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Originally Posted by kermitology
Yeah, there’s more to BC than Vancouver. I moved to Victoria 2 years ago from a lifetime in Calgary. I’m pretty happy here. BUT it’s well known how hyper local people are here. Preference is always given to those who were born here. Born Victorian > born islander > born BCian > rest of Canada/world > Ontario
Cost of housing is the biggest downside. My house here is double what I sold my house in calgary for. I love Calgary, and the mountains, but I’m 15 minutes from some amazing adventures here, and there’s so much to explore. I was in Vancouver last week for work and I was craving my quiet island life pretty badly.
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I go to Victoria quite often and have noticed a shift in the mood of that city similar to Vancouver. It has become quite the rat race as well. For a medium sized city, it's crazy how bad the traffic and cost of living has gotten. If I was born there, I would probably dislike newcomers as well. Parts of the Okanagan have gotten bad as well.
The company I work for does a lot of hiring around the province and it is funny how things have changed. We get way more applicants and competition for positions in the north than we do for the LML now. It's to the point they have talked about implementing a LML living allowance similar to the northern living allowance some people offer.
Pretty much everyone I work with talks about one day being able to move to a small town somewhere which is pretty much my goal too. It's just difficult when you factor in job opportunities for all household members and uprooting kids.