Sell your house in Vancouver and move to Fernie.

[JLM]

Just heard on C.B.C. news that Fernie (pop under 5,000) needs an influx of workers to service the tourist industry as they get 300,000 tourists a year and there is nowhere near enough staff to handle them all. That would free up space in Vancouver in all aspects of the rat race.

 

[Corduroy]

Sell your house in Fernie and put a down payment on a trailer under a bridge in Surrey!

 

[Twila]

Is it possible to earn a decent living in the tourist industry?

 

[petros]

Tips.

 

[JLM]

Sell your house in Fernie and put a down payment on a trailer under a bridge in Surrey!

Who would that benefit?

Is it possible to earn a decent living in the tourist industry?

Depends, I think if you sold your house in Vancouver (for probably somewhere between 750 grand and $1 million and bought one in Fernie for $300 grand and wisely invested the difference, you could live well on $10 - $15 an hour for quite awhile, possibly until you retire.

Tips.

Probably, I think most tourists are used to tipping.

Sell your house in Fernie and put a down payment on a trailer under a bridge in Surrey!

Which bridge would you recommend?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Who would that benefit?

Surrey bridge land holders trying to sell.

 

[Twila]

Is it year round? Most resort towns are struggling with getting employees now that the FWP has been put on hold.

 

[Cliffy]

Is it year round? Most resort towns are struggling with getting employees now that the FWP has been put on hold.

Fernie is a big winter sport destination.

 

[JLM]

Fernie is a big winter sport destination.

Summer too, to a certain extent, mountains to climb and trails to hike and the Elk River flows right through it.

 

[petros]

It's Alberta and Saskatchewan's playground and we tip well.

 

[Corduroy]

Which bridge would you recommend?

I guess I was specifically referencing Brownsville, which is next to the Pattullo.

 

[taxslave]

Is it possible to earn a decent living in the tourist industry?

No but you can scrape by. No pension, no bennies but enough to rent a trailer.

 

[Twila]

I guess I was specifically referencing Brownsville, which is next to the Pattullo.

Maybe when the new bridge is fully approved Brownsvill will be purchased by the city. they're going to need extra land.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Sell your house in Fernie and put a down payment on a trailer under a bridge in Surrey!

 

[Corduroy]

Maybe when the new bridge is fully approved Brownsvill will be purchased by the city. they're going to need extra land.

Call it the Brownsville Memorial Bridge.

 

[bill barilko]

Is it possible to earn a decent living in the tourist industry?

Not earning $12/hr No.

The assertion that Albertans are big tippers is of course a lie and in any case when was the last time someone here tipped a ski lift operator?

 

[Corduroy]

If Fernie is desperate for workers you could presumably make more than minimum wage doing a minimum wage level job. But **** it, move to Fernie, unionize the ski instructors, seize the means of production (clouds).

 

[carolkretire]

Is there a thread on here talking about retirement and moving to Vancouver Island?

 

[JLM]

Is there a thread on here talking about retirement and moving to Vancouver Island?

Not sure, I retired 17 years ago and moved OFF Vancouver Island, one of the best decisions I ever made.

Not earning $12/hr No.

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But added to $1/2 million profit from house sale puts a whole different light on it!

 

[petros]

Nobody making $12 an hour in Vancouver has a house to sell unless they inheirited it. Even then utities, cable, taxes, transportation and maintenance would leave you starving.