What a load of crap. I was born in BC. Fort st john is the cocaine city. There are way better places to live here in BC. This is just all falsehoods. Kelowna is where I was born. It may belong on the list but it's expensive as hell so I can't afford to live there. Who ever made this video was seriously off about all of it. And why is a university no-one knows bigger than the city that is UBC??? Bad bad video.
@@mysteriousfleas I live and own in Fort St John now and i never heard that one before but it is a funny play on words. Casey called it cocaine city but i suspect he never traveled much. Odd how i do not need cocaine just like the porno mags on the shelf. They can put it out there for sale but if i do not buy it what happens next? I can say i like living here because i own a 4 bedroom house that cost me only 200,000.00 . try that in Hongcover or Deadmonton or Toronto or, or, or,,,,,,
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@Cream Cream If you have traveled to even half of these cities and spent any time in them you wouldn't even ask such a question. It doesn't bare worth answering this is a stupid video.
SURREY.... Low Crime Rate?!? Where are these people getting their info from? Also when they are talking about Surrey at 3:11 they're actually showing footage of Vancouver.
Although it is true that BC is beautiful, to most of the 95%ers who live there, it is hardly affordable...in fact it is quite the struggle to keep your head above the water here...and those who live in the rural areas are subject to very little health care or government services. Totally misleading this video thread is.
@Frank B. you think wrong people on social assistance have to eat the high costs here as well and with little to no sympathy from anyone, you will also learn landlords for the most part refuse social assistance recipients here.
I will never live in Vancouver again. It's expensive, a lot of the people are unfriendly and the traffic is absolutely horrible. When I lived there, I never wanted to leave my house between 1 and 7pm, because I'd just end up sitting in a traffic jam for an hour
"Surrey has a low crime rate" .... You have got to be kidding!!! I had someone murdered in my building, twice. Awoken by police asking if we heard anything was not a pleasant experience. Left Surrey, is not pleasant.
I live in the UK and I so love Canada especially British Colombia area but love to see it all as i stayed in Toronto for 4 nights in 2009 and then 4 nights in countryside place near Peterborough and just fell in love and been trying to get back since and i would just up & live there if i got chance but I would also love to do sleeper train in prestige....Every-time I see Canada i just feel that's where my heart is and that's where my home is!!
SINCE I KNOW MANY OF THESE CITIES WELL, I MUST SAY THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MOVE TO ONE OF THEM SHOULD SPEND SOME TIME IN THAT CITY AND FIND OUT THE TRUTH. THIS VIDEO GIVES A VERY ROMANTIC AND BIASED VERSION OF THE TRUTH
I like the last one, Saanich. I have an innovative small business and will start it there in a year or so. If anyone could help from there, he would be my partner.
Squamish is now over 1 million $ for ordinary single family homes. Our cost of living is amongst the highest in B.C.: gas and groceries. The rental vacancy rate is literally 0% and has been for a few years. The rental vacancy might improve when all the construction comes online.
~MUST READ~ As someone who previously lived in Squamish, I'd say that it should most definitely not be on the list. It's very expensive, and does not have many activities to do unless you are one who loves the outdoors, mountain biking, and rock climbing. The newer people who live in the town, most from Metro Vancouver, believe they can overtake the town and throw out the residents who have lived in Squamish their entire lives. They are trying to change everything in Squamish. They're quite snobby, rich people that think they are better than everyone. I do NOT recommend living there. PS: Whistler shouldn't be listed as it is. Not quite sure if it should even stay on the list. Prices of nearly anything are outrageous, especially considering it's a resort town. And Surrey has a high crime rate, NOT a low crime rate. Most murders, kidnappings, etc I see on the news are located somewhere in Surrey. The creator(s) of this video has no idea what they're talking about. Honestly, I recommend many places on Vancouver Island such as Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, The Comox Valley, and many more. They're quiet places with not much crime if you're not much of a fan of the big city, relatively cheap as well, with stunning views up and down The Island. However, if you like the city Kelowna, Kamloops, and Prince George are fine places as well.
What if you're looking for something near the mountains, biking and surfing (if that's possible), relatively safe (although the comments talk about crime there's no mention of the type - like stabbings or car theft?) but fairly near civilisation?
"The 10 Best Places To Live In British Columbia For 2020" if you come from money. As someone who lives in BC, I find this informational video to be quite opinionated towards a certain class. Also, who does your fact checking? Almost half of what was said was incorrect. Not to mention you completely missed out on cities like Courtenay, Campbell River, Nanaimo, etc, which would be at least in the bottom half of the top 10. I think the fluff in this piece is a little flat. :(
Lol... Nanaimo. You know what’s in a Nanaimo Bar? Hell’s Angels and Hookers! Good god, it’s like you’re in Alabama over there. The Island is so overrated.
Anyway stay away from BC, its expensive enough with people from other countries buying up property and leaving them empty while others have to pay ridiculous rents or have massive mortgages.
I live in a smaller town/city in the Okanagan called Penticton, and I'll never leave. BC is indeed the most beautiful Province in the most amazing country, Canada.... but it is, indeed, expensive.
I was born there and I want to get the hell out of Penticton. That's why I watched this. I'm tired of homeless people everywhere, 44 degree summers, drought, forest fires and smoke, and ridiculous house prices. I think I might go to Ontario or the Maritimes.
Make sure you have a doctor confirmed before moving to BC; there are none available at this time. Also, if you're planning to retire in this province, have a contingency plan! There is no more room in BC's care homes so don't depend on BC to look after you when you can't care for yourself anymore. Don't move too far from your family, who should be careing for you in your old age!
