The starting page of my blog

A friend of mine thought it would be a good idea to write a blog about my experiences in the north as a RN in one of the northern communities. Things here are not the same as in the southern part of Canada, they can be total different and the unexpected can also be the norm here. Time will show.
So it's started, and I'll post new entries as we progress further. Some I hope will make you laugh, some will call your own practice into question we hope. Others I am hoping will just make your head shake, as you will feel this is a page of the "twilight Zone" or "Ripley's believe or not".
Northern RN's tend to be is all circumstances, 'weird'. WHO in their right mind would spend months in the cold and dark, rave about the 'heat wave' of -20 degrees and venture out with a light-weight fleece on. When the summer is here with the 24 hours sunlight, turn around and say, " You know I wish it was winter again, at least it's cooler and there is no biting flies around".
Of course there is the planing to do in the fall, the hunting season rush to get Caribou, Moose and woodland Bison. The fishing is another benefit to living in the north, it is to say it in one word, Fantastic. Wood to collect, cut and stack. Cars/trucks to get 'winterised', plug ins to check and ensure that they work. All draughts are sealed.
In the clinic, ALL IV fluids, x-rays solutions, cleaners, even liquid meds...in fact all fluids have to be sent up in a refrigerated truck. Not to keep them cool, but to stop them from freezing. Yes that means we actually try and keep them 'warm'. We try and order 2 weeks ahead of demands, but that doesn't work all the time, and we do improvise a lot. We can't just 'order from the stores' as they do NOT deliver that afternoon or next day. Unless you get it flown up on the plane in an emergency (Air North is really good to us for getting things to us) it will take 2-5 days before you see it.
Our 'clientele' are First Nation and Non First Nation. Some have been here all their lives, just after the 'Gold Rush' had died down a wee bit, 1910's-1920's. Some are responsible for
' opening up' certain areas of the Yukon, either mining or laying the electric cables used in the process of getting gold out. Gold played a big part here, and still does.
Well this just gives everyone a rough idea as to what the area is like. To give it justice I would need to write a complete book on it, and then it would only skim the surface. Needless to say, there is plenty character here, both in the surrounding areas and town, and also within the people who live here.