Reaction To Why 'NOBODY' Lives in the Vast Majority of British Columbia
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- Reaction To Why 'NOBODY' Lives in the Vast Majority of British Columbia (Canadian Geography)
This is my reaction to Why 'NOBODY' Lives in the Vast Majority of British Columbia
In this video I react to Canadian geography by reacting to the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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I live near Victoria.. and i am indigenous..my people are Coast Salish
It gets my goat when the reactors characterize our population pattern as "within x of the USA" .... no.. we mostly live as far from the North pole as we can. Living close to the US is no picnic.
Yeah, we're trying to get away from things, not get near them!
This annoys me a lot too. Especially as it is most frequently used to suggest that Canadians cannot cope with the cold and all secretly want to I've in America. A far more appropriate measurement would be that the majority of Canadians live closer to the Trans Canada - railroad and highway than they do to the USA.
For those unaware, Vancouver city planning and pubic consultation declared that no freeway should run through the city. As a result, the Trans Canada Highway (and railways) run up the eastern boundary of the city and then across to North Vancouver and through West Vancouver. This means that the Highway runs from Vancouver across to Nanaimo, where it continues for the final run to Victoria.
This means that the "major centres" they listed - Kelowna, Kamloops, Vancouver, Nanaimo and Victoria are all on Highway 1.
I see this man as someone trying to learn about the world around him.
Nothing to get annoyed about.
Speaking for myself...the "he" I referred to is the guy in the video...not the reactor.
@@catherineday951
Oh I see. My apology. I see what you mean now.
Had to re-read to see where I went off track...lol
But it was unkydunky I meant to be responding to. For some reason it doesn't always include the handle I reply to.
Born and live on Vancouver Island. I have traveled some but this island has just about any thing you might want. We ski in the winter and swim in summer in some of the most beautiful parks surrounded by wild life. We've had bear, elk and mule dear in our back yard. We see bald eagles regularly. And we have 4 distinct seasons every year. Its home!
Born in the USA, I have lived in BC for 50 years in a small town of 400 people. We are located along the Alaskan panhandle, the nearest city to us is a 31/2 hours drive. We are situated in a beautiful valley surrounded by 7000 foot mountains, lots of snow in the winter, great summers, lots of wild life, fresh air & pure glacier feed water to drink. Visit sometime!
Stewart?
"Too much rock and water" is pretty much always the reason for why sections of Canada are less populated. :D I feel like people from outside Canada usually guess "cold weather" first, but there are plenty of cities that get cold, and while weather is big factor in the maintenance of infrastructure, the biggest determiners for infrastructure being built in the first place are usually "Is there the right soil for growing food or is it rock?" and "Can you build some straight roads, or is there too much rock to blast through and too much water to steer around?"
I live here. Good to see someone gets it.😁
There used to be a large relief map of British Columbia at the PNE, the Challenger Relief Map, that really showed how mountainous and inaccessible much of BC is. We value our few valleys in particular that support large scale agriculture: Fraser, Okanagan, Creston. The Challenger map got put into storage after the building that housed it was torn down.
The Osoyoos area is classified as a pocket desert based on rainfall. There is even a native Opuntia cactus (prickly pear).
@@Angelicus-p5p
I remember that map 😊
I loved going to see that map as a kid
@@acebaker3623
It was one of those cool summer things. I remember getting a pass for the PNE, paper clipped in my report card in elementary school 😊
I live in northern BC, our closest city, Prince George, is almost two hours away. People don't realize that there is so much industry here and many could easily build a future for themselves. We have cold but we also get summers! I hate going to the cities like Kelowna or Van.
Hey, I'm one of the Nobodys just north of you. It doesn't feel that remote, really. Agreed, retired now, but lots to do.
I’m about 4 hours north of you and I agree. Love the north, hate going to the cities.
Kamloops represent! I was born in and grew up in the Vancouver area, lived there for a solid 3 decades before eventually making my way North East to Kamloops. Kamloops and much more so Kelowna were where you would go for your summer vacations growing up. They're 3 and 5 hours (respectively) driving time from Vancouver, and it was the perfect distance to enjoy the amazing natural beauty of BC.
Moving to Kamloops was partially because of the cost of living, although in many respects not much is different. The one major advantage is housing prices are significantly lower than in Vancouver, which has one of the highest prices for housing in the World. The average house price in Vancouver is around $1.2 million CAD or $870,000 USD. Meanwhile in Kamloops, the average house price is around $600,000 CAD or $435,000 USD.
