British Expats - housing types in Vancouver

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Originally Posted by nursemakeyouwell (Post 5089931)

I just did not like Coquitlam, everyone has their own preferences and I found it to be not to my taste, particularly as it expanded. I also had issues with the schooling on offer, which was a big problem at the time.

Someone mentioned Port Moody. I like Port Moody. Why I like Port Moody and not Coquitlam, I have no idea, after all one blurs into the other. It's just "felt" nicer. Coquitlam has a reasonable shopping mall.

I'll need som insider info on schools, what were the issues, are there some that should be avoided? I have found it hard to work out where exactly they all are, and there doesn't seem to be an equivalent to offsted like we have here, not that that means a hell of a lot anyway, but it gives you a little bit of some thing to go on.