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Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2019, 3:27 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Thanks, that's really good to know. We have briefly thought about the Okanangan, I can't remember why we didn't short list is now, but I'll do some more research :)
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2019, 3:24 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Thanks Phaedru that's really good to know. Yes, somewhere with nice scenary would be nice, but PG is surrounded by lots of forest isn't it? I don't mind flat if there's forest.

One of my best...
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2019, 3:09 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

That video, crikey!!

The problem with the greenhouses etc is that they could pop up everywhere, but you can only go with what you know and can find out at the time. I wouldn't intentionally want...
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2019, 3:04 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Nope, I was thinking of an autogyro. It would present the problem if needing to clear a landing strip though. Decisions, decisions.
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2019, 3:01 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

:lol: the strangest burglers award goes too...

We've lived in some very remote places, and I'm never sure whether I feel safer being isolated, or with neighbours, different reasons for both...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 9:32 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

I'm really sorry to hear that Jsmith, and thank you for sharing. That doesn't sound good at all :(
It sounds awful about the crime too, we have a guard dog, and he tends to discourage just about...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 9:18 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

:rofl: How did they end up getting it?

I would dearly love to become a hermit and have no neighbours, but that isn't in the cards at the minute, I'm saving it as a retirement plan!

​​​​​​Yeah,...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 8:35 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Actually, now that I've said that, we definitely do not want to be near any weed greenhouses, thanks I'd forgotten about checking for those!
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 8:32 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Thanks Aviator, we're not actually worried about the smell, it takes quite a lot for it to be off putting these days.
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 8:30 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Thanks Scilly, yes the university in PG sparked our interest, we did consider PG prior to moving to NS too.

Re smells, that doesn't bother me in the slightest, one of my first jobs was inspecting...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 8:01 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Well, when I say happy....:lol: I meant within our parameters for comfortably affordable vs salary, expenses etc.
I was actually surprised, I thought homes in BC were a lot more expensive, but I...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 7:53 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Thanks Jsmith, I was hoping you'd reply. What was it about Chilliwack you didn't like, if it's OK to ask?
No, I hadn't expected to escape seeing homelessness anywhere, I volunteer for our local food...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 6:58 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Thanks, PG seems to have had quite a lot of improvement over the last decade, or perhaps that's just optimistic thinking?

Manure smell? :lol: Sounds charming! Fraser Valley does seem like quite a...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 6:53 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Thank you. We would be living somewhere rural, 30 mins or so from wherever we end up, but to be honest Nanaimo was somewhere we had some reservations about. We do have friends there though, so that...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 6:16 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

Re: People living in BC, any advice?

Oh really? What's bad about it if you don't mind me asking? We've only visited briefly but it seemed OK at the time. Its very hard to tell from brief visits and google.
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2019, 3:38 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 7,189
Posted By raindropsandroses

People living in BC, any advice?

So after thinking we'd stay here in Nova Scotia forever, it looks like we'll be on the move again in the next two years :blink:

We've looked at house prices and ICBC and we're happy with those,...
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