The biggest difference for me is only having 100,000 people living in and around the city. Vancouver feels way overpopulated and super busy. Kamloops still gets busy, but you can get anywhere in 10 minutes and there are never exhaustingly large crowds for anything. It's also some of my absolute favorite scenery in the whole Province.
As for the videos points about industry, Kamloops is a hotspot for several of Canada's largest industries; Forestry and Mining. We produce pulp from our logging industry to be used in paper products, we also mine for Copper, Silver, Gold and Molybdenum (which is primarily used to produce Steel). We're also the hub city between the resources industry in the rest of BC and Vancouver.
Yup. Although I'm back living on VanIsle now, I was here in my youth and our family made summer trips nearly every year up to the interior and spent a few weeks camping. It was sooo hot! At that time the best the Island could do was 25 C but the interior was 30-35 C. Plus there were big lakes to swim in!
The province is nowhere near as empty as this video makes it out to be.
I had family living in the Okanagan region, and my grandparents and I would visit every summer. We'd spend most of the time at the cabin (2 months in a cabin on the northern arm of Okanagan Lake).
I also love the rainforest on Vancouver Island. That's one of the most relaxing places I've ever been, and still have the seashells and drift wood we found on our trip there in 1977.
If 60% of people live somewhere, then 40% live elsewhere...MATH!!!!!!!!!!
There are areas in BC, particularly in the Central and Northern Coast Ranges, that are some of the most inaccessible places in the world, where there are no roads, and travel to and from is extremely difficult, almost requiring an expedition mentality. It is stunningly beautiful, but relatively unknown to most, even in Canada
Anybody else twitch every time he calls it the "Frasier" river? Even though his video has it written correctly as "Fraser". Lol
Drives me crazy when people do that.
I came to Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, from England in 1966 - how it has changed since then! I spent an eight year interlude on Salt Spring Island, which is part of the beautiful Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the Mainland. Victoria’s moderate climate, never too hot or cold, and beautiful setting, make it an ideal place to live (but don’t tell anyone).
I live in the south central part of BC’s “vast emptiness”
Those that live here do so because the “vast emptiness” is exactly why we are here.
Peace
Born and raised in Sidney (just north of Victoria...lived in Greater Vic. for my first 29years), spent 3 years in the Okanagan and then 25 in the Lower Mainland. Back on the island for a year now (Saanichton). Love it.
It seems there's quite a few Islanders in this comment section! I'm another one. Grew up in my teens here in Victoria, moved around all over the Interior in my 20's-40's, settled in Kamloops for years, then got a hankering to retire on the Island. So glad I'm back here. I missed the atmosphere and the sea.
Canadians like to leave room for the Samsquanches.
That was awesome!!! 😂😂😂
I think you mean sasquatches ha ha
My friend saw a Saskatchewan there
@@Diane-s5g You are obviously not a devotee of that crazy Canadian trio The Trailer Park Boys. And it is samsquanches.
@@CharlesEmersonWinchesterIV
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I would not use the term "empty" to describe BC's interior. there are plenty of people and communities through my beautiful province. You must realize that most of BC is populated by mountains. Not too easy to live on one of them, unless you are a goat.
But the valleys have vibrant and welcoming people, and some of the most spectacular scenery you will ever see. I encourage everyone to please come and experience it for yourself.
Oh and if you could, we would appreciate it if you picked up your litter. :)
People choose to live in Kelowna, because they like the hot, dry climate. For myself I will stay on Vancouver Island, it may be wetter but it is mild all year round.
We live in a small town very close to the beginning of the Fraser Canyon. There’re only about 6,000 people, and it’s all about agriculture. It’s beautiful here and the people are very friendly.
I shopped for garden produce at Ashcroft over the years. Couldn't believe the size of their tomatoes, squash, carrots, beets, etc. Always remembered the domestic goats roaming around
@@billfarley9167
Ashcroft can be crazy hot. I’m sure the produce from there was really good. There used to be an 1/8 mile drag strip there too
He did a pretty good job with the pronunciation of most of the words, but: Fraser is pronounced FRAY-ser, not Frasier. Chilcotin in is chill-COAT-in, not chill-cotton and Esquimalt is esk-WHY-malt, not esky-malt.
I live on Vancouver Island. Love it here.
A video narration thin on truth or facts. Almost a million live in the northern half of BC and almost a million live on Vancouver Island. Of course, the biggest port, transportation hub of Vancouver and the METRO holds 3 million among 30+ towns, Cities and suburbs into the Fraser valley of farms. NOTE: BC is larger than all of California and Oregon and Washington STATES COMBINED. There are highways and train railways through the Rocky mountains with Cities or hubs of population. BC is now 5.87 million.
