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Originally Posted by peter12
The Island is a funny place. Resource economy died 40 years ago, and now, the place is either just poor or lives on tourist dollars. Meanwhile, everyone acts like it is some kind of utopian paradise, but in reality, could only exist through massive federal/provincial subsidies.
Hard to square that with labour concerns in the northeast corner of the province, or even the Lower Mainland.
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Not really. The tech industry is booming in Victoria and it's still a government town. I don't think anyone here considers it a utopian paradise. I think it's just more that there's enough free stuff to do within walking/biking distance and the weather's nice so not having to spend as much on entertainment and transportation subsidizes whatever you're spending on food and rent.
EDIT: Just saw you wrote the Island as a whole, but even the Central Island is seeing somewhat of a rejuvenation.