Life in Iqaluit Nunavut

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  • Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
  • 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 роки тому +3397

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

  • @1nopoint
    @1nopoint 10 років тому +2095

    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 років тому +9

      people have nothing to do,fucking loser

    • @liaezse7247
      @liaezse7247 9 років тому +6

      and they should stay where therir from

    • @1nopoint
      @1nopoint 9 років тому +246

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

    • @SolarAdrift
      @SolarAdrift 8 років тому +18

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

    • @halfvolley11
      @halfvolley11 7 років тому +51

      cause its easier to watch then fucking visit over there.

  • @Retronightvintage1993
    @Retronightvintage1993 5 років тому +415

    They are true Canadians lots of respect for are northern comrades

    • @alecbriones3784
      @alecbriones3784 4 роки тому +18

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

    • @crazy10bears
      @crazy10bears 3 роки тому +20

      Everyone born in Canada is a true Canadian.

    • @djgolf3256
      @djgolf3256 3 роки тому +28

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

    • @bt57a63
      @bt57a63 3 роки тому

      @@crazy10bears amen

    • @Guthix198
      @Guthix198 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +163

    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 роки тому +2

      do you have any snow there

    • @hansa9159
      @hansa9159 2 роки тому +4

      Hello back from Canada. MB, right below NU

    • @ofabiovargas
      @ofabiovargas 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

      EXACTLY what I did lol

    • @boavidaaa
      @boavidaaa 2 роки тому +3

      omg me too kdhgjd
      hello from portugal!!

  • @User-xj8su
    @User-xj8su 5 років тому +311

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

    • @cutesnorlax1431
      @cutesnorlax1431 3 роки тому

      Who come bc of VLN

    • @cutesnorlax1431
      @cutesnorlax1431 3 роки тому

      The online school

    • @nickwright3059
      @nickwright3059 2 роки тому

      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 роки тому +1

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

  • @JamesMatthewGallagher
    @JamesMatthewGallagher 10 років тому +716

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

    • @AlokeSurin
      @AlokeSurin 10 років тому +65

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

    • @abdulmalikmalik952
      @abdulmalikmalik952 6 років тому +2

      Aloke Surin photo shows

    • @dmkdm3343
      @dmkdm3343 6 років тому +19

      Most are drunk or recovering

    • @7williamqamukaq448
      @7williamqamukaq448 6 років тому +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 років тому +7

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

  • @LiterallyGod
    @LiterallyGod 4 роки тому +783

    How much of the land there is livable ?
    Nunavut.

    • @jackmarentette1302
      @jackmarentette1302 4 роки тому +24

      All of it.

    • @uhRoss
      @uhRoss 4 роки тому +18

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

    • @LiterallyGod
      @LiterallyGod 4 роки тому +22

      ROSS it’s a joke guys

    • @slammer3140
      @slammer3140 4 роки тому +14

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

    • @susansimons5577
      @susansimons5577 4 роки тому +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.

  • @JayDonagh
    @JayDonagh 4 роки тому +889

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

    • @hawtdawg3821
      @hawtdawg3821 4 роки тому +10

      Same

    • @joehaddad6276
      @joehaddad6276 4 роки тому +42

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

    • @robg5161
      @robg5161 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @eligolchert7288
      @eligolchert7288 4 роки тому +79

      They have the highest rates of suicide per capita in Canada

    • @joehaddad6276
      @joehaddad6276 4 роки тому +18

      Eli Golchert can you blame them, it seems terrible

  • @walisyed4625
    @walisyed4625 4 роки тому +417

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

  • @sassikatt
    @sassikatt 6 років тому +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.

  • @Sc00terNut
    @Sc00terNut 5 місяців тому +3

    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.

  • @mjmike3031
    @mjmike3031 5 років тому +73

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

    • @palalaska9
      @palalaska9 5 років тому +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 роки тому +1

      Same, so you speak Inuktitut? I little bit

    • @Daws0nian
      @Daws0nian 3 роки тому

      I also grew up there

    • @rockettaco
      @rockettaco 3 роки тому

      @@palalaska9 I’m also in AK! :D

  • @888899991
    @888899991 7 років тому +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 років тому +16

      Thank God your turned it down.

    • @ig7002
      @ig7002 6 років тому +8

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

    • @ali_bahar_bhatti
      @ali_bahar_bhatti 5 років тому +1

      wao a Engineer, me too.

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 5 років тому +4

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

    • @weshunter_musicman
      @weshunter_musicman 4 роки тому

      cool

  • @NoahsArkade1
    @NoahsArkade1 8 років тому +363

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

    • @davidpristupa1629
      @davidpristupa1629 7 років тому +31

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

    • @loganreese8949
      @loganreese8949 6 років тому +11

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

    • @OgreProgrammer
      @OgreProgrammer 6 років тому +4

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

    • @tarotbyamber7233
      @tarotbyamber7233 6 років тому +4

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

    • @Floridafanatic28
      @Floridafanatic28 6 років тому +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!

