Port Alberni has a pulp mill right in the middle of town. If you don't mind the bad smell and higher cancer rates, it's a great place!
Moving to Vanc Island
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Housing prices seem to be more expensive in Ladysmith compared to Port Alberni. Although, I think I am leaning towards Campbell River as there is more shopping available and less of a drive to the airport. However, my husband is leaning towards Port Alberni now because of cheaper housing and he would still have access to the open water. So, he thinks it may be worth the longer drive to the airport. hmm....
Housing prices seem to be more expensive in Ladysmith compared to Port Alberni. Although, I think I am leaning towards Campbell River as there is more shopping available and less of a drive to the airport. However, my husband is leaning towards Port Alberni now because of cheaper housing and he would still have access to the open water. So, he thinks it may be worth the longer drive to the airport. hmm....
Joe Shmoe
Port Alberni is a nice little town that happens to have a pulp mill as one of it's larger employers. I was in Port Alberni on Monday and I didn't find the smell particularly offensive. Joe, you paint a terrible picture of the Island. I live in Nanaimo and I think it is one of the best little cities in Canada.
Port Alberni is a nice little town that happens to have a pulp mill as one of it's larger employers. I was in Port Alberni on Monday and I didn't find the smell particularly offensive. Joe, you paint a terrible picture of the Island. I live in Nanaimo and I think it is one of the best little cities in Canada.
Port Alberni does not equal all of the Island. It's just a place I wouldn't live due to a pulp mill in the middle of town!! I also wouldn't near Crofton, Elk Falls or at the south end of Nanaimo either. Nanaimo gets smelly and smoggy from Harmac some days, especially near the south end. *ick* Can't be good for you....
There are many amazing places to live on the Island. Some parts, however, are industrial wastelands that are not fit for living in, although people still do..... usually becasue "housing is cheap". :idea: I wonder why!?!?
Ladysmith is a nice place, but I'm afraid it reminds me too much of New Westminster, where I grew up. One is either walking up hill or down, unless you stay on the top all the time. Ladysmith has some great newer homes overlooking the ocean, but a little higher up.
It's all on a big hillside, which caters to the views, but not comfort, in my opinion
Now that the saw mill is gone, there is very little industry in Courteny/Comox, very clean.
My husband was a sawfiler in that mill for years, so it seems sad when we drive by, and nothing is there.
It seems that 'up at the highest part of the Comox Valley, where Crown Isle Golf course is situated, is where everything will finally be, as two big auto dealerships now have moved there, ICBC is there, and they have lots and lots of empty land. Maybe our 'first' high rise will be up there, and I'm thinking that, in about 50 yrs or so, it will be the crowded urban area, with all the businesses.
It's all on a big hillside, which caters to the views, but not comfort, in my opinion
Now that the saw mill is gone, there is very little industry in Courteny/Comox, very clean.
My husband was a sawfiler in that mill for years, so it seems sad when we drive by, and nothing is there.
It seems that 'up at the highest part of the Comox Valley, where Crown Isle Golf course is situated, is where everything will finally be, as two big auto dealerships now have moved there, ICBC is there, and they have lots and lots of empty land. Maybe our 'first' high rise will be up there, and I'm thinking that, in about 50 yrs or so, it will be the crowded urban area, with all the businesses.
I don't know where one might find "cheap" housing on Vancouver Island near any of the larger population centers. Lumber and pulp employ a lot of people on Vancouver Island and that is a fact of life. When the wind is from the wrong direction, we get a gentle whiff of the Harmac pulp mill but this is fairly rare, and I can't think of a place I would rather live.
I live in Campbell River
We have a pulp mill here too, but, it is on the outskirts...I have never liked Port Alberni because of the mill being right in town...I love Campbell River!
We have a pulp mill here too, but, it is on the outskirts...I have never liked Port Alberni because of the mill being right in town...I love Campbell River!
What do you and your husband do for a living such that you are able to choose where you want to live? Most people base their decision on where they can find work. Personally, I'd love to live in a small town; it is less-expensive, safer, and more free. However, IF you can find a job in a small town, you are pretty much stuck with it. In a big city, if you quit, get fired, the company shuts down, etc., you have a lot more options for finding another job quickly and not missing mortgage payments.
Regards.
David
well...
My husband will continue working in AB, he does shiftwork; he is on a 7 on/7 off rotation. So, when he is on his set of 7 days off, he'll fly back to where ever we live. I'm a stay at home parent. Basically we want to live somewhere that is relatively close to an airport, a nice place to raise kids, and shopping centers nearby.
My husband will continue working in AB, he does shiftwork; he is on a 7 on/7 off rotation. So, when he is on his set of 7 days off, he'll fly back to where ever we live. I'm a stay at home parent. Basically we want to live somewhere that is relatively close to an airport, a nice place to raise kids, and shopping centers nearby.
My husband will continue working in AB, he does shiftwork; he is on a 7 on/7 off rotation. So, when he is on his set of 7 days off, he'll fly back to where ever we live. I'm a stay at home parent. Basically we want to live somewhere that is relatively close to an airport, a nice place to raise kids, and shopping centers nearby.
I don't think you will find a better place than Nanaimo to satisfy your parameters. I don't know where your husband would be flying from but at Nanaimo, there are lots of direct flights to and from places like Calgary and Edmonton.
What sort of house are you looking for? Number of bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. What sort of price range?