Thanks Paige... This the vital information which no one provide on social media... I was planning to move here from Edmonton... Because I am fed up from cold... But now I will rethink...
@Frank B. if your lucky enough to arrive at a walk in before it fills up for the day then yes, fyi come extremly early, better yet see if you can make an appointment.
@Frank B. hi Frank, sorry for the late response. To see a doc in a walk in clinic, you have to show up to the clinic way before it opens, stand in line to make an apt for that day, and hope there aren’t so many people ahead of you that the apts get filled up before you get to the front of the line. It’s a mess here in BC. The doctor shortage is a major crisis. If you need a form filled out you’ll make an appointment to see the doc, then likely have to come back again for the form. They don’t love having to fill out forms and charge for this service.
@Frank B. hi Frank, sorry for the late response. To see a doc in a walk in clinic, you have to show up to the clinic way before it opens, stand in line to make an apt for that day, and hope there aren’t so many people ahead of you that the apts get filled up before you get to the front of the line. It’s a mess here in BC. The doctor shortage is a major crisis. If you need a form filled out you’ll make an appointment to see the doc, then likely have to come back again for the form. They don’t love having to fill out forms and charge for this service.
@@marie-evelamarche3043 me and my son I've lived in Vancouver for almost 10 years and still dont have a family Dr. I only go to a walk in clinic like other ones Do too coz there's no Drs here available taking new patients, now... were should I look for one?? Thanks.
@denis donbas That’s just the people they caught. There are lies, damn lies and statistics. Surrey is a shithole. Don’t leave your car in the skytrain parking lot in Surrey.
@@gwenedd9734: "That's just the people they caught" Wow! Awesome logic.. You must see criminals and negativity around every corner and in every shadow. And, I'm going out on a "sturdy" limb, here; but I'm willing to bet the fact that Surrey is not a "white" majority city is why you just dismiss it as shithole.
Yes, Canada is beautiful country. British Colombia , commonly abbreviated as BC, is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. Thank you for the beautiful video and for all the information related to this beautiful country...in fact my heart never left this beautiful country...from Chicago,
I was born and raised in Saanich, and although they are not saying it correct, they got it right that it is a great place and I am very grateful that I can call it home! I do have to say though that I was very surprised to hear Colwood on here, but hey... it is growing and all things can improve!!
Computerized voices mispronouce a lot of things! Like McTavish Road, south of the Victoria Airport! The computerized voice on Bus 72 pronounces it "MICTA-VISH".
I was surprised at several of these places. Surrey has a high rate. As does Kelowna. Kamloops is semi arid and the land around it is like the prairies. I lived in Colwood. Commuting to Victoria is called the "Colwood Crawl". Very poor traffic movement. Vancouver and Victoria are unappealing because of a very high cost of living. Fort Saint John? Are you kidding me? A tough place. Squamish is very appealing. Whistler is a tourist town, all seasons. Now what did I miss? Ah, Nelson. A beautiful place, and you can grow high quality cannabis. And for your own use, it's legal. Historically it was home to many "hippies" but that has changed. It is a beautiful city. Now, I don't mean to disagree but I have added a few concerns about the chosen areas. The crime rate and gang activity should put Vancouver and Surrey at the bottom of the list. Hell's Angels had a significant presence in Kelowna but recently they lost their clubhouse to the BC government because it was considered to be proceeds of crime. Nothing to say they'll just buy another property and stay put. Sorry to burst a few bubbles, but forewarned is forearmed.
Increasing numbers of immigrants from war torn countries and places like India & China have/are turning every community into unrecognizable ghettos. Surrey is one of the worst with escalating crime and indo-gang related murders rising every year. The Politicians are catering more and more to the immigrant voting blocks, leaving the wasp population without a voice in their own country. No sign of this changing anytime soon.
Give your head a shake. What a bigoted comment. Are Hells Angels from India and China? And the wasp population in "their own country"? "Wasps" don't originate here unless you mean the yellow and black kind that sting people. I don't even know anyone that uses the term wasp any more, it started to get erased from memory as everyone started intermarrying.
My name is Mamun from Bangladesh. British Columbia is an amazingly beautiful province. If I had the opportunity to work there, I would have seen everything up close.
I have lived more than 20 years and BC and I travel frequently all over the Province so trust me when I tell you this video has most of the information wrong about every city.
Obviously aimed at young professionals and wealthy retirees; most of these places are unaffordable for average people. Indeed, many restaurants, etc, in Vancouver are suffering because the lower-wage employees who typically work in such industries can't afford the cost of living near their places of employment (and this was before the effects of covid-19).
Its not the major centers in BC that are where Id live, there are many smaller ones with much to offer. IMO Penticton is the hidden gem of BC surrounded by the best beaches in the Okanagan Valley plus all the amenities without the congestion of Kelowna, due to Penticton having the foresight to build a bypass to alleviate through traffic during peak tourist season. Free parking on the beach and a much slower pace of life add to its appeal. Osoyoos is spectacular! The whole Similkameen Area is too. The entire Kootenay region is dotted with unique towns, and the highways are a motorcyclists dream.
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I live Kelowna (#2) in the video and this vid is full of BS info (and some of the clips aren't even from here). And just to note, you pronounce Saanich wrong.
Kelowna sucks. Poorly planned, too much traffic, full of people who drop names and really believe it’s like California (for the whole three months of the year you can actually swim in the lake before it goes back to grey and miserable). If you remember the Okanagan the way it was before the Connector was put in... you’d weep.
