Yeah, don't know what the job market is for heli pilots, but would guess better than fixed wing. If you ever watch Ice Pilots, you can see what a new commercial pilot has to go through before they can get a decent job...

Here is another vid of one of my fav lakes I fly into, just north of here. It is just above the treeline and easy hiking, right up to the glaciers and icefields. Again, no other way to get there except by floatplane (or heli).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9o5Ytfr-g0

Where's a good place to start for learning more about these kit planes? That's pretty nifty you built one. When I look up things like that for sale the asking prices are usually kinda "up there".

Well, there's lots of choices, depends what type of flying you want to do. Here are a few links of different types of planes and a support organization.
This is my plane, if you want the ultimate floatplane.
http://www.pattersonaerosales.com/Ai...bel/Rebel.html

This is the ultimate back country wheel plane.
http://www.cubcrafters.com/carboncubex

And this is the best fly fast and go far airplane. Not for floats, or back country flying, though.
http://www.vansaircraft.com/

This is the organization that supports aircraft building in Canada. If you check the chapters link, you can find your local Calgary club.
http://www.raa.ca/