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Salmon Arm
How populated is Salmon Arm.
What kind of local shops? How many schools? How many nurseries? Are there any restaurants? Is there a cinema? How far away from skiing? Any Golf clubs? These may seem like daft questions, but I am just trying to get a general picture about the place. Any other information you can provide will be greatly appreciated. |
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Kind of, but still can't get a feel for the place. Where do people go to shop, eat, entertainment........ in Salmon Arms and surrounding area. |
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
Kind of, but still can't get a feel for the place.
Where do people go to shop, eat, entertainment........ in Salmon Arms and surrounding area. Shopping - There are a number of supermarkets, some in town and some just on the outskirts of the town. Entertainment - This is subjective....one person's entertainment is another's nightmare. Vernon is only 60kms from Salmon Arm and provides a far greater quantity of the above-mentioned categories, but then it is quite a bit larger than Salmon Arm which only has 15,000 people living there. I am surprised you had no joy with the link provided - it is an incredibly comprehensive site and tells you how many schools there are, about the attractions, distances etc. I always found this site invaluable as when we were looking at Salmon Arm it answered every question. If you want a real feel for the place, the only way to really get that is to visit. I absolutely loved Salmon Arm, but you may not be looking for the same things that I was. |
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Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
Eating Out - There are quite a few restaurants in Salmon Arm, excellent Chinese!
Shopping - There are a number of supermarkets, some in town and some just on the outskirts of the town. Entertainment - This is subjective....one person's entertainment is another's nightmare. Vernon is only 60kms from Salmon Arm and provides a far greater quantity of the above-mentioned categories, but then it is quite a bit larger than Salmon Arm which only has 15,000 people living there. I am surprised you had no joy with the link provided - it is an incredibly comprehensive site and tells you how many schools there are, about the attractions, distances etc. I always found this site invaluable as when we were looking at Salmon Arm it answered every question. If you want a real feel for the place, the only way to really get that is to visit. I absolutely loved Salmon Arm, but you may not be looking for the same things that I was. I have been back to the link and I am very impressed, I am sure Salmon Arm will be getting a visit. Thanks again. |
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No problem :) - if you navigate that site it will offer you links to other web addresses which really are pretty good, not only for Salmon Arm but some of the other towns around the vicinity.
As I say, had we not changed our destination to Ontario at the last minute, then Salmon Arm would definitely have been where we would have moved to. It is a small town with a very bright future ahead of it, in my opinion. One other thing though, it is quite a rural town (not sure if that appeals to you or not), although there was an awful lot of development going on the last time we visited. No doubt once all this new infrastructure is in place, property prices will catch up with the rest of the Okanagan, relatively speaking. Last year the property prices were very much only Shuswap prices. Hope you love it as much as we did. |
Re: Salmon Arm
Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
No problem :) - if you navigate that site it will offer you links to other web addresses which really are pretty good, not only for Salmon Arm but some of the other towns around the vicinity.
As I say, had we not changed our destination to Ontario at the last minute, then Salmon Arm would definitely have been where we would have moved to. It is a small town with a very bright future ahead of it, in my opinion. One other thing though, it is quite a rural town (not sure if that appeals to you or not), although there was an awful lot of development going on the last time we visited. No doubt once all this new infrastructure is in place, property prices will catch up with the rest of the Okanagan, relatively speaking. Last year the property prices were very much only Shuswap prices. Hope you love it as much as we did. |
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Also take a look here for some news on Salmon Arm to give you a slight taste of Its goings on:- http://www.saobserver.net/
Can I ask why you have singled out Salmon Arm? |
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More sources of Salmon Arm info and culture here:
http://www.saobserver.net/ http://www.lakeshorenews.bc.ca/ Economic development (generally quite useful, loads of links and PDF's there) info: http://www.salmonarmedc.com/demographic.html Quality of life (crime stats show well compared to BC average): http://www.salmonarmedc.com/pdf/8.pdf Rich |
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Originally Posted by Chester Copperpot
Also take a look here for some news on Salmon Arm to give you a slight taste of Its goings on:- http://www.saobserver.net/
Can I ask why you have singled out Salmon Arm? Yes we are drawn to Salmon Arm for the following reasons. We are hoping to do B & B / Holiday Lets and feel that this would be an ideal location. Property prices are lower with good prospects. We are a bit concerned about other job prospects, we will have to work when we arrive in Canada. I am an Administrations Manager specialising in accounts here in the UK so I am trying to determine what job prospects are like there. |
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Originally Posted by Rich_007
More sources of Salmon Arm info and culture here:
http://www.saobserver.net/ http://www.lakeshorenews.bc.ca/ Economic development (generally quite useful, loads of links and PDF's there) info: http://www.salmonarmedc.com/demographic.html Quality of life (crime stats show well compared to BC average): http://www.salmonarmedc.com/pdf/8.pdf Rich |
Re: Salmon Arm
Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
No problem :) - if you navigate that site it will offer you links to other web addresses which really are pretty good, not only for Salmon Arm but some of the other towns around the vicinity.
As I say, had we not changed our destination to Ontario at the last minute, then Salmon Arm would definitely have been where we would have moved to. It is a small town with a very bright future ahead of it, in my opinion. One other thing though, it is quite a rural town (not sure if that appeals to you or not), although there was an awful lot of development going on the last time we visited. No doubt once all this new infrastructure is in place, property prices will catch up with the rest of the Okanagan, relatively speaking. Last year the property prices were very much only Shuswap prices. Hope you love it as much as we did. Can I ask why Ontario and not Salmon Arm |
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Land was an issue - couldn't find a property with enough usable acres. Found loads of 150 acre properties but most of that land was either up a mountain or completely covered in pine trees. 4-5 hour drive from Vancouver and airport. I think you may find it difficult to find employment in Salmon Arm - it is a pretty small place, so you more than likely will have to be prepared to travel to a larger place for employment ie. Vernon or Kamloops. |
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I live in Chase, which is about 45ks from Salmon Arm.
The positives for Salmon Arm are it is so pretty. You have Boston Pizza, Cinema, Joeys Only, and all the other fast fooders and 2 Tim Hortons :) In the Winter it is a bit bleak. The smaller restaurants close down, and it is very quiet from Oct through till April/May. Safeway, opens till 10.00pm :D The gas prices made the summer tourist season quieter than usual this year. It is within easy reach of most places and I like it, but it is quiet. I agree that Vernon would be a better option or if you are looking for something quieter, have you looked at Armstrong which is between Salmon Arm and Vernon. |
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Originally Posted by Tiaribbon
Forest fires - although Salmon Arm had a massive one a few years ago so it should be safe for a while.
Land was an issue - couldn't find a property with enough usable acres. Found loads of 150 acre properties but most of that land was either up a mountain or completely covered in pine trees. 4-5 hour drive from Vancouver and airport. I think you may find it difficult to find employment in Salmon Arm - it is a pretty small place, so you more than likely will have to be prepared to travel to a larger place for employment ie. Vernon or Kamloops. We would be looking for property with maybe a couple of acres that we could build some holiday lets. Do you think this will be available to us? Have you visited Vernon? Just out of interest, was anyone killed in the Forest Fire? |
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