Shao Yu and two friends came to Yellowknife expecting to earn $5,000 to $6,000 a month as aurora tour guides and bus drivers, with good accommodation. He said most of the other workers he met in Yellowknife held tourist visas, working holiday permits, or other precarious statuses. (Sara Minogue/CBC)Dangerous drivesThe CBC spoke with one other person who worked as a driver with another aurora tourism company last winter. tourism industry'Terrible,' 'beautiful'Before coming to Yellowknife, Shao worked as a tour guide for more than 10 years, starting in his home city of Guilin, China. Shao said he'll tell anyone in Toronto who asks him what Yellowknife's aurora industry is like.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2020 15:00 UTC