Whitehorse is just the one we’re talking about, but it’s far from being the only place with the same problem.
There was a tidbit in the local news where my summer place is, a township with a permanent population of about 650 people, but during the summer it’s around 20,000 people. To say that it lacks the infrastructure to support that kind of population is a vast understatement.
A small bedroom in a shared house starts at $500 / month. Folks with a bit of land get upwards (if they’re within walking distance of jobs) of $1,000 / month for a broken down TT. A local marine came under scrutiny when it was learned that they had filled their winter boat storage yard with a 50 person ‘man camp’ complete with bath house and kitchen unit.
Numerous local businessmen have tried to get the township to allow them to build large dormitories to house summer staff, it was a non-starter. Even if the goobermint was to consider it, the NIMBY’s would riot in the streets.
No difference IMHO than the ‘Walmart effect’ nobody wants to pay a PENNY more than necessary, but at the same time rails against cheap ‘made in China’ junk. When was the last time you saw anything except perishable food products that wasn’t offshore stuff?
Nobody wants to pay $20 for a hamburger just because it’s expensive to get seasonal employees either.
