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Originally Posted by rofina
I perhaps mischaracterized my stance.
I think Kelowna is very different than those locales, definitely miles apart from Vancouver. To me that's a very positive thing.
But it definitely attracts what I think is a disproportionate amount of big city folk, my self included.
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That makes more sense and I agree with that. I would extend that to the interior in general. In my personal sphere the following people have relocated from Metro-Vancouver to the interior:
My sister and her family: Nelson
My parents: Nelson
My sister’s husband’s father and wife: Nelson
My brother: Kelowna
My sister’s best friend: Kelowna
My sister’s other good friend: Penticton
Two of my good high school friends: Kamloops
Another good high school friend: Princeton
That’s just off the top of my head, there are many more for sure. My Facebook feed had become more and more of people’s family and other personal images obviously taken in the interior.
Some of my cousins and one of my uncles now are considering moving to Kelowna or Nelson as well.
When (if) I move back to BC it will be to the interior (likely Kelowna) than metro Vancouver. The cost benefit of living in the Okanagan and other areas of the interior has become much better than the coast now. Seriously, Vancouver has really dipped since I left with its increasingly hostile cultural climate, the asinine homeless problem, and extreme affordability crisis. Not to mention how much I love the dry interior landscape and climate.