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I am a Canadian and will be getting my Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in Toronto, Canada. I have always wanted to become a teacher but I really want to move to Whitehorse (yes I know it sounds crazy!). How much on average am I looking at to rent a 2 bedroom apartment? What is the cost of living like there (cable, phone, groceries, etc.)? Do you need a car up there?
Thanks in advance for your help.....
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You are not crazy for wanting to get out of Toronto and into the most beautiful part of our country.
I lived in Whitehorse for 6 years, and on average for a 2 bedroom apartment I spent between $650-$800 a month. When searching for an apartment make sure you find one that heat is included, or at least electricity is included if it has electric heat. As you can imagine the heating costs are quite expensive in the winter. Kontiki Coconut Apartments is a good place to start looking. They own quite a few buildings in Downtown and Riverdale (the closest subdivision to downtown)
As for other expenses, cable and phone are no more expensive than the provinces--you can price them out at nwtel.ca. Bell is the only reliable cell phone provider there, at least it was when I left last year. I think Telus is starting to make an appearance though. Rogers does not work at all.
I'm living in Nova Scotia right now, and I found that groceries were no different aside from fruits and vegetables. As long as you shop at the Superstore. Super A is the other grocery store there, and is much more expensive, although I always found that their fruits and vegetables were always better quality. So if you price things out at both stores, usually you can shop for a decent cost. Walmart also has a grocery section there, so you can find some great deals there too.
Depending on where you live in the city you'd need a car. As well as where the school is that you'll be teaching at. If the school is in Downtown or Riverdale, I'd say no you don't need a car. The bus system is ok and alot of things are within walking/biking distance from those areas. If you taught/lived in another part of the city it would get difficult to travel around for basic necessities. Whitehorse is one of Canada's largest cities by land mass...and the subdivisions/schools are spread out over a very large area. Each subdivision has a name, and the streets are themed (In Riverdale, all the streets are named after rivers) so it gets easy to know your way around all the subdivisions.
Everyone always says the cost of living is more expensive, and in some ways it is. But there are so many other advantages to living in the territory, like there is only 5% tax and you do get isolation pay on your tax return. Also you can claim one trip outside the territory a year on your taxes because the government encourages people to not isolate themselves. To register your car, there is no safety or emissions test, its $45 a year for your registration. And I've never waited more than 20 minutes in the DMV. And if you lose your license its only $3 to replace. So there are a lot of things like that that I really miss because paying a little extra for groceries is so worth the simplicity of life.
You are not crazy for wanting to get out of Toronto and into the most beautiful part of our country.
I lived in Whitehorse for 6 years, and on average for a 2 bedroom apartment I spent between $650-$800 a month. When searching for an apartment make sure you find one that heat is included, or at least electricity is included if it has electric heat. As you can imagine the heating costs are quite expensive in the winter. Kontiki Coconut Apartments is a good place to start looking. They own quite a few buildings in Downtown and Riverdale (the closest subdivision to downtown)
As for other expenses, cable and phone are no more expensive than the provinces--you can price them out at nwtel.ca. Bell is the only reliable cell phone provider there, at least it was when I left last year. I think Telus is starting to make an appearance though. Rogers does not work at all.
I'm living in Nova Scotia right now, and I found that groceries were no different aside from fruits and vegetables. As long as you shop at the Superstore. Super A is the other grocery store there, and is much more expensive, although I always found that their fruits and vegetables were always better quality. So if you price things out at both stores, usually you can shop for a decent cost. Walmart also has a grocery section there, so you can find some great deals there too.
Depending on where you live in the city you'd need a car. As well as where the school is that you'll be teaching at. If the school is in Downtown or Riverdale, I'd say no you don't need a car. The bus system is ok and alot of things are within walking/biking distance from those areas. If you taught/lived in another part of the city it would get difficult to travel around for basic necessities. Whitehorse is one of Canada's largest cities by land mass...and the subdivisions/schools are spread out over a very large area. Each subdivision has a name, and the streets are themed (In Riverdale, all the streets are named after rivers) so it gets easy to know your way around all the subdivisions.
Everyone always says the cost of living is more expensive, and in some ways it is. But there are so many other advantages to living in the territory, like there is only 5% tax and you do get isolation pay on your tax return. Also you can claim one trip outside the territory a year on your taxes because the government encourages people to not isolate themselves. To register your car, there is no safety or emissions test, its $45 a year for your registration. And I've never waited more than 20 minutes in the DMV. And if you lose your license its only $3 to replace. So there are a lot of things like that that I really miss because paying a little extra for groceries is so worth the simplicity of life.
does anyone know the current sales growth figures for ebikes in canada and the u.s.?
Garry
i'm planning on opening a small chain of ebike shops and just starting to gather data.
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Report: Sales of ebikes will reach 130 million yearly before 2025
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Adjoining sectors are also discussed such as heavy electric motorcycles and the bigger sector of mobility vehicles for the disabled, where ten year forecasts are presented. New crossover vehicles between LEVs and these sectors are presented.
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