Retirement towns

[gutpile]

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 .

[adriaticum]

Good question. I'm also interested.
I've done some research on this topic in the past year.

[huntingfamily]

Nelson and some of the smaller towns in the west kootenays are nice.

[dapesche]

Nelson and some of the smaller towns in the west kootenays are nice.

Nelson is amazing but not a place you want to retire to when yiu have many nice options in the area.

Like 325 note, it's expensive and that'll eat into the pension. Castlegar, trail or grandforks would be cheaper options.

[Island Idiots]

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.

[RiverOtter]

Annual snowfall/rainfall and average seasonal temps would be good place to start.

[Darksith]

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

[recoil]

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...

[weatherbyjunkie]

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...

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.

[325]

Nelson is expensive - both real estate and taxes. Plus it's filled with SJW types.