Polar Bear

So Kamloops defence is an offensive against Hope! I never claimed Hope was superior... it’s just not arid, (as) remote or ugly! As for the drug issues, I don’t know as I don’t do them and haven’t come into contact with anybody who says that they do... just sharing my personal view from my own experiences on a question asked.... not posting other peoples experiences from something I’ve read in order to start a fight on this band wagon.

Rich_007

I don't live in either place so I can reasonably claim to be as objective as they come.

R.

R I C H

OK, I'll bite and address your points:

Arid - yes, that's what one of the driest climates in the country produces, an arid environment. We're fortunate not to have any water problems though, with the N and S. Thompson rivers providing ample supply. I enjoy the fact that from April through October warm to hot temperatures with low humidity are pretty much a certainty. I don't need to own a rain jacket or umbrella, but can irrigate my property 24x7 for 6mths of the year.

Remote - in Canadian terms that's surely a joke? The Trans-Canada Hwy and Hwy 5 meet here, Vancouver's less than a morning's drive away, Vernon and Kelowna are in easy reach and daily short flights to Seattle, Calgary and Vancouver are available. I can't think of anywhere in the southern interior that's more accessible.

Ugly - well that's subjective. There are parts of the city that are industrial, parts that aren't and have been attractively landscaped. Kamloops has 82 city maintained parks with a total area of 1350 ha (3336 ac). It's not exactly an urban jungle. The countryside that Kamloops sits in is certainly quite distinctive from many other areas of Canada, but I like its rugged beauty and it's certainly not boring. See http://www.kamloops.ca/focus/gallery/15/start.shtml if you need convincing.

Surrey Expat

Now out of the two, Kamloops is where I would choose to live, although Hope is a nice place to visit and has a bit of gold rush history. Other than that a place to pass through.

There are some basic math issues with the quoted article though - 'This town has a population of 450, 700 of those are natives.'

Rich_007

Ha ha that's just frickin hilarious, you don't even get it dude.

R.

bazzz

Ah, that'd be the famous British sense of humour.

Hope has a single reasonable coffee shop. It seems to be populated entirely by Vancouverites on the way to Sun Peaks.

Rich_007

Then to attract such sophisticates, it must sell organic sushi and half fat soya milk frothomoccacapperoni's.

R.

bazzz

I only eat organic gourmet urban sushi. Any food with less than three adjectives isn't worth the effort.

Rich_007

Ahh the famous $20 Vancouver lunch. Cool.

R.

Surrey Expat

Obviously the response was too sophisticated.

Polar Bear

never read it 'dude'

R I C H

I guess that's the Blue Moose. http://bluemoosecafe.com/index.php

I've not seen anywhere else worth stopping for.

bazzz

That's the one. It kind of sticks out a bit.

R I C H

Like the Ritz dropped into a native trailer park.

JonboyE

Gas? It's a long way to Merrit.