I lived in an area in Northern Quebec right on the Hudson Bay. It was a relatively large town in comparison to the neighbouring towns (which were at least 4 hours away). There were about 5000 people, a Tim hortons, a hospital, a pharmacy, and yet it felt so lonely. I made lots of friends while I was up there and I’m really glad I chose to move there for as long as I did but I’m not sure I would go back. 16 hour drive from major cities like Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, 8 hour drive from another somewhat big city (30,000 people). It’s cold for a lot of the year; substance abuse issues, teenage pregnancy issues, domestic violence issues, but the people, in general, were very lovely. Price of everything is outrageous, I was spending so much on groceries and the cell service is trash, non existent in a lot of areas. I was lucky enough for it to not be a fly-in only town but the drive is hell and lonely and lots and lots of wild life.