  • @coldturkey5333
    @coldturkey5333 4 роки тому +782

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

    • @vermaii
      @vermaii 4 роки тому +2

      LOL ME

    • @ThexNerdish
      @ThexNerdish 4 роки тому

      Same hahaha

    • @Pv488
      @Pv488 4 роки тому +7

      Shitty old meme

    • @coldturkey5333
      @coldturkey5333 4 роки тому +1

      JRLOC488 ok boomer

    • @Pv488
      @Pv488 4 роки тому +1

      ColdTurkey get gud scrub

  • @llamakelly7190
    @llamakelly7190 4 роки тому +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 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

      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.

  • @toomaskotkas4467
    @toomaskotkas4467 8 років тому +464

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

    • @joanna9819
      @joanna9819 8 років тому +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 років тому +119

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

    • @afromanftw
      @afromanftw 8 років тому +15

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

    • @MilanSuere
      @MilanSuere 8 років тому +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 років тому +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.

  • @Paranormalin416
    @Paranormalin416 6 років тому +65

    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!

  • @Scoobyxxxsnax
    @Scoobyxxxsnax 4 роки тому +261

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

  • @319xzp
    @319xzp 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 11 місяців тому

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

    • @alejandramarquez6804
      @alejandramarquez6804 7 місяців тому

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

    • @hollowkid97
      @hollowkid97 6 місяців тому +2

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

    • @kaitlynm9463
      @kaitlynm9463 4 місяці тому

      @@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.

  • @Ms3dogs
    @Ms3dogs 8 років тому +81

    Now that is the TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE

    • @That90sShow
      @That90sShow 4 роки тому +3

      An abysmal frozen, shit hole?

    • @That90sShow
      @That90sShow 4 роки тому

      @Robert Curtis Canada 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @thomaspollock3904
      @thomaspollock3904 3 роки тому

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

  • @joshgreen8917
    @joshgreen8917 6 років тому +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 :)

  • @alejandrosolis7695
    @alejandrosolis7695 2 роки тому +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!

  • @adamtaylor31
    @adamtaylor31 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

      adam taylor I live in northern New England

    • @stevewilliams9306
      @stevewilliams9306 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @stoplightgaming2302
      @stoplightgaming2302 3 роки тому +1

      im from new hampshire

    • @robtheslob3940
      @robtheslob3940 2 роки тому

      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

  • @alexandlukedotcom
    @alexandlukedotcom  9 років тому +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 років тому +2

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

    • @abovelaw3633
      @abovelaw3633 9 років тому

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

    • @impuredeath2
      @impuredeath2 9 років тому

      above law She doesnt love me :(

    • @erikm1309
      @erikm1309 9 років тому +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 років тому +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 :)

  • @leanacam3759
    @leanacam3759 9 років тому +86

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

    • @robertgabuna355
      @robertgabuna355 4 роки тому +4

      You bet...

    • @jimmacintosh3564
      @jimmacintosh3564 4 роки тому +1

      Real close...

    • @ethanakoak9993
      @ethanakoak9993 4 роки тому +1

      Farzaan Ali wtf is wrong with you?!?!

    • @billsmafiarichfromthe7162
      @billsmafiarichfromthe7162 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +18

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

  • @evabalga6133
    @evabalga6133 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @emizerri
    @emizerri 5 років тому +33

    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

  • @eastcoastandloveit3857
    @eastcoastandloveit3857 7 років тому +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.

  • @susanlaude8969
    @susanlaude8969 6 років тому +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 роки тому +4

      Susan Laude .plus, not just trees go through photosynthesis

    • @kevinjarvis2292
      @kevinjarvis2292 3 роки тому

      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

  • @johnmckenya828
    @johnmckenya828 4 роки тому +37

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

  • @ardsley2239
    @ardsley2239 2 роки тому +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

  • @smashninja22
    @smashninja22 9 років тому +291

    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 років тому +1

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

    • @fredflintstone6338
      @fredflintstone6338 6 років тому +12

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

    • @RogerBLEU
      @RogerBLEU 6 років тому +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 років тому +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 років тому +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!

  • @mnoppinger
    @mnoppinger 9 років тому +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!

  • @desiraes8765
    @desiraes8765 5 років тому +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!

  • @thirdmonkey
    @thirdmonkey 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @kazakhdude
      @kazakhdude 2 роки тому

      how did u come with Canadian forces.

  • @JBates949
    @JBates949 7 років тому +327

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

    • @JBates949
      @JBates949 7 років тому +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 років тому +1

      haha, same here!!