A young guy from Newfoundland moves to British Columbia and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job. The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says "Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in Newfoundland." Well, the boss was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him a shot, so he gave him the job. "You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down to the sales floor. "How many customers bought something from you today?" The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, "One". The boss says "Just one?!!? Our salespeople average sales of 20 to 30 customers a day. That will have to change, and soon if you'd like to continue your employment here. We have very strict standards for our sales force here in Vancouver. One sale a day might have been acceptable in Newfoundland, but you're not on the farm anymore, son." The kid took his beating but continued to look at his shoes, so the boss felt kind of bad for chewing him out on his first day. He asked (semi-sarcastically), "So, how much was your one sale for?" The kid looks up at his boss and says "$101,237.65.′′ The boss, astonished, says, "$101,237.65?!? What the heck did you sell?" The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4×4 Expedition." The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?" The kid said, "No, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, 'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing.'"
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@Frank B. I drive 1st nation people around town, family members and sometimes I pickup hitchhikers who all said that Campbell River is the last of the garden of eden. Everything under one roof. Hiking, biking, canoeing, fishing, water skiing, snow skiing, and the list goes on. We get no floods, hurricanes, tornados, a truly beautiful place.
The makers of the video left out Smithers as the best coastal spa, Canada's version of Miami, having a huge university, great roads, super subway, and an art gallery which rivals the Louvre in Paris. That would all be par for the course in this film.
I agree with Nelson and Kamloops, but while TRU is a good university , it isn’t close to being the largest in the province. And unless you are moving from Siberia, Ft. St. John winters will be pretty interesting.
My family and I used to live in Vancouver, BC for multiple years. Of all the many places we’ve visited this is undoubtedly ranked the best. Unfortunately, we decided to move south of the border for much better opportunities.
BC is poor, can't fix their pavements, you need to work 3 jobs to live in BC. People that live in BC can't afford the tourist attraction. This is false information.
The Saanich peninsula (North Saanich,central Saanich, and Sidney) is actually a hella nice utopia we’re no ones trying to fight you or steal from you but Saanich (called that despite not having much affiliation with the other Saaniches and have no ethnic Saanich people or for the most part not being on Saanich land and is more of a suburb) is okay, it’s got some nice stuff but really it’s just a suburb with a misleading name
This is a video of falsehoods. Almost every word is a lie. Except "and", "to", "includes" and "expensive". Those are the only truthful words. Yes, I'm B.C. born and raised and still (foolishly) live here. If anyone sees this false advertising video and decides to move to B.C., you didn't do your research. If you did, you wouldn't be moving to any place in Canada, especially B.C.
Why do you say that? Isn't Canada a good place to live? I'm looking for information to continue my professional career in electronic engineering and I was considering Canada.
@@micheleemcdaniel389 idk what is ''dukaboors'' means. True bro, but very hard make it. Average salary in russia 300$ and good people like me (of which there is 1% in the country) do not have a banal opportunity to get into the program as either immigration, because my government does everything from the birth of a person so that he dies here. im 19 and i will soon to get out from this shit in san diego
@@kostberzerk8305 Sorry, I spelt it wrong. Doukhobors is the correct spelling. This was a religious sect that left Russia and came to Canada in the 1800s. They were fleeing persecution in Russia.
🤩 Your vlog transported me to a new place and I was completely mesmerized by Canadas' beauty! The way you captured the scenery and culture was truly impressive. I am a fan now, stay in touch.
How about we let this woman have the true BC experiences of having to live in a single room that costs more than $1000 per month, being stuck in a traffic jam for hours everyday after work, and watching the drug addicts screeching on public buses and urinating on streets? Not sure if she'll last before getting her first auto theft or robbery after moving to BC.
@Frank B. no he means they don’t want more people moving there, I’m from Europe and temporarily live in Kelowna, apart from the scenery, it’s crap I wanna leave soon
Skips pretty much the whole island and doesn't include Comox, Campbell River, Parksville, Qualicum, Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Cowichan and more. All deserve to be in the top 10 in B.C
@@uprajsingh If you want Urban, you should maybe go with Abbotsford, Vancouver, or Kelowna. If you would rather more of a small town I'd recommend Hope, or Vernon. Vernon is close by to Kelowna also so it is a good means of getting a job.
She pronounced Saanich wrong. the 'a' is pronounced like sandwich ... not sauna. Beyond that, this is full of cherry picked statements about locations, where do I start: - Ft. St. John - ... yes 250 days a year of 'sunshine', but its a subarctic climate, so temps average below freezing for 4 months of the year, and can get as cold as -30 Celsius. - Kamloops - TRU is not the largest University in the province by any metric. google it. - Vancouver has THE mildest climate of all Canadian Cities, not one of the, but it is also THE most expensive city to live in, not one of them, with the most expensive rental housing costs in the country, with the least vacancy rate. People working full time and going to school full time struggle severely, and many live in a van. Theres a lot more wrong here, but suffice to say dont move to BC based on the info here.
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Surrey has a 'relatively low crime rate'???
Relative to where?
Yikes!
You know why the seagulls fly upside down over Surrey? Because nothing worth shitting on down there.
I was thinking the same thing.
I think if you compare it to USA standards it’s got a low crime rate or they just got mixed up
Hey Surrey is a beautiful place to live if your a crack head, drug dealer, and or a hooker. Whalley has among some of the best riffraff
Surrey isnt even in the top 10 for crime rates in BC.
Love this guide on British Columbia's best spots! Perfect for anyone looking to relocate, retire, or raise a family.
This video has a lot of incorrect information.
its like the pot heads guide to bc lol
@@rustymontgomery9281 nah potheads would have had Victoria on the list.
