scrubbedexpat091

Disclaimer:

Beyond looking up a map of Kelowna and Kamloops and looking for names of places around them, I have not gone any further into researching them.

I am looking for any an all impressions of these places from people who have lived there or nearby for real world opinions.


Mainly looking at 4 main categories

Ability to rent housing $800 or less per month. (housing in generic term.)

Nearby hospital or at least within a short drive

And must have at least a walk in clinic

Employment options in the 13-16/hr range



Locations I see on google maps:

Pentiction

Summerland

Peachland

Vernon

Merritt


Would any of these even be worth looking at?



I am still starting, but google can only give me so much, real world opinions from folks who have lived or spent time in these areas tends to be a lot more useful.


Or any other regions anyone knows of i the interior that matches the above,feel free to leave the name of the city.

withabix

Last time I went to Merritt it was closed...there's nothing there and its too far from everywhere.

I would add West Kelowna as Kelowna's cheaper neighbour.

Penticton is quite a nice small town, but employment opportunities could be limited.

Summerland and Peachland are just dormitory towns - no significant work.

Vernon is the only reasonable place you've listed job-wise I would say.

Stinkypup

There is a Country museum in Merritt good for a Starbucks on the way in to zone coast or a tiddle at the Visitor Centre on the corner but that is about it.

Add Vernon to the poor employment availability . Downturn in oil has had a large return to the town of oil patch workers expecting to be paid $$ for jobs and then meeting the real world of relatively poorly paid jobs which are in demand because of lack of availability of employment.

Danny B

Why not Kamloops or Kelowna itself instead of the surrounding area?