Rookie:
I'll tell you the same as I told "Positive Rate" when he was looking for work... stay out of the big centers. check out the places that wouldn't normally appeal to someone who's never left Calgary. Get your hands dirty for a couple of years, and get out if you want... or stay. I've been in the bush since '95 and I'm now in no hurry to get out, since moving to YYC would cost me over 1000 bucks a month just to live, and the pay would be just to cover that and a case of KD.
BTW, Positive rate, do you have anything lined up for after freeze-up?
Cheers