with this video it is so much laughter and silliness surrounding the two people who visited there instead of interacting with locals and really showing more information about such a fascinating community and location.

  • @tonywheeler41
    @tonywheeler41 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great music along with the video....i enjoyed this insight....thanks

  • @titania145
    @titania145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I lived there and everyday was a beautiful landscape...I felt like on Another planet !
    Worked at the igloo school....across from Nortmart 💗 ✝️🙏🏼✝️🇨🇦💗

    • @shirleyli7507
      @shirleyli7507 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      When is the best time to travel there? Thanks

  • @ryanshayegan
    @ryanshayegan 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very nice and informative video, thanks.

  • @RobertoMasamune
    @RobertoMasamune 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing video about Iqaluit

  • @paulelliott3220
    @paulelliott3220 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent review of this fascinating place

  • @cylvandesrouleaux3138
    @cylvandesrouleaux3138 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Alex & Luke,
    I'm flying in next week with a Toronto Film crew for a few weeks to film a picture and I enjoyed your video clip of what to expect. I know your post is a couple of years old, but wanted to thank you for sharing your experiences. Looking forward to being knee deep into local culture.

  • @heavenlycrystalsandcandles3609
    @heavenlycrystalsandcandles3609 6 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    Lol I'm from Canada and now living in Ireland, when I asked for a
    poutine they had no idea. I explained how it's made and they're like sounds gross. They have no idea what they are missing

    • @mikehuntsmels9680
      @mikehuntsmels9680 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      funky winkerbeans
      poutine tabarnak

    • @heavenlycrystalsandcandles3609
      @heavenlycrystalsandcandles3609 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      DeathNikki not really..mostly chips

    • @anonUK
      @anonUK 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      funky winkerbeans
      Are chips eaten with gravy all over Ireland (both parts), in certain areas only, or not at all?

    • @jaym-bu3cr
      @jaym-bu3cr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      funky winkerbeans have you ever been to America before?

    • @heavenlycrystalsandcandles3609
      @heavenlycrystalsandcandles3609 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      James Mckay yup most parts

  • @laffilmfest3759
    @laffilmfest3759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank u for a great tour....i would like to visit there!!

  • @akramhamzakangave9292
    @akramhamzakangave9292 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So glad have been to Canada 10+ years. Best experience ever 40 degree below. Bring it on baby

  • @jimgreen5788
    @jimgreen5788 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Alex, what I've always found interesting about the Canadian Arctic is what appeared in the addresses section: the Inuit syllabics, one of which appeared on the stop sign.
    Back in '84, I drove solo to Alaska from northern Illinois, and got as far north as about 30 miles/48km north of Fairbanks. However, earlier in the trip, when I was in Anchorage, I boarded a plane for a 2-day tour of Nome (sub arctic) and Kotzebue (26mi./42km north of the Arctic Circle, where I got to see the midnight sun.

  • @lynnrobi
    @lynnrobi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Here 9 years later exactly because TH-cam's algorithm....Nice video though! Love it

  • @jondaigle3821
    @jondaigle3821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m considering moving to Iqaluit so this video was informative and helpful. Thanks

  • @CAPTAINCAVECRUST
    @CAPTAINCAVECRUST 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always wondered about this place..interesting ..Thank you

  • @xochitltamez4290
    @xochitltamez4290 9 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Love your video , I go to Iqaluit , greetings from Monterrey, Mexico ! :)

    • @sherkhan-pq6io
      @sherkhan-pq6io 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Nicholas Major wtf

    • @gdjmp4215
      @gdjmp4215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Nicholas Major she speaks Spanish stupid

    • @luisbjerre9035
      @luisbjerre9035 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you go by yourself for pleasure or studying? I'm from Monterrey too

    • @ukisbeggar8462
      @ukisbeggar8462 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Nicholas Major you should understand that English is not her first language..

  • @AmynAliCanada
    @AmynAliCanada 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks a lot guys for making and sharing this video... I might have an opportunity to head up there so it's really great to see what's it's like up there :) Thanks!

  • @joannetuinstra3274
    @joannetuinstra3274 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @WallyTony
    @WallyTony 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is awesome. Thanks

  • @Teag_Brohman15
    @Teag_Brohman15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    for the longest time, I thought no one lived up there

    • @DJ_Ichiyo
      @DJ_Ichiyo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh

    • @vicgamesvt9682
      @vicgamesvt9682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Theres a lot of islands in the north of canada where no one lives some islands being the size of a small country.

  • @daveshen0880
    @daveshen0880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love to visit Iqaluit again.

  • @kathleenwallace1165
    @kathleenwallace1165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this great video, I really enjoyed it!

  • @christophermillar217
    @christophermillar217 ปีที่แล้ว

    😊 Unusual & Different. Nice.

  • @palomapolmex2038
    @palomapolmex2038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks so much for this! It’s legit the best travel video I’ve seen :) super informative about the place rather than just showing yourself off with the area in the background (like so many other travel vlogs). Quite the delight to watch :)

  • @trayahzz537
    @trayahzz537 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    here on the Navajo Reservation we use PO box numbers and when you purchase items that need to be delivered to your house it can be hard. But some of the people have made up their own shipping address and some of the UPS guys been here long enough to find the place.

  • @hairwizsimmi4188
    @hairwizsimmi4188 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing life in Nunavut !

  • @Whitetiger88
    @Whitetiger88 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a gem, this vlog beats all the travel channel ive seen. The lady is very beautiful.

  • @dwightschrute7286
    @dwightschrute7286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Flexing on us with your $1000 Canada Goose jackets.

  • @JuanCarlosOrduna
    @JuanCarlosOrduna 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was a resident in Canada some years ago and one of my dreams was to visit Iqualuit but I made a search to know the ticket airline prices and surprise!! Very Expensive!! but thanks for this video, now I have an idea how is the life in this part of Canada!!

  • @ronaldcabral7506
    @ronaldcabral7506 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this town wanna visit here thanks for posting

  • @Jurginho10
    @Jurginho10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just found this video by pure chance, but I really loved it! Iqaluit seems to be a very interesting place to visit. Greetings from Ecuador! ✌️

  • @mandywerner1565
    @mandywerner1565 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    awesome! Would love to visit.

  • @Greenguy60
    @Greenguy60 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I wish I could go there but it's so expensive!

    • @adamibrahim3883
      @adamibrahim3883 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damien Green really it's expensive 😢💓

  • @smallstudiodesign
    @smallstudiodesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the video tour and comment ... so many different things to think about with life in the Far North of Canada. It’s on my bucket list !

  • @wolfmaan
    @wolfmaan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful video! Thank you.