Originally Posted by wavetossed (Post 9069971)

The towns in the interior tend to differ quite a lot from each other. Have you looked at other places such as Salmon Arm, Penticton, or even Revelstoke (if you like 2-3 metres of snow in your yard)?

Since you like the outdoors, you should check out the western edge of Alberta, for instance Canmore. It is probably the lowest tax regime in Canada, but a lot of it is still mountains and foothills. Even Calgary is not bad if you live in the western edge and spend the weekends in the foothills.

In Ontario, I would look north of Lake Simcoe, maybe starting with Orillia, but then anything north of that. Again, towns tend to differ a lot from one another due to industrial base and the kind of people that work in the industry. Hard rock miners in Sudbury, uranium miners in Elliot lake.

The eastern edge of Manitoba is OK too. If you look on the map there is a big lake there which has commercial fishing and attracted lots of Icelandic immigrants. South and east of there, you find a varied territory, still somewhat flat but with forest and lakes, like Northern Ontario.

Small town Quebec is out of the question if you are not fluent in French. be careful in New Brunswick because there French-speaking enclaves there too.

Originally Posted by Adriane (Post 9080178)

The cost of living in BC is why so many people come to Calgary and stay. Depending on your career the pay can be better and cost of living much cheaper. I think there a lot of people living in Alberta that would rather live in BC but don't because of cost of living. It's colder here but there is less rain and more chance to get ahead with no provincial sales tax, cheaper housing etc.