Wrong
All of this information is right
Yeah! Thompson Rivers is the largest university in British Columbia???
What a load of crap. I was born in BC. Fort st john is the cocaine city. There are way better places to live here in BC. This is just all falsehoods. Kelowna is where I was born. It may belong on the list but it's expensive as hell so I can't afford to live there.
Who ever made this video was seriously off about all of it. And why is a university no-one knows bigger than the city that is UBC??? Bad bad video.
Everyone I know used to call it "Foreskin John" Did that name ever catch on up there?
Yeah Surrey the gang capitol of BC was particularly hilarious
@@mysteriousfleas I live and own in Fort St John now and i never heard that one before but it is a funny play on words. Casey called it cocaine city but i suspect he never traveled much. Odd how i do not need cocaine just like the porno mags on the shelf. They can put it out there for sale but if i do not buy it what happens next? I can say i like living here because i own a 4 bedroom house that cost me only 200,000.00 . try that in Hongcover or Deadmonton or Toronto or, or, or,,,,,,
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Hahahaaaaa, Surrey? One of the top 10 in BC? It becomes Mordor after 8pm.
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that bad???
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This whole video was a giant lie.
@Cream Cream If you have traveled to even half of these cities and spent any time in them you wouldn't even ask such a question. It doesn't bare worth answering this is a stupid video.
@Cream Cream read the comments from everyone else and you will know why.
morgan elliott most likely made for Chinese investors. The voice sounded foreign. Like a Chinese speaking English.
More like a giant laugh!
You can tell who it was made for. LOL
SURREY.... Low Crime Rate?!? Where are these people getting their info from? Also when they are talking about Surrey at 3:11 they're actually showing footage of Vancouver.
I know a girl who was born and raised there... Had pepper spray everywhere she went
@@MarlyT26 hahahahahahaj
It’s low compared to gun toting USA. But that’s a low benchmark. By Canadian standards, Surrey is very “Sorry”.
hahahaha i can't believe on this
We are living in the time of the great lie. Info no longer has to be truthful.
Although it is true that BC is beautiful, to most of the 95%ers who live there, it is hardly affordable...in fact it is quite the struggle to keep your head above the water here...and those who live in the rural areas are subject to very little health care or government services. Totally misleading this video thread is.
Yup it cost money to live in a beautiful place like British Columbia you could always move to Alberta
@Frank B. you think wrong people on social assistance have to eat the high costs here as well and with little to no sympathy from anyone, you will also learn landlords for the most part refuse social assistance recipients here.
of course landlords never say that because they know its discrimination, their classic response is we will get back to you and then they never do.
if your planning on subsidized housing i would put your name on that list now there is a 10 year waitlist for it.
and unless you are coming out of jail or off the street there is little to no hope of changing that
Even the voice over artist has no clue and mispronounced several of the city names
Whistle-ler.
*facepalm*
@@Maxxis1941 Coalwood? Saaaaaanich?
Wistle.....er
@@darrinr2238 sounded like saunich, pretty funny anyway
Right, haven't heard many people saying WhisELLer
I’m from Brazil so every place in Canada looks safe to me. I’m currently living in Delta, BC
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coughs in downtown eastside vancouver
is it delta variant?
Be careful to visit downtown east hasting street of Vancouver.
Vancouver is a good city, but Vancouver is too expensive to live.
So is Saanich. You'll need 900,000 for any decent house.
It’s true..... but Vancouver is the best place to living.
and tooooooo crowded. Talk about a quality [of life :-) :-) :-)!
Wow! Unpopular opinion?
I will never live in Vancouver again. It's expensive, a lot of the people are unfriendly and the traffic is absolutely horrible. When I lived there, I never wanted to leave my house between 1 and 7pm, because I'd just end up sitting in a traffic jam for an hour
"Surrey has a low crime rate" .... You have got to be kidding!!! I had someone murdered in my building, twice. Awoken by police asking if we heard anything was not a pleasant experience. Left Surrey, is not pleasant.
Had someone murdered?? SHOULD YOU BE SAYING THIS ON RUclips???? MURDER IS CRIMEEE
@@masterdrewanthony Murdered means someone got killed not that he personally killed him mate
OMG they murdered that person TWICE! (j/k)
I live in the UK and I so love Canada especially British Colombia area but love to see it all as i stayed in Toronto for 4 nights in 2009 and then 4 nights in countryside place near Peterborough and just fell in love and been trying to get back since and i would just up & live there if i got chance but I would also love to do sleeper train in prestige....Every-time I see Canada i just feel that's where my heart is and that's where my home is!!
SINCE I KNOW MANY OF THESE CITIES WELL, I MUST SAY THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MOVE TO ONE OF THEM SHOULD SPEND SOME TIME IN THAT CITY AND FIND OUT THE TRUTH. THIS VIDEO GIVES A VERY ROMANTIC AND BIASED VERSION OF THE TRUTH
Hey, how are you and the weather there??
HEY THANKS FOR THE INFO
I like the last one, Saanich. I have an innovative small business and will start it there in a year or so. If anyone could help from there, he would be my partner.
Hey for those of us who grew up here, and can no longer afford the housing. We are closed!
Don't like it? Move somewhere else
Isn’t the average price of a single family home in Vancouver over $1,000,000?
Yep!!! My landlord bought his a few years back for 1.2 million aaaaaand it's in Surrey too 🤦♂️.
Yes, maybe just a bit more. A 1 bedroom condo in downtown Vancouver is nearly that price.
