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I've lived in a small Ohio town my whole life and I'm 44 now, I HATE it! Everyone drives a truck and works some blue collar job and all people do is fish, walk their dogs, drink a ton of beer, it's literally soul crushing I don't recommend anyone ever move to a small town unless you're ready to be very bored....
In the short time that Smith has been here, housing has gotten way more expensive, healthcare is bleeding doctors (and looking to be privatized), we're getting little support for the chaos of the wildfires, there's been repeated blackouts, and Calgary had a whole month without water. BC has it's problems but trust me, having seen cronies that never lived here before come here with actual confederate flags hanging from their garage doors like roaches should be a HUGE red flag; the people coming here are hoping to see Alberta become the new Florida. In short, don't come here.
We had only 24 hours to pack up our things and leave due to foreclosure. My dad drove us (and my cat and his parrot) in a U-Haul from Campbell River, across to Vancouver, then up to Prince George to drop off his and my brother's things. Finally, we drove all the way to Wainwright, where I moved in with a friend. He dropped off the U-haul in Vermillion and took a bus back to PG. It was a solid 20 hours of driving just to AB for him. Eight years later, I'm getting ready to move back to BC and be closer to my family again. It feels terrifying to plan a big move now but this video makes me feel like I can pull it off.
Seems that bear topic has reared up again.if there is a bear in your yard it’s there for the very simple fact that YOU have attracted it there through negligence.Food attractants and livestock.Garbage cans,manure piles,compost heaps bird feeders,bbq.Food left in cars.Grocery bags ,dog food.Bears are opportunists so don’t supply the opportunity.The ones that trash the bears and call for their death are idiots ignoramuses.Get lost😂😂😂😂
Finally someone who actually criticizes small towns. Don’t get me wrong small towns are good for people who like community oriented but I feel that the praise for small towns are done out of hate for cities because HoMelessNess like it’s a surprise
We are seeing homelessness everywheres now. In my experience, It used to be less or not at all in small towns but that's not the case anymore, homelessness seems to be everywhere! People need help everywhere.
I think it's instructive that my ancestors moved to Nova Scotia to work tge fisheries until the fish were gone, they moved to BC until forestry fell off and now they're waking up to the fact that oil and gas arent forever. Let's see what the next thing is before jumping into a region and an industry in decline.
i transferred to northern ab 6 years ago. i'm not lovin' it. expensive food, back home people complained about having $120+ utility bills every 2 months from NSP, but its $130 per month provider fee and even more fees added before you even pay for your power and gas usage. i've had 4 doctors, and just lost my recent one that hasen't been here for a year yet. also living rural i can't make any friends as i didn't grow up here, and go to school with the locals so i'm an outsider. they are nice, and have small talk, but not coming to your house, or inviting you over for a game or bbq. also the crime is crazy here. people are constantly being robbed, b&e's, vehicles stolen, meth attics everywhere, prisoners just being dropped off in the middle of town, and overwhelmed police that arrest these newly released meth heads, and criminals withing the first few days of release. then they are just released again the same day, and the locals know who most of them are. when your car is stolen the police don't even go after them as they are non violent crimes, and they just say make an insurance claim. crime and the -40's are the worst things for me next to the loneliness
Sorry to hear all this. Those utility bills do suck. I believe some things can get better for you. Maybe you will make friends with co-workers or join a hobby or sports club in an attempt to meet new people. Life changes, it doesn't stay the same, know that opportunities may easily happen and next thing you know, you're not lonely anymore.
@@LiveontheSunshineCoast i'm solo here, nearest coworker is a 2.5hr dive. i get to see them on teams meetings, and once a year for the company xmas dinner. i tried to transfer out of here, but those applications seem to disappear as i'm in an area that took 3 years to get a sucker move too lol
it sucks for sure. the people that work to keep the lights on, water flowing, internet working, put out the fires, and work in health care, and education make a good wage, but are priced out of housing, so leave residents underserved. more and more are single people now, and we are priced out if everything housing wise
I’ve lived here for 24 years and lost my MD because of one doctor after another retiring from the practice 2 years ago. Quite a frightening situation to be in!
I don't think you watched the video. The purpose is for informing those that care to know. This gives possible newcomers a 'heads-up' in helping them make an informed decisions or to encourage them to dig deeper for more answers on issues that may concern them. 😀
I don't think you watched the video. 😏 Highlighting aspects that aren't ideal doesn't mean we are against Alberta. There have been better days in Alberta with better leadership, but never great, and hopefully the next election offers a positive increase notably in public health care.
we moved to Alberta from BC in 1996, I couldn't wait to leave that place 9 month winter arrogant people rip you off anywhere they can that place sucks and the difference in taxes is very little, no home owner grant, utilities are very high what I remember
Don't forget the business's on the coast have a Sunshine Coast tax, aka gouging every one. Try going somewhere on the ferry in the summer without a reservation, you have to have that reservation 3 months in advance or forget it. Most people that I know that have left the coast have moved because they're sick of being held hostage by the ferries.
