Fort St. John BC

[BHS]

Does anyone in this forum know anything about Northeastern BC? I'm considering a move there. Any help is appreciated.

[fellowtraveller]

I don't live there, but pass through a couple times a year.

The entire stretch from Grande Prarie to Fort Nelson, including Foreskin John, is booming.

Housing of any sort, including hotel rooms, is very hard to find. Try to be sure you have something lined up beforehand or you could be sleeping in your vehicle.

Jobs are abundant.

[Hydraboss]

I spend a fair amount of time in FSJ as we have a branch office there. Jobs are plentiful. As far as I'm concerned, though, the place isn't worth the powder to blow it to hell. I have always found it to be dirty and rowdy, and attracts a lot of scum-of-the-earth types. Like my inlaws.

If you want money, and like to hunt and/or fish....it could be a great move.

There is not, however, enough money on the planet to convince me to raise my kids there.

[jdobbin]

Like my inlaws.

I just laughed out loud at that one. <heh>

[B. Max]

Like my inlaws.

That's a good one.

If you want money, and like to hunt and/or fish....it could be a great move.

It has always been a good place to make money, unfortunately you can spend it just about as fast. Unless you go to camp and stay there.

There is not, however, enough money on the planet to convince me to raise my kids there.

If you think it's bad now, you should have seen it thirty five years ago. Being greener that grass, that's where I was sent to get an education in life.

[Drea]

I was born and raised in the Cariboo and moved to Prince George as an adult. The North treated me well and I certainly have nothing against it. I moved to the coast 'cause yah gotta move away from the home town to experience life yah know

[sharkman]

Oddly enough, I was born there and also lived in Fort Nelson and Dawson Creek as a kid. Too young to give any kind of recommendation, but talked to an electrician who spent a year working up there. He's glad to be back in Kelowna to raise a family.

[geoffrey]

Anything that still has 'Fort' in front of it's name is due to be trouble.

[Higgly]

So if you have the word 'Fort' in your name, you are in trouble? What might we think if we have the stem Geoff in our names?

[geoffrey]

So if you have the word 'Fort' in your name, you are in trouble? What might we think if we have the stem Geoff in our names?

Again, trouble.

[Live From China]

I have never been to FSJ but I would say you have to think about why you are doing this. And I think it has to be more than, "I want a job!" And, yes, be sure you have housing in line before you move; even if it is just staying with friends. If you can get a good-paying position and are saving for something like university, perhaps it would be a good place to work. If you are young and single, do not throw away your youth on just making money. What I am saying is have a plan in place.

There are probably some negatives. I do not think red-neck, resource-based towns are good places to raise families. (I grew up in one). True, wilderness is always close and the family can get away from the red neckery. But you could be working with people whose conversation involves the type of engine in their truck or the fight they saw in last night's hockey game. Some of the rednecks are angry and violent! I am obviously being judgemental but this kind of social atmosphere grinds away at your spirit.

I have seen several young people go "up there" and come back with lots of money and something called alcoholism in full tow.

[Live From China]

BHS, did you find out any more about Ft. St. John?

[jbg]

Does anyone in this forum know anything about Northeastern BC? I'm considering a move there. Any help is appreciated.

As in the little corner tucked in between the Alberta, Yukon and NWT border?

[AngusThermopyle]

But you could be working with people whose conversation involves the type of engine in their truck

Come on now. Thats quite a stereotype to toss out. I work with educated and intelligent people who regularly ask me how my project car is coming along. As such we quite often end up talking about my plans for the engine rebuild. It may come as a surprise to you but very intelligent people can actually enjoy mechanical devices and working on them. Take for instance Jay Leno, I mention him as he is very rich, very high profile and not at all stupid.

As for the town itself, I don't know, never been there. The company I worked for when I was in Alberta did have a job once in Dawson Creek, not a bad place, pretty typical anyway.

[wyly]

I have never been to FSJ but I would say you have to think about why you are doing this. And I think it has to be more than, "I want a job!" And, yes, be sure you have housing in line before you move; even if it is just staying with friends. If you can get a good-paying position and are saving for something like university, perhaps it would be a good place to work. If you are young and single, do not throw away your youth on just making money. What I am saying is have a plan in place.

There are probably some negatives. I do not think red-neck, resource-based towns are good places to raise families. (I grew up in one). True, wilderness is always close and the family can get away from the red neckery. But you could be working with people whose conversation involves the type of engine in their truck or the fight they saw in last night's hockey game. Some of the rednecks are angry and violent! I am obviously being judgemental but this kind of social atmosphere grinds away at your spirit.

I have seen several young people go "up there" and come back with lots of money and something called alcoholism in full tow.

worked in the region for awhile as well as in a lot of other northern resource towns, ...i went in, made my money, got the hell out of dodge, I ain't ever going back...