I have lived in Northwest area of BC most of my life, most of BC is rugged country there isn't a lot of high paying jobs. I was lucky to have worked at the local Aluminum Smelter till my retirement. You should do an reaction on the border dispute between Canada/USA, specifically the Pig War.
Bc resident here, as soon as you said aluminum i knew exactly where you were. I lived for a couple years nearby in rupert
I’m a millwright at the aluminum smelter, and am currently sitting in the casting department break room watching this video lol.
I lived there for 4 years. Although I loved the area, I got to explore much of northern BC from there, I had to leave. I found out I do not do well mentally in endless dark, grey days😮
In my wisdom years, I know how to lessen that. Any area of BC is worth exploring. Our licence plates have it right” Beautiful British Columbia”❤
Some of his pronunciation is "interesting" but overall enjoyed it. BC rules!
I just moved away from the Okanagan valley in BC which is on the edge of the desert area. It is so beautiful there and I stayed for 10 years but now I have 3 grandchildren here in Ontario. I decided to move back. I miss BC.
I was born and raised in Montreal, but apart from a few years in Labrador, the UK and Germany, I've lived my adult life in British Columbia. Some years were spent in Vancouver and on Bowen Island, off West Vancouver, but I raised my family, established a business, and am currently retired in the interior of BC. I love the four seasons, the bright winter days and dry summers that the interior offers. It is rural Canada at its best, surrounded by friendly neighbours and real wilderness just outside of town. The air is clean, and the environment is safe. The only caveat would be the potential for wildfires in the summer. Our region has not been directly affected except for one evacuation order in 2017 (when I believe one business outside of town burned down), and the occasional drifting smoke from surrounding fires in BC, Alberta, or the northwestern US. Otherwise, Beautiful British Columbia is a blessed part of the world to call home.
I was born and raised in Vancouver, but have lived the majority of my life on Vancouver Island.
Wild horses couldn't drag me back to the mainland.
I've been to almost every remote corner of BC, since it was my father's belief than one should get to know your own backyard before exploring the world.
I'm glad I had that experience, because I got to see how beautiful ALL of BC is.
I was born on the island and anytime I visit the mainland I get this weird feeling of NEEDING to return after a certain time, its strange haha
@@villarsan You mean, return to the Island ? I don't find that weird at all.
I was born on the mainland, but the Island feels more naturally like home.
I live in the Central Interior of BC. This is where the capital of New Caledonia was which is what this Northwest area was known as. The oldest European settlement in BC is Fort Saint James established in 1805. It was a major hub of commerce as it was on the Grease Trail and the Fur trade flourished here. Being able to use the river systems for easier transportation of goods made it an ideal spot for a trading post. The First Nations people were and are a vital component of what makes this place so special. (shhh, don't tell anyone but I love it here.)
I've lived in 4 regions of Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but mostly in Vancouver. I've criss-crossed a good portion of the US as well. Many of us here are Snowbirds, living in the one part of Canada with a climate similar to the Northern Adriatic Sea. I even ended up accidentily living in two sister cities on each coast.
Lewis & Clark started their expedition with a map produced by David Thompson of the Hudsons' Bay Co., showing the head waters of the Missouri River. That map is still in the collection of Thomas Jeffersons' Library. Thompson went on to map the whole Columbia River, and encountered the expedition sent by Astor, at the mouth of the Columbia River.
You can't live on most mountain tops, so everything happens down in the valleys, if at all.
Two names were suggested for naming the region. Empress Victoria picked the one we use today. She was the daughter of the only member of the Royal Family who chose to reside in Canada, 'til the throne succession result came into play. We named a province after him, and major street in Ottawa. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent & Strathearn.
And your point is..............
@@billfarley9167 To annoy you specifically. Hahaha!
I was born and have lived my whole life in the Lower Mainland of BC. It's pretty nice living here.
I live in British Columbia. There are people all over our beautiful province. It's just warmer in winter in that small corner.
Hello and much love from Vancouver Island! People here live all up and down the island not just Victoria:) BC is far more spread out with people than his video implies.
just to confirm, Banff National Park is in Alberta, not BC
it's Federal land: land is leased 99 years. have a buddy and his bro. in Banffffff and I sold them beams for their duplex. I DENY it' sAlberta, even if it is.
