加拿大将切断这座小岛水电供应 只剩一对夫妇坚守家园
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/29/canada-little-bay-islands-newfoundland-labrador
By New Year’s Day, Mike and Georgina Parsons – and their dog – will be the only permanent residents of Little Bay Islands. At 53 and 44 respectively, they are the island’s youngest full-time residents.
They moved to the community a few years back, attracted to the idea of living off the grid in Mike’s hometown, and have spent the last couple of years preparing for a life of solitude on the edge of the Atlantic.
As winter draws near residents have been slowly filing out, each weekend bringing more farewells. At least half the numbers in the phone directory have been disconnected. Many residents intend to return to their homes in the summers, but for others this may be goodbye.
Watching his parents and other residents pack up and go is tough, said Parsons. “In spite of the fact that 100% of the permanent residents here voted to leave, I know that to actually do it, to pack up their things and leave, is just heartbreaking.”
When everyone is gone, he and Georgina will rely on solar panels, a freshwater well, stockpiled food, a satellite connection and other off-grid features to live their secluded life on the edge of the Atlantic. There will be a few weeks each winter where Arctic ice chokes the bay, making it impossible to cross over to the mainland. Then, they will be completely cut off, left alone to witness the town’s fiery sunrises and the dead silence of starry winter nights.
By New Year’s Day, Mike and Georgina Parsons – and their dog – will be the only permanent residents of Little Bay Islands. At 53 and 44 respectively, they are the island’s youngest full-time residents.
They moved to the community a few years back, attracted to the idea of living off the grid in Mike’s hometown, and have spent the last couple of years preparing for a life of solitude on the edge of the Atlantic.
As winter draws near residents have been slowly filing out, each weekend bringing more farewells. At least half the numbers in the phone directory have been disconnected. Many residents intend to return to their homes in the summers, but for others this may be goodbye.
Watching his parents and other residents pack up and go is tough, said Parsons. “In spite of the fact that 100% of the permanent residents here voted to leave, I know that to actually do it, to pack up their things and leave, is just heartbreaking.”
When everyone is gone, he and Georgina will rely on solar panels, a freshwater well, stockpiled food, a satellite connection and other off-grid features to live their secluded life on the edge of the Atlantic. There will be a few weeks each winter where Arctic ice chokes the bay, making it impossible to cross over to the mainland. Then, they will be completely cut off, left alone to witness the town’s fiery sunrises and the dead silence of starry winter nights.
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Last call for Little Bay Islands as the MV Hazel McIsaac departs for the final time
The Parsons dig in on a life of solitude
Mike Moore · CBC News · Posted: Dec 31, 2019 6:14 PM NT | Last Updated: December 31, 2019
With the MV Hazel McIsaac leaving Little Bay Islands on New Year's Eve it'll be the last trip it ever makes to the nearly 200-year-old community. (Submitted by Michael Parsons)
At 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve the last ferry left Little Bay Islands for good.
The community, which was settled almost 200 years ago, turned off its lights for the last time.
Remaining behind are Mike and Georgina Parsons, who are now the only remaining full-time inhabitants of the small former fishing community. The couple is prepared to live off of the grid, including installing solar panels and wireless internet with preparation which began weeks ago.
Shortly after 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve the Parsons took to Facebook Live to wave farewell to friends and the MV Hazel McIsaac, the ferry which kept them and their community connected to mainland Newfoundland.
"Wait I changed my mind," someone joked to the Parsons as they stood on the town's dock, watching the ferry slowly depart through the calm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
"The last, last. It's just us now," Georgina Parsons told viewers tuning into the final journey from Little Bay Islands.
"It's still a pretty surreal feeling. If you look at the beauty here you can really appreciate why we decided to stay."
The Parsons remain only a boat trip to the nearest community.
They expect friends to return in the spring after the ocean ice clears the way for travelling by water.
The Parsons dig in on a life of solitude
Mike Moore · CBC News · Posted: Dec 31, 2019 6:14 PM NT | Last Updated: December 31, 2019
With the MV Hazel McIsaac leaving Little Bay Islands on New Year's Eve it'll be the last trip it ever makes to the nearly 200-year-old community. (Submitted by Michael Parsons)
At 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve the last ferry left Little Bay Islands for good.
The community, which was settled almost 200 years ago, turned off its lights for the last time.
Remaining behind are Mike and Georgina Parsons, who are now the only remaining full-time inhabitants of the small former fishing community. The couple is prepared to live off of the grid, including installing solar panels and wireless internet with preparation which began weeks ago.
Shortly after 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve the Parsons took to Facebook Live to wave farewell to friends and the MV Hazel McIsaac, the ferry which kept them and their community connected to mainland Newfoundland.
"Wait I changed my mind," someone joked to the Parsons as they stood on the town's dock, watching the ferry slowly depart through the calm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
"The last, last. It's just us now," Georgina Parsons told viewers tuning into the final journey from Little Bay Islands.
"It's still a pretty surreal feeling. If you look at the beauty here you can really appreciate why we decided to stay."
The Parsons remain only a boat trip to the nearest community.
They expect friends to return in the spring after the ocean ice clears the way for travelling by water.