    • @mohamedyare3324
      @mohamedyare3324 7 років тому

      h

    • @manzar2
      @manzar2 6 років тому +5

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

    • @SL-iz5tx
      @SL-iz5tx 6 років тому

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

  • @YaowBucketHEAD
    @YaowBucketHEAD 8 років тому +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 років тому

      Don't worry about Vancouver it's not cold

    • @Number-po6tw
      @Number-po6tw 8 років тому +3

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

    • @728huey
      @728huey 5 років тому +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 років тому +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 років тому

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

  • @halflife103
    @halflife103 4 роки тому +12

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

  • @sivayamsiva9343
    @sivayamsiva9343 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @maureenboyle2913
    @maureenboyle2913 8 років тому +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.

  • @darioiulianella7686
    @darioiulianella7686 9 років тому +79

    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 років тому +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.

  • @drumtravelfun
    @drumtravelfun 5 років тому +6

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

  • @rizaldepe8299
    @rizaldepe8299 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @hendersontim6903
      @hendersontim6903 4 роки тому +1

      Depends where in bc. Vancouver sucks

    • @aliisaautut2894
      @aliisaautut2894 4 роки тому +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

  • @kerrysackett5786
    @kerrysackett5786 8 років тому +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 років тому +1

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

    • @b.jr.7816
      @b.jr.7816 6 років тому +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 років тому +1

      Lol

    • @ultimate-grand-tutorial962
      @ultimate-grand-tutorial962 5 років тому +8

      yeah she's a TEACHER

    • @Kanal7Indonesia
      @Kanal7Indonesia 5 років тому +1

      "Your" a teacher ?

  • @DontrelleRoosevelt
    @DontrelleRoosevelt 9 років тому +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 років тому +19

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

    • @riikolisa7027
      @riikolisa7027 6 років тому +3

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

    • @pduguay
      @pduguay 6 років тому +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 років тому

      stay out you philthy yank

    • @littlegoobie
      @littlegoobie 5 років тому +1

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

  • @titania145
    @titania145 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      When is the best time to travel there? Thanks

  • @jennifer-sleepeasycandleco7349
    @jennifer-sleepeasycandleco7349 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @JF-ch1cm
    @JF-ch1cm 6 років тому +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!

  • @choinate
    @choinate 7 років тому +56

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

    • @annetteperkins3270
      @annetteperkins3270 7 років тому +7

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

    • @daveshen0880
      @daveshen0880 6 років тому +10

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

  • @SuperSlinkyboy
    @SuperSlinkyboy Рік тому +1

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

  • @kapitancurtis
    @kapitancurtis 3 роки тому +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!

  • @jettelecttro
    @jettelecttro 10 років тому +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.

  • @aaronshannon8042
    @aaronshannon8042 6 років тому +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.

  • @tonywheeler41
    @tonywheeler41 5 років тому

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

  • @NightRainn
    @NightRainn 4 роки тому +19

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

    • @NightRainn
      @NightRainn 4 роки тому

      I don't think so

    • @NightRainn
      @NightRainn 4 роки тому

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

  • @kathrynlenard3916
    @kathrynlenard3916 8 років тому +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 років тому +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!

  • @SORABBANG
    @SORABBANG 4 роки тому +13

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

  • @Jurginho10
    @Jurginho10 3 роки тому +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! ✌️

  • @rayvonschmalzcovers
    @rayvonschmalzcovers 8 років тому +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 років тому +5

      Thats so cool!

    • @trenthogan4212
      @trenthogan4212 8 років тому +3

      +Ray von Schmalz That is so cool!

    • @mastuerzo8559
      @mastuerzo8559 8 років тому +2

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

    • @halfvolley11
      @halfvolley11 7 років тому

      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 років тому

      Don't forget Thailand and the Philippines.

  • @cylvandesrouleaux3138
    @cylvandesrouleaux3138 8 років тому +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.

  • @CAPTAINCAVECRUST
    @CAPTAINCAVECRUST 5 років тому

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

  • @quinnengel5164
    @quinnengel5164 2 роки тому +2

    This video was showed to me in 2nd grade now I’m in the 11th!

  • @kellygurl5
    @kellygurl5 5 років тому +6

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

  • @AmynAliCanada
    @AmynAliCanada 9 років тому +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!

  • @yellowcrocusshoes4635
    @yellowcrocusshoes4635 5 років тому +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.

  • @dinuranga11
    @dinuranga11 3 роки тому

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

  • @jimgreen5788
    @jimgreen5788 2 роки тому +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.

  • @trayahzz537
    @trayahzz537 8 років тому +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.

  • @wolfmaan
    @wolfmaan 5 років тому

    Beautiful video! Thank you.

  • @kathleenwallace1165
    @kathleenwallace1165 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @JuanCarlosOrduna
    @JuanCarlosOrduna 8 років тому +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!!

