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Description
*We unfortunately cannot provide any immigration letters - work visa required
We are a couple of long time travelers and former Workawayers that now run a small hotel in the most beautiful and remote place we could find. As we have been Workaway guests in many countries around the world (North America, Africa and South America, Europe) we know what makes a Workaway experience fantastic and we are eager to make this happen for you.
We live in a gorgeous First Nation community with a lot of events and activities situated in an amazingly wild abundance of nature. Forests, lakes, mountains, beautiful views at every corner, tons of wild animals and amazing people and culture to meet and discover. This is a favorite place for hiking, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, fishing, and much more. And guess what? we also have the warmest lake in the Yukon 5mn down the road with a nice and quiet sand beach where you can swim and relax for hours. And in in winters there are just as many activities: dog mushing, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, snow machine to only name a few.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have been living in the Yukon for 5 years now and have been trying to enjoy every aspect of it. We will love to share with you the best spots and the equipment to go discover them whether it's on a several day canoe trip or the amazing spots at the end of the road. While you are staying and working with us there are also plenty to discover and enjoy locally especially for those who enjoy nature. Also, the community and the First Nation are both very active and offer plenty of great activities such as hide tanning, archery courses, snowshoe making and much much more.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Help
Depending on what you're looking for there's tons of projects at home like building things, gardening and such; or the hotel often needs help. It has been renovated to a brand new state a year ago. Everything has been super well maintained and absolutely loved by our clientele. so we're looking for people that are interested to come and live on the property and either take-on some office/housekeeping/maintenance tasks to keep the business rolling or for people to help us accomplish all our side projects.
We prefer to tailor the work week around what people are more interested in terms of tasks and quantity but the main goal of this exchange is for people to be able to discover the beautiful Yukon so we try to stay between 15 and 25h per week. Even though the platform limits paid work to 40h per week, it is highly unlikely that we would be interested in that type of exchange and of course impossible to exceed it. We pay for every hours of work and offer wages well above minimum wage.
We also have a 1 year old toddler and we would be super happy to welcome a babysitter to help us with general childcare. There is no daycare for children in our community so having some kind of nanny or au pair would be awesome. Our kid’s name is Nara, she is an extra cute child that loves to play around and has the most contagious laugh! Please let us know if you are interested in babysitting and if you have any experience.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
depending on when you come and what type of exchange we decide to do it's either one (or a mix) of those three options:
-a really large and private living space with great view, private kitchen and bathroom. All this on a 5 acre property where the possibilities are endless.
-A big camper trailer with all the commodities and unlimited internet. And if you're nice I might even be willing to take it to the lake for your days off so it feels like you have a lake-house
-A huge off the grid cabin about 15mn away from our hotel that has absolutely all the peace you have ever dreamed of.
What else ...
On top of all the great thing listed above and all the fantastic things you will discover once here, we sometimes need help at the hotel that can go beyond a normal Workaway exchange. We sometimes need people (preferably a couple) to cover for our days off (either weekends or holiday) and take on some responsibilities at the hotel while we are away. In that case we offer full time positions for the duration of our leave.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Depends of the season and on what you're looking for
Feedback (17)
I don't know what I could possibly add which has not already been told by previousleon Workawayers... I had for sure a warm and funny welcome. The working atmosphere was very pleasant which definitely… read more
Several times he offered to help when he didn’t need to, he was always a great force that pushed the team to… read more
Gabby and Roman are amazing humans and I am very glad they already put another amazing human into this world, their little daughter.
I decided to travel up north to experience the wild Yukon, and oh did this workaway deliver. seing heaps of wildlife on the drive up, I got a glimpse of where I was heading. moose bears… read more
Thank you very much for letting us spend a week with you, we enjoyed… read more
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I don't know what I could possibly add which has not already been told by previousleon Workawayers... I had for sure a warm and funny welcome. The working atmosphere was very pleasant which definitely… read more
Several times he offered to help when he didn’t need to, he was always a great force that pushed the team to… read more
Gabby and Roman are amazing humans and I am very glad they already put another amazing human into this world, their little daughter.
I decided to travel up north to experience the wild Yukon, and oh did this workaway deliver. seing heaps of wildlife on the drive up, I got a glimpse of where I was heading. moose bears… read more
Thank you very much for letting us spend a week with you, we enjoyed… read more
We are forever grateful to Gabby and Roman for the opportunity to live and work in this community. They both have seemingly endless talents that they share generously. Expect to be invited to holiday dinners, community events, and to be treated as part of the family.
For a town of… read more
You was like a family for me during 2 months and I was so glad to meet you and baby Nara. I will never forget this experience.
I wish… read more
aside… read more
We were warmly welcomed and hosted by Gabby and Roman. It didn’t take any time to feel like home around them and we became closed friends.
They are amazing persons full of generosity, smiles, hospitality, humor, with a sense of family and a lot of good vibes !
Roman… read more
In the 4 month they have stayed with us they have became wonderful friends, unbelievably reliable and strong workers, godmothers to our child, they've befriended all the neighbourhood and I could go on and… read more
They have shared with us their amazing cooking (if you have them over definitely ask Seraina to make a… read more
During our stay we gained lots of different experience. We rebuild a trailer and did all the welding, rewiring, flipped the axels, put on new breakes and bearings …. And we also got experience with dry walls cause we teard… read more
We learn so much things with Roman, his skills have no limits. We worked on his trailer, we built a bouchery, isolated a cabin, help on his smoker, each day is different.
You are interested about plants, botanical medicine, animals or Yukon… read more
I highly recommend this place, I couldn't have hoped for a better… read more
