Transferring to Sioux Lookout, On

[UP Conductor]

There's a possibility I may be getting transferred to the Sioux Lookout area. Can anyone provide any info about this town and what the area is like as far as schools, community, population, crime, housing, etc?

Thanks in advance...

[full force five]

It would interesting to live in Sioux Lookout that is for sure. My family has a place on Abrams lake. There are two lakes right in town - Abrams and Pelican. There are also hundreds of miles of lakes and rivers from either one of those lakes. The largest town “near by” is probably Thunder Bay. In town there is a nice airport, hardware store, grocery story, and a good golf course. As for housing I’m sure you could get a great place on the lake for a relatively little amount of money compared to the states.

As for the schools I’m not sure.

I try and avoid going to town, my general impression is that it can be a bit rough. Let’s just put this way you would live there for the outdoors experience not the night life in town. There are however some terrific folks up there, really nice!

Of course there is the fishing walleye (pickerel), pike (jack fish), smallmouth, muskie and whitefish. You could take a 30 min. boat ride and get away from it and not see another boat all day.

[MuskyBrian]

If you are moving from Aurora, you are going to be experiencing a very extreme change. I can't say for sure, but I really cannot imagine there being quality schools up in that area.

Like the previous post said, a few resident Canadians have told me there are some Issues between Indians/Canadians in the area, I am no expert on this but it did not sound very pleasant??

You would be moving there for great fishing/scenery/and wildlife, which is awesome...but anything more then that I would really think twice about....