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI are the only provinces with population across their territory. They, of course, have bits with fewer people but nothing like one sees in the other 7 provinces.
I moved to Kelowna for my first job. Absolutely loved it. I learned cross country skiing in the mountains. A wonderful place. I lived right downtown and walked most places and was a few minutes walk from the beaches. I learned to drive after I bought a car and the interesting thing was that part of my driver’s ed was driving up and down the mountain in town. This was required because of all the mountain driving is just a part of the reality of BC driving. I moved back east because I wanted my nephews to know me. It was wonderful. The only place that I suffered from hypothermia, one time because I was not experienced and the snow was so sticky that it was hard to move. But I quickly got the hang of it. So much exceptional nature and it was the first time I lived in a small town. It’s much bigger than it was in the 70s.
yea, it's common knowledge for those of us who live here that the Southern end of the Okanagan valley is considered a desert. I live at the other end of the valley about 150km north where it's dry, but not quite enough to be considered a desert.
A significant amount of Vancouver Island is not located below the 49th😊
There are lots of small towns in BC. I grew up in one in the South East corner of the province. We were actually on Alberta time there. Most of the small towns are related to some kind of industry. Forestry, mining, etc. They tend to be a bit boom and then bust economically.
That long stretch of coast attached to Alaska that would naturally be part of BC was let slip by British negotiators in 1825 who wanted rapprochement with the US more than they wanted to negotiate for the interests of Canada. Thanks, ass hats.
@@Bruhaha9 thank you for mentioning this mostly overlooked fact. My impression of the innuendo surrounding this situation was that the Americans bribed the British mediator, and screwed the Canadians. The narrow Panhandle at the top should have been the same width all the way down according to the agreement. My feeling is that as long as the first nations are getting their share, that matters more, but it does really bug me.
In 1991 I moved from Winnipeg to Vancouver Island, about 45 minutes N of Victoria. I have had to stop many times to avoid hitting Elk on the road, had black bears in my yard, and spotted Cougar down the road from me. I am 7 minutes from the Pacific Ocean. There is an estuary near me with up to 230 bird species, several marinas, and astounding views everywhere I drive. BUT... don't come here.. the cost of living is very high, and there is no housing to be found. We have an unhoused person crisis and drug crisis combined.
So sad to see the social decay in a paradise. I love the sea. I also love high mountains. Having both is a paradise. ❤❤❤
I moved from Comox to Winnipeg in 1989, moved back to Victoria in 1998
I live in Vancouver and have done the road trip through BC and the Rockies to visit friends and family in Southern Alberta so many times. I've always known we have some really spectacular landscapes, but after having seen some international reactions, I appreciated it even more on my trip last summer. You really have to visit!
I lived in Kamloops in the BC interior for a few years in the 1980s. It remains one of my favourite places. Semi-arid desert, the hills roll gently like the blankets on an unmade bed. They grow green very briefly in spring, then become golden yellow until winter.
I lived my first 4 years in vancouver, north vancouver and then Richmond. My dad got a really huge promotion and moved us to Vernon. This was 75. I grew up there until i was 16, he got transferrd to nanaimo. I just remember the ferry ride and how clear and clean it eas on the island. I lived there until i was 35 and moved to Esquimalt. 2019 went full circle back to vancouver. Hard times lol. But its so gorgeous here. I havent really gone north, like prince george etc.
On a side note, I did a lot of travelling with school and church choir while I lived in Vernon. Southern Okanagan is amazing. Go east and cranbrook, Fernie, nelson., is terrace in there? I forget, I was young. Just gorgeous, Fernie especially
There is gold in them there hills.
I was born and raised in the Southeast of B.C. Granted it’s not densely populated but it’s definitely not empty. There’s a large area of central B.C. that’s got a significant amount of property dedicated to ranching and, apparently, the family that owns Walmart bought up a huge portion of land that they keep fenced up and keep people out of. But it’s a great province and the population isn’t just limited to the coast.
Excuse me NEW WESTMINSTER was to be the captital ; however, the wooden structures of the buildings caught fire 🔥 and swept through the entire town. Thus changed over to Victoria into stone/brick structures.
the Burr building was one of the only survivors. The Burr first family, and Raymond Burr (Perry Mason). the Burr building still stands.
Lived in Chilliwack in the Frasier valley now for 4 years. It's epic. 100k+ population much of which has grown in the last 6-8 years.
Great farming community with beautiful mountains and tonnes of lakes nearby.
