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Originally Posted by Lomac
To be fair, Hope isn't that bad. True, there's very little in the way of jobs out there, but it's a decent place for a weekend getaway or for a retired person.
I moved away from the Lower Mainland a few years ago and into an area where I knew literally one other person. Don't get me wrong; I love the area and I like the fact that I can actually see the Milky Way every night when I walk outside, but it could get fucking lonely at times. You just have to join some clubs or outdoor events and meet people that way.
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I've now done two moves away from my family / social life. First from Ontario to Squamish, and 12 years later Squamish to Port Alberni. It's not easy, but you got it exactly right. Join some clubs, hit some outdoor events, meet people that way. Heck, with FB these days start a car meet.
I won't live "in the city", so while I did look at Chilliwack on 'the mountain', it's too condensed for me. Agassiz is booming...you may not think it, but based on how much they're building and the commercial businesses that are going in, it's clearly the next "affordable suburb". Hope will have quite a few years before it starts to grow from the move east, but it's not a _bad_ place to live.
It's funny though, the reactions to Hope by city dwellers is exactly how I feel about living in a city. No way in HELL would I move to Burnaby, Langley, etc etc. Maybe Deep Cove...I could probably handle living in Deep Cove. You know, if I won the lottery.
-Dave