Nah my dude its around 2 million or more
Squamish is now over 1 million $ for ordinary single family homes. Our cost of living is amongst the highest in B.C.: gas and groceries. The rental vacancy rate is literally 0% and has been for a few years. The rental vacancy might improve when all the construction comes online.
... has detached from reality
Born and raised on the Island. Now living in SW Ontario. I would move back there in a heartbeat if i could afford it.
Lived in Ontario my whole life. I hate it here.
@@alexcanning5383 YOU DON'T MEAN THAT! You probably lived in a bad neighborhood Ontario is a beautiful place to live in.
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As someone who previously lived in Squamish, I'd say that it should most definitely not be on the list. It's very expensive, and does not have many activities to do unless you are one who loves the outdoors, mountain biking, and rock climbing. The newer people who live in the town, most from Metro Vancouver, believe they can overtake the town and throw out the residents who have lived in Squamish their entire lives. They are trying to change everything in Squamish. They're quite snobby, rich people that think they are better than everyone. I do NOT recommend living there.
PS: Whistler shouldn't be listed as it is. Not quite sure if it should even stay on the list. Prices of nearly anything are outrageous, especially considering it's a resort town. And Surrey has a high crime rate, NOT a low crime rate. Most murders, kidnappings, etc I see on the news are located somewhere in Surrey.
The creator(s) of this video has no idea what they're talking about. Honestly, I recommend many places on Vancouver Island such as Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, The Comox Valley, and many more. They're quiet places with not much crime if you're not much of a fan of the big city, relatively cheap as well, with stunning views up and down The Island. However, if you like the city Kelowna, Kamloops, and Prince George are fine places as well.
What if you're looking for something near the mountains, biking and surfing (if that's possible), relatively safe (although the comments talk about crime there's no mention of the type - like stabbings or car theft?) but fairly near civilisation?
"The 10 Best Places To Live In British Columbia For 2020" if you come from money. As someone who lives in BC, I find this informational video to be quite opinionated towards a certain class. Also, who does your fact checking? Almost half of what was said was incorrect. Not to mention you completely missed out on cities like Courtenay, Campbell River, Nanaimo, etc, which would be at least in the bottom half of the top 10. I think the fluff in this piece is a little flat. :(
Lol... Nanaimo.
You know what’s in a Nanaimo Bar? Hell’s Angels and Hookers! Good god, it’s like you’re in Alabama over there.
The Island is so overrated.
Stay the Hell off the Island and out of Nanaimo, Courtenay and Campbell River - unless you are a multimillionaire - or a drug addict.
Anyway stay away from BC, its expensive enough with people from other countries buying up property and leaving them empty while others have to pay ridiculous rents or have massive mortgages.
I live in a smaller town/city in the Okanagan called Penticton, and I'll never leave. BC is indeed the most beautiful Province in the most amazing country, Canada.... but it is, indeed, expensive.
Bc=bring cash
I live in a small town south of penticton past okanagan falls. It really is a nice place
I was born there and I want to get the hell out of Penticton. That's why I watched this. I'm tired of homeless people everywhere, 44 degree summers, drought, forest fires and smoke, and ridiculous house prices. I think I might go to Ontario or the Maritimes.
@@scotth6814 I get that. I don't want to stay either, considering Edmonton
@@kiannarayan4431 skip Edmonton and look at Calgary instead.
Saying Nelson has temperatures above freezing 260 days a year is a really weird brag.
Make sure you have a doctor confirmed before moving to BC; there are none available at this time. Also, if you're planning to retire in this province, have a contingency plan! There is no more room in BC's care homes so don't depend on BC to look after you when you can't care for yourself anymore. Don't move too far from your family, who should be careing for you in your old age!
Thanks Paige... This the vital information which no one provide on social media... I was planning to move here from Edmonton... Because I am fed up from cold... But now I will rethink...
@Frank B. if your lucky enough to arrive at a walk in before it fills up for the day then yes, fyi come extremly early, better yet see if you can make an appointment.
I got one randomly showed up twice I also have a degree and citizenship and medical procedure history they foreshadowed all this. Little holes.
@Frank B. hi Frank, sorry for the late response. To see a doc in a walk in clinic, you have to show up to the clinic way before it opens, stand in line to make an apt for that day, and hope there aren’t so many people ahead of you that the apts get filled up before you get to the front of the line. It’s a mess here in BC. The doctor shortage is a major crisis. If you need a form filled out you’ll make an appointment to see the doc, then likely have to come back again for the form. They don’t love having to fill out forms and charge for this service.
@Frank B. hi Frank, sorry for the late response. To see a doc in a walk in clinic, you have to show up to the clinic way before it opens, stand in line to make an apt for that day, and hope there aren’t so many people ahead of you that the apts get filled up before you get to the front of the line. It’s a mess here in BC. The doctor shortage is a major crisis. If you need a form filled out you’ll make an appointment to see the doc, then likely have to come back again for the form. They don’t love having to fill out forms and charge for this service.
Vancouver is the most beautiful city and I'm so happy to have chosen it as my home.
Columbia Britânica é um dos lugares mais lindos do mundo
"Excellent health care"... Barely anyone has family doctors in BC. This video is false advertising.
"Barely anyone has family doctors in BC" What are you smoking?
@@Sandler23 My area has huge wait-list to get a family doctor. I dont know about where you are from.
@@marie-evelamarche3043 me and my son I've lived in Vancouver for almost 10 years and still dont have a family Dr. I only go to a walk in clinic like other ones Do too coz there's no Drs here available taking new patients, now... were should I look for one?? Thanks.