Lived near or in Edmonton for 39 years. I love it here so much outdoor life. The Vedder river, Frasier river, Harrison lake, bridal falls, proximity to Washington border, Cultus lake, Chilliwack lake, othello tunnels, 5 breweries. It's glorious!
Ignore that guys pronunciation of Kermode Bear, It is pronounced as though it is spelled Kermodey. There are some decent videos on YT about the Kermode, they are kind of amazing. They are actually black bears, and they are not albino. It is a genetic thing, a pure white Kermode might have 1 or 2 parents that are white, or even none. There is an interesting legend about them.
Did you miss the pronunciation of Esquimalt!🤣
Seen many of them worked on tugs out of Prince Rupert . The wild life is so crazy, seen whales doing all the whale things, killer whales, eagles , salmon going up creeks, etc, love it all. If you visit please respect Mother Nature she is wonderful but will give you a slap if needed. Peace
@@SoNowWhatQB That one got me. I kind of just glossed over the other mispronunciations, but that one got me.
Born in North Vancouver,1958, raised in Westbank, 64 to 87
I live in Kelowna, born and raised, the town was basically born from the lumber industry and is now supported more by wine and tourism, and some small tech firms. It's a narrow valley, the farm land is squeezed in where possible, I grew up surrounded by apple orchards and we have to be on the look out for coyotes sometimes as they may feed on our pets, it is not uncommon to wake up to find some deer on your street too sometimes. Bears and cougars are extremely rare
Most Canadians live within a 100 miles of the US border because that's where the arable land for farming is (and the growing season is longer). Large parts of Canada were covered by glaciers during the ice age which scraped off the good soil and dumped into the south and the USA. (The glaciers also made thousands of lakes.) A lot of Canada is covered by the Canadian Shield, preCambrian rock which although beautiful IMHO, isn't good for growing things.
I find it funny that a video discussing the "empty" portion of this province doesn't really touch on anything north of the Okanagan. Hello from the empty void that is 3/4 of this province I guess. lol
Town of Ladysmith on Vancouver Island (place Pamela Anderson calls home) is situated right on the 49th parallel. Can only hope my Cowichan Valley (below 49th) survives Americas elections in November and not have to rely on the town of Esquimalt (pronounced eh·skwuh·maalt) - home to the Pacific fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy
I live mid-province, in a small city in the Cariboo area. I grew up in the suburbs of Vancouver, but am very glad to be in a much smaller, less stressful place. My daughter & her family live in Kelowna, but it's way too hot for me as it's just above their desert area. I have been there many times, but it's not my thing for sure.
I grew up in Montreal where I joined the Air Force at 19 and have lived from the east coat to the west coast and several places in between. I retired out of Victoria BC and settled in the south Okanagan, a place named Osoyoos, this is that desert and wine country they spoke of in the video. If visiting Canada, I would recommend BC as it truly has it all.
Thank Dog for that Vancouver Island agreement because I'd live minutes North of the US border (Nanaimo) otherwise!!
Born and raised in Vancouver. Retired to the south Cariboo. An hour to the nearest town. A region containing 6000+ lakes. Many contain trophy sport fish, chief among them rainbow trout and kokanee. Wildlife including grizzly, blackbear, moose, elk, wolverine, wolf... to name a few. We are watching spectacular northern lights as l write this. Cheers.
There is so much terrain that is totaly unlivable. The population is spread out some but have to stick to the river valleys apart from its highland plateau''s like the Cariboo and Chilcotin and northeastern around the Peace River. Then the extension of the Great American Desert around the Okanagan transitioning into the Cariboo in the north. Its a very large wild country unavailable to pioneering being too impossible
Point roberts is such a weird/cool place. I used to go there to pick up packages and get cheap gas when I lived nearby. It's a tiny town with one grocery store, multiple mailbox/shipping places, and half a dozen gas stations
Most people have no idea of the vastness of BC. People talk about living in Northern BC in Prince George, but that's only a lttle over half way to the northern border. It takes about 3 days to drive from Vancouver to the BC-Yukon border in the North. As an aside, Vancouver is now one of the top three most expensive cities in the world to live, but people keep coming here, cause it's just so damn beautiful.
I live in the vast minority of BC and love it. I live 20km outside of a small logging town. I work from a shop in my yard and I love it
Born on Vancouver island, hate city life, am now living out my life in the central area of BC, Williams Lake is where I live...Love mountains, lakes, forests and a town that can be walked anywhere...
I would highly recommend you learn, watch and react to videos about the Great Bear Rainforest. You will be impressed.
