Mar 11 2008
The Biggest City In Newfoundland
The question, Alex, is “What is St. John’s”.
That, of course, would be the answer if you were a contestant on Jeopardy. However, if you were giving the punchline to a joke, the answer would be Fort McMurray. With the outward migration to the boomtown oil fields of Alberta, this is an emotional reality to many Newfoundland families. I was reminded of this fact as I read my CBC.ca news feeds today. I get several feeds from CBC: a national feed, a New Brunswick feed, and a Newfoundland feed. I found it very interesting to see the following headline on my Newfoundland feed.
This headline wasn’t on my New Brunswick feed nor was it on my Canadian national feed. It turns out that this is becoming a problem as Newfoundlanders are coaxing their elderly parents to come join them in their new homes out west. “Why are you here all alone, Mom, with all of those expenses? Why don’t you come to Fort McMurray and live with us?”
Let’s hope that the soon-to-be-booming Newfoundland economy will support an eastward migrating repatriation. I wouldn’t be heartbroken if my family and I went along for the ride.
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March 11th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I hear ya..
March 11th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
I have never been to the rock, but I would love to visit.
I have no desire to move west.
“Hey Greg, do you want to leave your cold, wet, snowy weather and pack it up for really f’in cold weather. And when I say really f’in cold, I mean freeze your balls off cold.”
“Ah, no thanks.”
Why can’t there be a big economic boom in Greece, Italy, or Spain? No! It happens to me at a place that sounds like it is a fast food meal at McDonalds. “I will take 2 Fort McMurrays to go please.”
March 11th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I know you hear me Nadine. That is, after all, the topic of your blog!
Greg… I don’t know anyone who has gone to visit that hasn’t enjoyed it and who hasn’t wanted to go back. Give ‘er a go, dere buddy… you might just wanna move!