Because we have FREE healthcare in Canada
Gladys Nelson m
Surrey's low crime rate lol
@denis donbas That’s just the people they caught. There are lies, damn lies and statistics. Surrey is a shithole. Don’t leave your car in the skytrain parking lot in Surrey.
@@gwenedd9734: "That's just the people they caught" Wow! Awesome logic.. You must see criminals and negativity around every corner and in every shadow. And, I'm going out on a "sturdy" limb, here; but I'm willing to bet the fact that Surrey is not a "white" majority city is why you just dismiss it as shithole.
😂
Surrey = sorry
Omg..I lived in Surrey for college..It’s so dirty and hell. I ran away to Vancouver island with my dear life🥺 after college
Love you Canada I am coming in two years again love you🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
She forgot to mention the TENT CITIES spreading around the province in the downtown cores.
Yes, Canada is beautiful country. British Colombia , commonly abbreviated as BC, is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. Thank you for the beautiful video and for all the information related to this beautiful country...in fact my heart never left this beautiful country...from Chicago,
I was born and raised in Saanich, and although they are not saying it correct, they got it right that it is a great place and I am very grateful that I can call it home!
I do have to say though that I was very surprised to hear Colwood on here, but hey... it is growing and all things can improve!!
you are so lucky human. I am planning for BC immigration.
Computerized voices mispronouce a lot of things! Like McTavish Road, south of the Victoria Airport! The computerized voice on Bus 72 pronounces it "MICTA-VISH".
I was surprised at several of these places. Surrey has a high rate. As does Kelowna. Kamloops is semi arid and the land around it is like the prairies. I lived in Colwood. Commuting to Victoria is called the "Colwood Crawl". Very poor traffic movement. Vancouver and Victoria are unappealing because of a very high cost of living. Fort Saint John? Are you kidding me? A tough place. Squamish is very appealing. Whistler is a tourist town, all seasons. Now what did I miss? Ah, Nelson. A beautiful place, and you can grow high quality cannabis. And for your own use, it's legal. Historically it was home to many "hippies" but that has changed. It is a beautiful city.
Now, I don't mean to disagree but I have added a few concerns about the chosen areas. The crime rate and gang activity should put Vancouver and Surrey at the bottom of the list. Hell's Angels had a significant presence in Kelowna but recently they lost their clubhouse to the BC government because it was considered to be proceeds of crime. Nothing to say they'll just buy another property and stay put. Sorry to burst a few bubbles, but forewarned is forearmed.
it's amusing to notice Victoria, the capitol of BC, is not mentioned as one of the 10 best places to live in the province. But IT IS!!
That made me giggle too! As a Victorian I am amused! 😂
Saanich and Colwood are close enough I guess! 😆
Meh. Too expensive, full of old people and granola munchers, and a three sailing wait to get the hell out.
But they use the picture of downtown Victoria when she talking about Saanich.😉
It's a beautiful place to live, if you're mega-rich.
Increasing numbers of immigrants from war torn countries and places like India & China have/are turning every community into unrecognizable ghettos. Surrey is one of the worst with escalating crime and indo-gang related murders rising every year. The Politicians are catering more and more to the immigrant voting blocks, leaving the wasp population without a voice in their own country. No sign of this changing anytime soon.
India? You sure
It's not your country WASP. You're living on stolen land.
Give your head a shake. What a bigoted comment. Are Hells Angels from India and China? And the wasp population in "their own country"? "Wasps" don't originate here unless you mean the yellow and black kind that sting people. I don't even know anyone that uses the term wasp any more, it started to get erased from memory as everyone started intermarrying.
My name is Mamun from Bangladesh. British Columbia is an amazingly beautiful province. If I had the opportunity to work there, I would have seen everything up close.
Where are you live in British Colombia?
I have lived more than 20 years and BC and I travel frequently all over the Province so trust me when I tell you this video has most of the information wrong about every city.
Hi there,
Which is the best place to live in BC which would be affordable and safe for students and to get part-time or full time jobs?
@@ahsanimam1118 none there all expensive
What is the place in bc to sell smule farmer with cheap expensive
@@شاديعبدالعزيز-ل3ث Sorry but seems your message did not translate well, it does not make sense.
Obviously aimed at young professionals and wealthy retirees; most of these places are unaffordable for average people. Indeed, many restaurants, etc, in Vancouver are suffering because the lower-wage employees who typically work in such industries can't afford the cost of living near their places of employment (and this was before the effects of covid-19).
Its not the major centers in BC that are where Id live, there are many smaller ones with much to offer. IMO Penticton is the hidden gem of BC surrounded by the best beaches in the Okanagan Valley plus all the amenities without the congestion of Kelowna, due to Penticton having the foresight to build a bypass to alleviate through traffic during peak tourist season. Free parking on the beach and a much slower pace of life add to its appeal.
Osoyoos is spectacular! The whole Similkameen Area is too. The entire Kootenay region is dotted with unique towns, and the highways are a motorcyclists dream.
Never said in the history of ever:
"I engage in snowboarding in 'Whistle-her"
You can’t survive in Vancouver on $60K
Yeah, I think their median income numbers are skewed by the plethora of homeless people.
You can, it just requires you live in a cardboard box at Burrard & Robson.
Of course, one can! You seem to have high expectations! Not everyone needs to live in a mansion! Can have a modest townhome!
@@lenitaa7938 busy in place or no
@@lenitaa7938 a modest townhome is easily $2800 a month to rent these days. Just insane
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Nice beautiful place watching from japan 🇯🇵
Kamloops looks nice
I live Kelowna (#2) in the video and this vid is full of BS info (and some of the clips aren't even from here). And just to note, you pronounce Saanich wrong.
