2 years before I can retire and starting to look for a small town to move to .
I was looking at Valmont, what's the area like to live there ? I'am also look at tumbler ridge or barrier .
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2 years before I can retire and starting to look for a small town to move to .
I was looking at Valmont, what's the area like to live there ? I'am also look at tumbler ridge or barrier .
Good question. I'm also interested.
I've done some research on this topic in the past year.
Nelson and some of the smaller towns in the west kootenays are nice.
Left Victoria for Castlegar. No regrets. Miss the ocean and a handful of folks who are glad to come out and visit.
When I go back to visit I can’t wait to leave. Rush hour is 8 AM to 8:02 AM.
Annual snowfall/rainfall and average seasonal temps would be good place to start.
Valemount is Beautiful, but its thick timber and steep mountains. Lots of winter. Nice town though, especially if you got a sled
Not much info on tumbler ridge
Barriere is also great, close to Kamloops, cheap houses still, lots of good hunting around. If I had to pick between the 3 it would be barriere hands down, but Tumbler might have more hunting opportunities, but its also further from a big center and gets more winter
I have some family that just moved to a rural property just south of Barriere earlier this year and they seem to like it a lot. Cheap place to live, close to Kamloops, no bugs, decent weather not too wet, not too dry...
Nelson is expensive - both real estate and taxes. Plus it's filled with SJW types.
Think carefully about medical services when choosing a retirement location. Inevitably, as we age, we need more and more access to hospitals and good specialists.
Having to travel to Kelowna from Nelson for heart issues, as happened to a friend of mine, sucks big time.
Lillooet has a nice climate and a nice hospital. Nice people too.