It’s official. After the nailbiter that was the 2016 American election, Republican nominee Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United States in an unexpected win over Hillary Clinton.
In the wake of Canada’s immigration website crashing on election night with a surplus of Americans searching for how to move north of the border, Yellowknifers started offering some helpful advice on Twitter.
In case anyone is interested in moving to the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife is the furthest driveable spot from the US border.
— Stephen Dunbar (@sjdunbar23) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/Iatrell/status/796327418839658500
https://twitter.com/shakilasalem/status/796449387111219200
Even Mayor Mark Heyck joined it, tweeting out a link to Yellowknife’s Come Make Your Mark job board advertising for people to ‘move up’ with the hashtag #ElectionNight.
https://t.co/KRTxUqdsR9 #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/OSPXhw3r4i
— Mark Heyck (@MarkHeyck) November 9, 2016
Cape Breton's nice, but Yellowknife is a full 2125 km (1320 miles for our American friends) from the US border. Just sayin'.
— Mark Heyck (@MarkHeyck) November 9, 2016
One British Columbia resident said he was already packing his bags to move further away from the US border.
It's the end of the world as we know, it's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. Moving to #Yellowknife & buying a helmet.
— Paramedic ~Tim ? (@Bandaidbrigade1) November 9, 2016
Other Canadians tried to push Americans on Yellowknife.
https://twitter.com/Chasexo__/status/796182817801641984
But some Yellowknifers said the city already has enough to worry about.
https://twitter.com/DillyShort/status/796384534212251649