Kelowna....famous for being the world's longest tacky strip mall....
Kelowna sucks. Poorly planned, too much traffic, full of people who drop names and really believe it’s like California (for the whole three months of the year you can actually swim in the lake before it goes back to grey and miserable).
If you remember the Okanagan the way it was before the Connector was put in... you’d weep.
Surry has a low crime rate?
TRU is the largest university in BC?
I'm from Kelowna. Not sure that I'd trust much info on here
Heyy same, it’s beautiful here
Gorgeous part of the world.
Love from Sydney Australia.❤️🌼🥰💖
as long as u can afford it is the best place to live
Loved this lovely presentation .👏
Hey, how are you and the weather there??
If I couldn’t live in Vancouver because of the expenses I’d sure as hell go there A LOT
A young guy from Newfoundland moves to British Columbia and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job.
The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?"
The kid says "Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in Newfoundland."
Well, the boss was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him a shot, so he gave him the job.
"You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did."
His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it.
After the store was locked up, the boss came down to the sales floor.
"How many customers bought something from you today?"
The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, "One".
The boss says "Just one?!!? Our salespeople average sales of 20 to 30 customers a day. That will have to change, and soon if you'd like to continue your employment here. We have very strict standards for our sales force here in Vancouver. One sale a day might have been acceptable in Newfoundland, but you're not on the farm anymore, son."
The kid took his beating but continued to look at his shoes, so the boss felt kind of bad for chewing him out on his first day. He asked (semi-sarcastically), "So, how much was your one sale for?"
The kid looks up at his boss and says "$101,237.65.′′
The boss, astonished, says, "$101,237.65?!? What the heck did you sell?"
The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4×4 Expedition."
The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?"
The kid said, "No, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, 'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing.'"
happy the southeast corner of BC was not mentioned cause we're happy here.
Awesome And Magnificent Views Of Canada 🍁 But I Believe It Is Too Far Away But Who Knows? Maybe Hopefully One Day Will Be There And Watching it this Beautiful Panorama
The west 💚carries many memories of past and future for all 💌who come to see💟
Thompson Rivers University is the largest university in BC? Bahahahahaha!
Ya I think they meant the interior.
UBC has left the chat
Must be including on line students.
Lara Mullings
UBC = University of a Billion Chinese
@Gathka Master really???
I'd choose Creston. It's wonderful
My mums dad came from Vancouver my great uncle stayed in new Westminster and my great aunt lived on Vancouver island 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
It's pronounced Whist-ler, not Whis-a-ler. And it's Saanich not Saunich. Another outsider selling our province to other outsiders.
i think other than the third nation people the rest are all outsiders ?
Colwood not Coalwood
sorry first nation not the third
That’s how I feel when North Americans visit Ireland, they can’t pronounce the place names right
Campbell River, BC is a great place to live.
I was actually hoping campbell would make the list ... but this video is misleading anyways... Its an awesome city ..
@Frank B. I drive 1st nation people around town, family members and sometimes I pickup hitchhikers who all said that Campbell River is the last of the garden of eden. Everything under one roof. Hiking, biking, canoeing, fishing, water skiing, snow skiing, and the list goes on. We get no floods, hurricanes, tornados, a truly beautiful place.
Useful information. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful country Canada 🇨🇦
Wow...that's great....❤❤❤❤❤❤
The makers of the video left out Smithers as the best coastal spa, Canada's version of Miami, having a huge university, great roads, super subway, and an art gallery which rivals the Louvre in Paris. That would all be par for the course in this film.
I'd tell you where I live in BC but I'm afraid this video crew would move here
Hocky is the most popular sport here and birtish Columbia I recommend living in salmon arm everyone is so nice
I agree with Nelson and Kamloops, but while TRU is a good university , it isn’t close to being the largest in the province. And unless you are moving from Siberia, Ft. St. John winters will be pretty interesting.
I Mexican and would be a pleasure living on British Columbia.
My family and I used to live in Vancouver, BC for multiple years. Of all the many places we’ve visited this is undoubtedly ranked the best. Unfortunately, we decided to move south of the border for much better opportunities.
I love you Vancouver!!
Hey, how are you and the weather there??
BC is poor, can't fix their pavements, you need to work 3 jobs to live in BC. People that live in BC can't afford the tourist attraction. This is false information.
We have a lot of potholes here in FSJ, none of them get filled in
Very beautiful video.
It's so a beautiful video! Views are great, voice is great, music is great! I Enjoyed! 😊
very nice
As a BC resident.. what the f?
Vancouver is my favorite, and I'd like to be there very soon thanks
good luck with that buddy
This video is almost complete bullshit. Believe none of it!!
Beautiful country, Canada B.C.
Love you Canada
Last time I checked Surrey didn’t have a low crime rate
Lower then Vancouver so far. Do some research before you talk
This year*
I'm disappointed Keremeos or Cawston didn't make the list. Who wants to live in Saanich or Squamish?
I agree!
There’s nothing to talk about Cawston or Keremeos
The Saanich peninsula (North Saanich,central Saanich, and Sidney) is actually a hella nice utopia we’re no ones trying to fight you or steal from you but Saanich (called that despite not having much affiliation with the other Saaniches and have no ethnic Saanich people or for the most part not being on Saanich land and is more of a suburb) is okay, it’s got some nice stuff but really it’s just a suburb with a misleading name
@@parwindersingh932 Surrey Lanka is an awful crime and gang infested city.