  • @Siren-Alpha-Beta-Gamma
    @Siren-Alpha-Beta-Gamma 3 роки тому +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

  • @jondaigle3821
    @jondaigle3821 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @ronaldgiordano2070
    @ronaldgiordano2070 2 місяці тому

    Love this, thank you for sharing!

  • @heavenlycrystalsandcandles3609
    @heavenlycrystalsandcandles3609 6 років тому +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

  • @dwightschrute7286
    @dwightschrute7286 4 роки тому +18

    Flexing on us with your $1000 Canada Goose jackets.

  • @RobertoMasamune
    @RobertoMasamune 3 місяці тому

    Amazing video about Iqaluit

  • @lvfreeAdventures
    @lvfreeAdventures 9 місяців тому

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

  • @lynnrobi
    @lynnrobi 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @xochitltamez4290
    @xochitltamez4290 9 років тому +35

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

    • @sherkhan-pq6io
      @sherkhan-pq6io 5 років тому +2

      @Nicholas Major wtf

    • @gdjmp4215
      @gdjmp4215 5 років тому +1

      @Nicholas Major she speaks Spanish stupid

    • @luisbjerre9035
      @luisbjerre9035 4 роки тому

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

    • @ukisbeggar8462
      @ukisbeggar8462 4 роки тому

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

  • @paulelliott3220
    @paulelliott3220 5 років тому

    Excellent review of this fascinating place

  • @stevenschilizzi4104
    @stevenschilizzi4104 2 роки тому

    Great video! Great pics! Cheers to Nunavut!

  • @eslnoob191
    @eslnoob191 4 роки тому +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

  • @jobfilm-joeblattner9024
    @jobfilm-joeblattner9024 8 років тому +12

    I LOVE CANADA. Was twice in this beautiful Country in the 90ies

    • @kisslordorochimaru
      @kisslordorochimaru 8 років тому +8

      +Joe Blattner Its interesting how everyone that comes here to Canada fall in love with it :) it is a nice place to live.

    • @bryantint1339
      @bryantint1339 8 років тому +2

      +Irish Candy I agree, it is a much nicer nation. The world sees the USA as a bunch of drunken troublemakers for sure. Not proud of my nation at all. Always liked Canada for some reason. I figure, it's because I am 12% Scottish from British Burma. Detroit's Big 3 is the only industry nor historical fact I like about USA. Would rather eat fish & chips anyway, mate!

    • @djizzah
      @djizzah 8 років тому +2

      +Joe Blattner so you like the cold? to me it looks like purgatory

    • @fredflintstone6338
      @fredflintstone6338 6 років тому

      dji zzah yes canada is a type of hell.

  • @hayleydoorenbos2933
    @hayleydoorenbos2933 3 роки тому +1

    Lol “❤️ shack” 😂 great great video! No excess talking straight to the point! Very well done! 👏🏽👏🏽

  • @rimasmeleshyus9486
    @rimasmeleshyus9486 2 роки тому

    Beautiful video ,thanks for sharing
    Greetings from the beautiful Hawaii islands 🏝

  • @ryanshayegan
    @ryanshayegan 10 років тому +3

    Very nice and informative video, thanks.

  • @940steel
    @940steel 3 роки тому +24

    Of course theres a Tim Hortons LMAO

  • @smallstudiodesign
    @smallstudiodesign 3 роки тому

    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 !

  • @laffilmfest3759
    @laffilmfest3759 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @jastew8814
    @jastew8814 3 роки тому +3

    Poutine with oregano and small pieces of chicken is absolutely delicious

  • @Teag_Brohman15
    @Teag_Brohman15 4 роки тому +38

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

    • @DJ_Ichiyo
      @DJ_Ichiyo 3 роки тому +1

      Oh

    • @vicgamesvt9682
      @vicgamesvt9682 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @chefmaryjane7228
    @chefmaryjane7228 3 роки тому

    What a cool place! I’d love to visit one day. Thanks for sharing this beautiful place with us!

  • @lucysphotosfromar
    @lucysphotosfromar 4 роки тому

    Dec. 2019 and you're still getting hits. I enjoyed my short visit to Nunavut.

  • @daveshen0880
    @daveshen0880 4 роки тому +3

    I would love to visit Iqaluit again.

  • @LoneWolf-oz2mq
    @LoneWolf-oz2mq 5 років тому +5

    My dream vacation would be Baffin Island Nunavut. I would love to look at doing some seasonal work in the Arctic during the summer months from May to August. I hate the heat and humidity, so travelling to the Arctic would help me to escape it.

  • @christophermillar217
    @christophermillar217 Рік тому

    😊 Unusual & Different. Nice.

  • @jerkchickenblog
    @jerkchickenblog 5 років тому

    this is so rad, wish i could've went. beautiful place, and you two are easy on the eyes too. great video