Haha, I like that one!
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Healthcare can be an issue. I know first hand. Living in Castlegar with heart issues means you might be doing the 4 hour ambulance ride to Kelowna in a blizzard, or the helo if they can fly and you need it bad enough. It doesn't bother me, I still love this place, surrounded by good hunting and fishing and boating and atving.
Kelowna has a great hospital and the one in Trail is expanding. A fair amount of new houses being built as folks sell homes in Kelowna and pay cash for a new place in the Gar. Banking a buttload of cash doing so.
If your seeking peace and quite and small town atmosphere, you have to make sacrifices. We don't have Cosco, but we don't have a lot of other stuff no one wants either.
Out of most areas I would second Barriere. Close to Kamloops,which means things you need as you age. Still affordable. Also consider how close you will be to family or friends who would be helping younif needed-how close are they or will they be. My friends parents moved to Vancouver Island,as their father started having medical issues they found it very hard to juggle young kids and going to see him and assist him and their mother with medical needs and household stuff.
Parksville/Qualicum would be my pick
Port Alberni would be good. Inexpensive homes and good access to hunting and fishing.
Maybe a bit too working class for some folks though.