I was born and raised in the suburbs of Vancouver. I lived in Tsawwassen, which borders Point Roberts, Washington. It's true it's an oddity. We used to run back and forth across the border through the bush without any concerns about official border crossings. That all changed, apparently, after 9/11.
Point Robert…. You must give us an episode and put some humour when presenting. ❤❤❤😂😂😂 it gives a great headache during the covid19. The reason? BC can’t be on its own back in the days until RAILWAY (another Scottish invention of steam engine?) was established across the now number one highway. Plus the gold discovery (people became rich enough from the gold to travel to big cities in the Midwest and the east? Ur Montreal and Toronto or Chicago etc) that also comes the Irish potato famine partially ignited by the British and tai ping revolution in the Far East causing lots of cheap labour to help building the railway for the 1867 Canada. (If canada can’t rush and finish the railroads ahead of the USA then there was a danger that the Americans might take over BC easily. Canadians believe that USA expansion would not stop in those days. So there was somewhat a competition)❤❤❤
I live in Vancouver, lived in both Vernon (pop 44K) and Kelowna for a while as well. Lived in Vernon because my parents moved there after I finished high school, and I went to live with them for a while, and then moved to Kelowna for school (Vernon is about a 45 minute drive from Kelowna). My parents moved to Vernon primarily because my father, who worked for the provincial electrical utility company got transferred to a more senior position there, and the cost of living (specifically housing) was much lower (they moved from a 3br in the suburbs of Vancouver to a 7br McMansion in Vernon and made $100K in the process, and that was 30 years ago -- if they'd done it today, they'd have made almost $1m (their old house is now worth $1.5m, and their new one is $600K).
I ended up moving back to Vancouver because finding work in Kelowna as a student is nearly impossible, but my student loans didn't cover my living expenses, only my tuition and books. At the time that I was living there, roughly 10% of the population were students at the local university, so as you can imagine, every low-skilled job in the city is gone in an instant.
Good reaction and I liked this source material. Only touched on here, but you really should look up "Simon Fraser" and "Alexander Mackenzie" - 2 Scots hugely important to the exploration of BC. Americans Lewis and Clark are widely believed to be the first Europeans to cross North America by land but really it was Alexander Mackenzie. This video also mentions the Fraser River, named for Simon Fraser. Just imagine being the first guys trying to find their way through all those mountains to get to the coast.
I grew up in the South Okanogan, in fact in the hottest place in Canada that had rattlesnakes, scorpions, cactus, and all. The community I grew up in is now called the wine capital of Canada as over two dozen wineries in the one town. This fact is somewhat known in Canada, but the details including the extreme heat are not for the most part. I think growing up in a small community is wonderful though! I live in a tiny one now.
Can confirm i live in the nobody area lol. Living in riske creek. No cell coverage no bus no trains and only pop of 50 or so families. But it sure beautiful. Only reason we still live here as school is 50min away for our kids( most homeschool because of this)
Point Roberts is often claimed to be named after the same fellow as Roberts Rules of Order, also called Roberts Rules, being Henry Martyn Robert, an U.S. Army Engineer. He was part of the team that negotiated the settlement to the Pig War of 1859. Robert was a recent West Point graduate and 2nd Lieutenant at the time, though he went on to hold the rank of Brigadier General. The first edition of Roberts Rules of Order was published in 1876 and was published to assist in the governing of meetings of non-legislative societies (ie., Church groups, charities, unions, etc...). While Roberts did help in the negotiations which lend to the codification of the border on the smaller islands, it is actually named after Henry Roberts a friend of George Vancouver.
the okanagan is so well known for many reasons ~
first is that the trans canada highway goes thru there from alberta to vancouver ( & vice versa of course ) ~ when driving thru as many tymes as i have ( lived both in southern alberta & southern bc ) this highway has so many places to stop & enjoy its huge bounty of fruit at the road side stands in the summertyme ~ the peach festival was famous ~
now the okanagan is wine country offering wine tourists a great experience ~
its also beautiful in its different way ~ had a family reunion in osoyoos in 2012 & one of our planned activitys was a trail ride thru the desert & the guides had to scout ahead to make sure there were no rattlesnakes ~
a wine tour was also planned so hair of the dog as we partied all weekend ~
we also took a small boat onto the lake & steered it into the waters of the usa ~
i love the summer fruit season & eat only local bc fruits ~ strawberrys first ~ then raspberrys blueberrys cherrys blackberrys ( altho its just cheaper to pick your own as they are wild here ) peaches plums apricots nectarines & i may have forgotten a few ~
i also like that the valley is between the two mountain ranges so its such a beautiful drive ~ rockies ~ okanagan ~ cascades ~ vancouver ~ pacific ocean ~ vancouver island ~ more pacific ocean `
Grew up in Vancouver and now live in Kelowna, in the Okanagan Valley. I love Vancouver but I got tired of never having a dry pair of shoes all winter long. Kelowna has a Mediterranean like climate with winters that never get really cold . Ski hills and golf courses abound.
