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Americans (Skilled Trades) welcome to come north to make Lynn Lake, Manitoba great again.

Americans Wanted, (Skilled Trades)

Lynn Lake Manitoba is looking for skilled Trades people to move North and will help them get there.

"Lynn lake has a lot to offer skilled American workers wanting a quieter life ....

“If we can find a way to help ‘em out we’ll look at options, if they’re coming out of the states we can look at sponsoring them… the town has a lot of property, maybe there’s something to look at there,” he said.

If they’re interested in immigrating and want to come up here, we have a lifestyle

advantage to offer and we’d welcome them.” 

“Have a skilled trade ??  Let’s talk. We may have a place for you here,” read the tweet from the Town of Lynn Lake’s official Twitter account on Tuesday morning. And, according to the town’s chief administrative officer (CAO), “it’s completely serious.” 

In terms of quality of life and access to the great outdoors, Lynn Lake is hard to match.

“There’s some of the best hunting, fishing, canoeing and kayaking you can possibly find anywehere, we think that will appeal to some people,” Stryde said.

The seriousness of the appeal, he reiterated, does come from a legitimate need for skilled trades people.

“We don’t have a certified electrician in town, or a certified plumber,” he said. “We don’t have a hair dresser in town, which is also a red seal trade.”

Some people in the town can do those jobs – and

other common trades like auto mechanics – but they are otherwise outsourced to people from Winnipeg or Thompson willing to drive up to Lynn Lake.


Have any Gold Mining Skills ? Another Gold Rush is just beginning in Lynn Lake.....

"Lynn Lake represents a significant opportunity as one of the highest grade open pit gold deposits in Canada with excellent infrastructure already in place." - Alomos Gold

http://alamosgold.com/mines-and-projects/development-projects/Lynn-Lake/default.aspx

Winnipeg News:  http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/09/27/lynn-lake-manitoba-north-of-winnipeg-invites-americans.html

9 acres + Log Cabin near Westport, Ontario Canada $109,000

NOT FAR FROM THE VILLAGE OF WESTPORT IS THIS UNIQUE WATERFRONT PROPERT ON JUDY'S POND. THE PROPERTY IS HEAVILY TREED, HAS FRONTAGE ON JUDY'S POND, A PRIVATE LITTLE POND/LAKE JUST NORTH OF WOLFE LAKE, AND EASY 4 SEASON ACCESS. 

SITTING ON THE LOT IS A LOG CABIN WITH NO HYDRO OR SEPTIC OR WATER SUPPLY BUT IT SURE IS DESIRABLE. THE CABIN IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND IS SITTING AT THE BRINK OF A HILL THAT LEADS DOWN TO THE POND. THERE IS A TOOL SHED/WORKSHOP ON THE PROPERT AS WELL. 

IF YOU LOVE NATURE YOU WILL LOVE THIS SPOT. 

Listing: https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Vacant-Land/17409816/340-LEE-ROAD-Westport-Ontario-K0H1T0-JUDYS-POND

40 acres + Log Cabin near Merrickville Ontario, Canada $144,900

Hunters paradise! This little slice of heaven features 40+ acres of land with a mixture of pasture and wooded areas and wonderful wildlife their is even a cabin for your enjoyment and relaxation to get away from the regular hustle and bustle of everyday life.

A short drive from the Heritage Village of Merrickville on the Historic Rideau Canal that connects Ottawa to Kingston Ontario and the St Lawrence Seaway.

Listing: https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/16935335/875-BOLTON-ROAD-Kemptville-Ontario-K0G1N0-NORTH-GRENVILLE

Vacant land on Costa Rica for $17,500

Beautiful and affordable land next to one of the most beautiful beaches and best surf break in Costa Rica “Playa Avellanas”!

Only 500 m from the beach/famous Lola’s Restaurant and just a breeze to the golf coarse at Hacienda Pinilla this lots is a great investment if you are looking to land, bank or build your dream Offgrid Tiny beach home !

Price/m2 availability:

500m2 (1/8 Acre) = $17,500= $35 M2
1,000m2 (1/4 Acre) = $33,500= $33.50 M2
2,000m2 = (1/2 Acre) = $65,000 = $32.50 M2

All lots have water hook up and electricity is available.

Listing:

http://www.1stcostaricarealestate.com/Avellanas/Guanacaste/Lots_and_Land/Avellanas/Avellanas/Agent/Listing_117749284.html

1/2 acre woodland in a Ghost Town on a Ghost Island on Lake Huron Island $4,900

Adjacent to Manitoulin Island this 1/2 acre lot on Cockburn Island is steps away from
the beach at Otter Bay.

Tolsmaville lot on Cockburn Island with access to water. Treed 0.5 acres fronting on F Street with 82.5 feet.  $4,900

Cockburn Island is an island in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Manitoulin District. It is separated from the westernmost point of Manitoulin Island by the Mississagi Strait, and from Michigan's Drummond Island by the False Detour Channel.

The island is incorporated as and coterminous with the municipal Township of Cockburn Island. With an official population of zero in the Canada 2011 Census, and populations varying between zero and ten people in the previous three censuses, Cockburn Island is the least populated incorporated municipality in Canada. However, the population grows significantly in the summer, as an estimated two to three hundred people maintain cottages and summer homes on the island. Township offices are located on the mainland in Thessalon in Algoma District.

The island is not connected to either Manitoulin or Drummond Islands, or to the mainland, by bridge or ferry service. The municipality maintains a marina at Tolsmaville for private boats and float planes,and a small grass airstrip located west of Tolsmaville provides a landing area for private planes 

Listing:

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Vacant-Land/16961751/NA-F-ST-TOLSMAVILLE-Ontario-P0P1R0


A very entertaining entry from the  Great Lakes Cruising Blog ..... " All the guidebooks we read talked about Tolsmaville being a ghost town, with absolutely no businesses, many abandoned houses, old rusting jalopies parked by the marina, and a handful of former residents returning in the fall for hunting season. So we pulled into the Tolsmaville Dock on Cockburn Island expecting to handle our lines ourselves (like we have to when at our homeport in Chicago but nowhere else). As we were coming in, though, a pick-up truck appeared out of nowhere, and a guy jumped out to help us with our lines. Another guy from a neighboring boat came over to help as well. Then, after ensuring we were secure, they quickly left, barely giving us time to thank them....

....  We enjoyed a lovely evening around the stone fire pit, staying much longer than we should because it was one of those nights that flew by because of the fascinating conversation. Joe had lived in Meldrum Bay either full time or summers since the 70s. He told great stories about summers "back in the day" when there would be 60 boats in Meldrum Bay (hard for us to imagine). His father still lives in Meldrum Bay and is the owner of the rooster we heard in the morning when we were at the marina.

Suddenly, though, at the stroke of midnight the fire went out and Joe, Beth, and Dave magically disappeared without a trace leaving us alone in the silent stillness of Cockburn Island with only the basket of freshly picked oyster mushrooms that they had given us as a hint that maybe it had been real. We looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and said, "Well, I guess the guidebooks were right. It really is a ghost town."