The Cost of Remoteness

March 13, 2011
Schefferville et Kangiqsujuaq

Whether you live in the North or South, you have to eat, but lettuce doesn’t grow in arctic temperatures and cows don’t graze in snowfields. In the North, hunting and fishing can help with subsistence, but you have to pay for all other food, and it's expensive! Imagine for a moment that you live in an isolated area, far from any road, and that you’re going to do your groceries at the Coop. Take a good look at the prices. With your usual budget, how many products could you put in your basket?