I’m up in the northeast of BC. We are having a pretty good influx of people from the lower mainland and central bc as we actually have work and the pay is decent. It does get cold in the winter and it’s long, but we have tons of sunshine all winter and our summers are really nice. If you’re outdoorsy al all this is just a big playground. Lots of things to do all year.
Scotland, Norway and Sweden have similar mountainous terrains and most of their population lives in the flatter, more accessible areas. There are 10 mountain ranges in BC and, while those mountains are beautiful to look at, they are also very challenging to deal with during winter.
I live in North Vancouver (it's a separate city to Vancouver)
Whistler is great, but my favourite place in the province is Sun Peaks, for the skiing, which is near Kamloops - in that desert region 😎
The snow quality in Whistler is usually not too great, but in the interior region of BC, it's world-class
Cheers from Kelowna BC. 🍷
Living in smaller cities and towns gives you a slower, quieter life, closer to nature. I would choose that everytime over big city living!
There are towns, of varying sizes, all over BC
We just say it’s not all that because we don’t like tourists. Lol. Mountains , water , etc makes the decision for us. We are blessed here and please everybody come and visit. Coming to you from the Okanagan valley. Love and peace to all.
I live in British Columbia, i live north of Kelowna. I had lived in Kelowna before too. I grew up here, and most of my family lives in the area. Its beautiful with lots of outdoor activities, cheaper than Vancouver too. But not that lively. But ill take the great weather and xlose to family any day.
I live in a more rural part of Metro Vancouver. A 90 minute drive from downtown Vancouver.
8:15 We do not live in those sunnier areas because in winter sunny skies are caused be air flowing out of the arctic. Whish are bloody cold. While the cloudy days in Vancouver are more numerous and the clouds are caused by warm Pacific air from around Hawaii. A clear winter day in Vancouver is maybe -5 to 15C. From -15C to -40C in the interior. A cloudy day in the Vancouver in winter is from+5 to +15C with slow drizzle at times. In the interior from maybe -20C to +5C with heavy rain or snow. So you tell us would you rather have clear winter skies with arctic air or cloudy rainy days with Hawaii air.
Kelowna is actually the fastest growing city in Canada. You should do a video on the Okanagan. It's a unique place within Canada.
Also, thank you Mert for focusing on videos that are a little bit more "academic." It's refreshing to not see "Top ten stereotypes blah blah blah..."
I was born and grew up on the Island. Spent a few years in the Lower Mainland, and would never live there again. Absolutely hate the place. I currently live in the Cariboo and doubt very much that I will ever move back south. The winters can get very cold, but they tend to be very sunny, unlike the gloomy, gray, and wet southwest of the province. The snow is also much nicer - light and fluffy, easily shoveled, which is unlike the wet and heavy snow of the southern coast and the Island.
Rock Creek, BC in The Boundary, Beautiful border country and outdoor adventures.
I'm from the Okanagan Valley. It's kind of like our Napa. Many tourist come in the summer from Vancouver or Alberta for the beaches and wineries. I don't think people from Ontario know much about the Okanagan... But then again, people from Ontario usually don't know anything about the rest of Canada.
I’m just here to say that, as someone who lives in the area commonly referred to as BC, the ‘lower mainland’ (Vancouver and suburbs) is NOT the Pacific North West! PNW is a geographical reference to the United States. It’s the Pacific Northwest side of that country. For Canada it would be the Pacific SOUTH West!
Also, 99% of BC is unceded tribal territory. There are a very few treaties that were ratified. Areas in Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo and a spot on the north west of Vancouver Island. The rest of it is stolen land. I mention this because it is historically significant😉
there used to me a very old map done as a cartoon. it described the prairies as miles and miles of just miles and miles, while BC was described as trees and rocks and rocks and trees. now i live in the southeast corner of the province NOT Van or Vic and i can see the point even with a local pop of 50,000.
"Technically classified as a dessert" much of that area looks pretty much like a dessert, so it's not surprising to be classified that way. It looks like the surface of Mars with a few dead looking plants.