Sailings every hour would solve a lot of problems. The one thing I learned about reservations, is if they're full, keep checking every few days because closer to the sailing people with reservations may have canceled or BC Ferries may have released more reservation spots.
I bought my home in Elphinstone 1988 for $92,000.00.Now appraised at $1.2 million.I f I want to move I can’t replace it.groceries are 20 percent more than in the city.the ferries suck.the traffic sucks.the traffic enforcement sucks.The roads are inadequate.Iniust got a letter from my doctor saying I don’t have a doctor anymore.He’s moving just like I’d like to do but can’t afford to.The water crisis sucks.every year our water tax goes up and they keep rationing the water.In one case the increase was 43%.And I can’t water my vegetables in the summer.trying to grow food that I can’t afford at the stores.My family has ties to the coast from the 1920’s where they worked and built a community that used to be a nice place to live.the short term rentals have ruined our beach with smoke and fire and garbage at all hours of the day and night.Newbies come here to live because they like the milk and honey or do they think.then they find out there is no Home Depot or Walmart and whine like spoiled children.They hate the highway they want a bridge they don’t like the float planes at Sechelt it goes on and on.if you leave the city to find your utopia you’re looking in the wrong place.
Lots of change in that time. I suppose that can be true for a lot of places. I do think at least you're lucky to have a nest egg in the property. Not that you care to hear this but the younger generation doesn't have a chance to get into home ownership without financial help. If they're lucky enough to get that backing. For most Gen Z and some Millennials, I don't know how they'll reach a place of financial stability/security with the cost of living where it's at now.
We were born in Alberta, lived there our whole lives until 10 years ago when we moved to BC. Most of our family is still in Alberta. We go back and visit about three times a year. We keep track of Alberta politics and happenings. We have a lot more than a clue.
This is how I see it. Our greed will destroy our security in the future. Plus we have the big one on the horizon, plus we have climate change, and the societal breakdown that will ensue. Why is it no one thinks of what’s coming. I looked into buying on the Sunshine Coast in 2016 and most of what I saw wouldn’t survive a quake of 7 .
This is an abbreviated list of why I doubt her sanity. It was depressing to put together. The longer I look, the more there is to add to the list. I didn't include current things like the proposed Alberta Pension Plan no one wants or the proposed Alberta Police Force that no one wants or the proposed coal mine in the Rocky Mountains no one wants. In 2021, Danielle Smith, before she was premier, wrote a paper about why Albertans need to accept that they'll have to pay for private healthcare. Now that she's premier, she's done a 180 and says no Alberta will ever have to pay out of pocket for healthcare while she's actively dismantling public healthcare in Alberta. Danielle Smith claims to be of Cherokee decent. A Cherokee genealogist reviewed Smith's family tree and said Smith's statement is untrue. Danielle Smith claimed that her great-grandfather fled Ukraine after the First World War to escape communism. Immigration records show he left Austria (not Ukraine) prior to the start of WW1. When she was running for leadership of the United Conservative Party, Danielle Smith said people could control whether or not they got cancer. She also insinuated that by preventing yourself from cancer, you’d be saving taxpayers money. Danielle Smith was originally a member of the Progressive Conservative political party. She jumped ship to the Wildrose Party in 2009, a party which she'd eventually lead. In 2014, when she was leader of the Wildrose, she crossed the floor to rejoin the PC party. Danielle Smith spent $80M on Turkish pain medication that wasn't approved by Health Canada. According to the UCP's own documents, the medication increased the risk of a life-threatening illness in neonatal patients. Out of 1.5M bottles that were ordered and paid for, only about 9,000 were ever sent to hospitals. Danielle Smith is advertising for people to move to Alberta while the province is in the midst of a housing crisis, rising unemployment, and declining wages. Danielle Smith launched a seven-month moratorium on renewable-energy projects, despite the CEO of the independent Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) stating he was opposed to the idea.
The sunshine coast was part of my family for many many years Dating back to 1905 when my gg grandfather first moved there. Sadly its not what it used to be.
@@LiveontheSunshineCoast no it isn't a improvement ! It completely destroyed it. It's absolutely disgusting and completely heartbreaking what has happened to the sunshine coast.
