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stuabroad Jul 27th 2010 4:25 pm
Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
Hey all

Who has advice on Kelowna and surrounding area? We may decide to relocate over next year and would welcome advice on the area an economy. We will be getting married and part of our plan is to relocate from Alberta.

Would welcome some general chit-chat on the good and bad points :)

Cheers

Strawberry Jul 27th 2010 8:55 pm
Re: Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
No, but I wouldn't half like to.....:)

Rich_007 Jul 28th 2010 1:53 pm
Re: Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
Originally Posted by stuabroad (Post 8733618)

Who has advice on Kelowna and surrounding area? We may decide to relocate over next year and would welcome advice on the area an economy.
What economy ? Sloppy mom and pop stores, hells angels front businesses, ragamuffin small businesses, service sector and tourism plus a dearth of real estate and development companies. Oh and the "silicon vineyard".....tee hee.

stuabroad Jul 29th 2010 5:31 am
Re: Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
Originally Posted by Rich_007 (Post 8736323)
What economy ? Sloppy mom and pop stores, hells angels front businesses, ragamuffin small businesses, service sector and tourism plus a dearth of real estate and development companies. Oh and the "silicon vineyard".....tee hee.
Two different replies. We're here on vacation on the Westbank, seems like a very nice place and better weather than Edmonton which is one of the driving factors. From speaking to a few property owners the economy here it is still trying to pickup. More interested in quality of life and future prospects - you have to walk before you can run. There's alot that goes into the mix of somewhere you'd like to bring up a family.

stuabroad Jul 29th 2010 5:32 am
Re: Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
Originally Posted by Strawberry (Post 8734114)
No, but I wouldn't half like to.....:)
Why? Apart from the weather :cool:

Bali2010 Jul 29th 2010 6:44 am
Re: Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
My sister lives there & I would be happy to if I got work.

My experiences there re. weather, scenery, size of town, restaurants, shopping, not too far from Vancouver all good points for me.

Expense & not sure if enough work for me the down points.

I'm not as familiar with the worst aspects, but they haven't put my sister off in 5 yrs & I suppose it depends on the comparison - I know some of the bad points in the local towns here very well & I suppose, as here it will depend if I can afford to not have to live so close to any of the more crime ridden neighbourhoods.

Access Okanagan is a more local forum that may help too.

stuabroad Aug 1st 2010 1:02 pm
Re: Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
Originally Posted by Bali2010 (Post 8738504)
My sister lives there & I would be happy to if I got work.

My experiences there re. weather, scenery, size of town, restaurants, shopping, not too far from Vancouver all good points for me.

Expense & not sure if enough work for me the down points.

I'm not as familiar with the worst aspects, but they haven't put my sister off in 5 yrs & I suppose it depends on the comparison - I know some of the bad points in the local towns here very well & I suppose, as here it will depend if I can afford to not have to live so close to any of the more crime ridden neighbourhoods.

Access Okanagan is a more local forum that may help too.
Awesome will have a look on that forum. We just left Kelowna en roue from Vancouver and had a great week. Need to win the lotto so i can moor my speedboat on the Lake, very soon :thumbup:

printer Aug 2nd 2010 6:45 pm
Re: Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
Originally Posted by Rich_007 (Post 8736323)
What economy ? Sloppy mom and pop stores, hells angels front businesses, ragamuffin small businesses, service sector and tourism plus a dearth of real estate and development companies. Oh and the "silicon vineyard".....tee hee.
Nice to see you back Rich 007

Colsgirl Aug 3rd 2010 9:02 am
Re: Who Lives in Kelowna?
 
Originally Posted by Rich_007 (Post 8736323)
What economy ? Sloppy mom and pop stores, hells angels front businesses, ragamuffin small businesses, service sector and tourism plus a dearth of real estate and development companies. Oh and the "silicon vineyard".....tee hee.
Don't mind him, he's just old, bitter and twisted ;)


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