Born and raised in Toronto, but had an opportunity to live and work in Victoria for 5 years. Moved back to Toronto 7 years ago but miss Vancouver Island every day. Still own a home there. Lots of problems, especially related to homelessness, but hopefully they can overcome it. Esquimalt is pronounced esk-WHY-malt, by the way, not ESK-wim-alt.
most 2nd and 3rd generation British Columbians have begun evolving with one leg shorter than the other because we all live on the sides of mountains.
I live now in the lower mainland, not far from Vancouver, but I lived for many years in a smallish city in the interior of British Columbia. I have also travelled all over the province.
Yes, the rest of the province is relatively empty, but the same could probably be said about any other part of the country. What percentage of the population of Ontario live in the greater Toronto region? What percentage of the population of Alberta live in Calgary and Edmonton? What percentage of the population of Manitoba live in Winnipeg? Etc etc….
Something you may not know is the American town of Point Robert’s only accessible by land thru Canada. By water it can be reached by the American water ways. It is on the 49th parallel that divides our two countries. And yes you need a passport to get in and out. It started as a fishing village back in the 1791. And with the 49th parallel established as the divide for our two countries in 1818.
The only people I know who go there do so specifically to collect packages so they don't have to pay shipping from the US to Canada. ;-)
As was mentioned agricultural land is not plentiful. The Peace River Valley in northeastern BC contained some of this land, Because of the geography and the unique position of this land the weather was conducive to crops that would struggle in much of the available land in northeast BC. Now most of it is underwater in the reservoirs from two dams. Another is being built which will completely destroy what remains. The government of BC is in Victoria, not even on the mainland, and it might just as well be on Mars for all the understanding or concern for northern BC, The votes are all in the south. The resources to exploit are in the north.
Uh, you better get take some math classes and brush up on where the arable land was even before the dams were built. The Williston and Dinosaur Reservoirs were forested land with perhaps 1% cleared for farming prior to the start of the dam construction... The land to be flooded by the construction of Site C is, once again, mostly non arable, because of being prone to flooding or inability to have safe access down into the narrow valley bottom from the surrounding post glacial lacustrine benches and terraces. Less than 10% was actually in crop production. Without the Bennett Dam to mitigate flooding, most of that 10% was not usable because of the dynamic seasonal changes in river levels. The benches and terraces are still being farmed just as they have since the area was settled after the second world war and the AlCan Highway development. More arable land was flooded by the Hugh Kleeneyside (Arrow Lake) alone and without including the other dams in the Columbia River watershed than the Peace River dams combined. Before the flooding of the Arrow, those farms produced more agricultural products than the entire Okanagan Valley. Please check your facts before posting disinformation.
Nobody lives in the majority of Canada. This is true for every province and territory
Oosyoos is an actual desert
Osoyoos (oh-soy-use)Helps when you spell it correctly is a Aboriginal native band
Shuswap proud here
If I lived in the interior of B.C. I'd be a tow truck driver with a snow plow.
Me again. I just realized you were referring to Metro Vancouver which includes Surrey, White Rock, Richmond, New Westminster,West and North Vancouver ,Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge,Pit Meadows and Bowen Island. My Bad 🤣
First off, Americans always pronounce Fraser River or Fraser Canyon as "Frazier" nobody here EVER use "Frazier". And its pronounced Chil-cooten not Chil-cotten. Lots of people live in the Central Interior, so many people in fact, that among other existing Higher Levels of Education, in Prince George, (population 75,000+) The University of Northern British Columbia exists. Additionally, The Okanagan is expensive and also full of people, found primarily in the 3 cities of: Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon. In the Peace River Regional District "The North East corner" which the presenter says is rich in resources but "empty" of people, is Fort Saint John - a booming City of 20,000+ people. These standards of "emptiness" are American standards, whose own cities are in the millions of people😂. The Northerners are great down to earth people. (I was raised there 😅) The Lower Mainland (Vancouver to Hope) is a mosaic of different cultures, and much opportunities for employment. (Where I currently live (Abbotsford). And Vancouver Island is expensive as everything is shipped there. Victoria (where i was born) is very beautiful and great for tourism. Its also known as the City of Newlyweds and Nearlydeads 😂
That guy pronounced a few places strangely. Especially Esquimalt. 😂
If Britain had been paying attention the entire British Columbia map would have the mighty Columbia as the Canadian border; we'd own ALL of Washington State and Idaho. Now we just send all that WATER down there . thank you. plus a few grizzly, wolves, cougar, and LOTS of black bears.