I think Victoria B.C is the best!
This is a video of falsehoods. Almost every word is a lie. Except "and", "to", "includes" and "expensive". Those are the only truthful words.
Yes, I'm B.C. born and raised and still (foolishly) live here.
If anyone sees this false advertising video and decides to move to B.C., you didn't do your research. If you did, you wouldn't be moving to any place in Canada, especially B.C.
Why do you say that? Isn't Canada a good place to live? I'm looking for information to continue my professional career in electronic engineering and I was considering Canada.
is British Columbia a fucking place to live? (why?). you clearly did not live in Russia, my friend (I do not wish anyone to be born in Russia)
@@kostberzerk8305 Many Dukaboors from Russia settled in B.C.
@@micheleemcdaniel389 idk what is ''dukaboors'' means. True bro, but very hard make it. Average salary in russia 300$ and good people like me (of which there is 1% in the country) do not have a banal opportunity to get into the program as either immigration, because my government does everything from the birth of a person so that he dies here. im 19 and i will soon to get out from this shit in san diego
@@kostberzerk8305 Sorry, I spelt it wrong. Doukhobors is the correct spelling. This was a religious sect that left Russia and came to Canada in the 1800s. They were fleeing persecution in Russia.
This report is totally arguably terribly misleading.
🤩 Your vlog transported me to a new place and I was completely mesmerized by Canadas' beauty! The way you captured the scenery and culture was truly impressive. I am a fan now, stay in touch.
Surrey above Vancouver. AAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA I LAUGHED SO HARD
Surrey: "At least most of our murders are targeted shootings." P.S. lots of the footage of Surrey was actually Vancouver.
How about we let this woman have the true BC experiences of having to live in a single room that costs more than $1000 per month, being stuck in a traffic jam for hours everyday after work, and watching the drug addicts screeching on public buses and urinating on streets? Not sure if she'll last before getting her first auto theft or robbery after moving to BC.
Sounds like Courtenay!
I live in Kamloops, being an international student, I must say it's really cold in winters and warmer in summer. it's small but beautifull.
You need to check your stats on university size BIG TIME!!
Yeah, UBC is more than twice the size of TRU. Overall though, this was a horrible mistake filled video.
Thanks for this..👍🏻make same videos on manitoba & sakatchewan..
Paramanand Pawar why? U wanna hear more lies?
Do not believe anything in this video. It is all completely false.
The best place to live in BC is where you can find a job and afford a home!
So surrey
اتمنى لكم التوفيق
انى من العراق وتمنى اسافر الى بلدكم الجميل ولاكن ليس لدينا المال
وضروف ليس على ما يرام احبكم جميعن
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
B.C has so much land, we forget there are other places to choose from other than Vancouver. I guess only a few are able to leave Vancouver.
I’m just so glad they didn’t mention the central interior or northwest. We’re doing just fine without them.
Can't tell if you're being facetious or not
Nope totally honest, there’s enough people here already.
@@cliftonsnider1520 interior is crap anyways no thanks
@Frank B. no he means they don’t want more people moving there, I’m from Europe and temporarily live in Kelowna, apart from the scenery, it’s crap I wanna leave soon
i live in a small town really close to nelson and was super exited to se it on this list
Who came up with this list??? Lmfaooo no one who lives in BC will tell you to live in Vancouver or Surrey, unless you're a millionaire.
Skips pretty much the whole island and doesn't include Comox, Campbell River, Parksville, Qualicum, Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Cowichan and more. All deserve to be in the top 10 in B.C
Vancouver is livable if you earn 300k a year.
True
Thats before tax.
I'm from Algeria and I want to travel to Canada but I can't Canada is a best country
Surrey low crime rate, yeah right lol
Was this made for the Asian Market?
I recommend visiting BC before you make an informed video
Greetings from Kiwiland, is crime rate really bad? And rains 9 months or comments are bit over the top - thank you!
@@uprajsingh Depends on the city.
@@fredcomayne7879 What would be a good place to be? Any recommendations
@@uprajsingh If you want Urban, you should maybe go with Abbotsford, Vancouver, or Kelowna. If you would rather more of a small town I'd recommend Hope, or Vernon. Vernon is close by to Kelowna also so it is a good means of getting a job.
@@fredcomayne7879 Hey Fred, highly appreciate your inputs :)
She pronounced Saanich wrong. the 'a' is pronounced like sandwich ... not sauna.
Beyond that, this is full of cherry picked statements about locations, where do I start:
- Ft. St. John - ... yes 250 days a year of 'sunshine', but its a subarctic climate, so temps average below freezing for 4 months of the year, and can get as cold as -30 Celsius.
- Kamloops - TRU is not the largest University in the province by any metric. google it.
- Vancouver has THE mildest climate of all Canadian Cities, not one of the, but it is also THE most expensive city to live in, not one of them, with the most expensive rental housing costs in the country, with the least vacancy rate. People working full time and going to school full time struggle severely, and many live in a van.
Theres a lot more wrong here, but suffice to say dont move to BC based on the info here.
Bc =bring cash
Kamloops got 3rd?? Way to go Kamloops!!😁I've lived there my whole life and it's super. Quite a good plug for our little city. And all of it is true!
as if… keep dreaming, though not a bad place, has no business in 3rd spot, and you know it
@@scooter2049 you're unhappy ,right? Sad.
@@absolutetruthgirl hahah, not anymore, you made me laugh
@@absolutetruthgirl I bet your WOKE….mabee one day I'l be woke and happy like you :)
Kamloops is pretty cool... Some times I wish I was in Hope rather than Chilliwack...