We need to move but we dont know where to go.
 

My girlfriend and I are struggling to find work in Prince George. This city is a big mill town thats been in recession for the past 3 years. She will be finished school as a Registered Nurse this spring. I'll be a 3rd year apprentice carpenter with a Bachelors of Commerce Degree. We would like to move but dont know where to move to. We dont like large cities with unaffordable housing and congestion. She likes to hunt and fish, I like to SCUBA dive and snowboard so it would be great if we could find a place that allowed us to do all of these things. Any recommendations?

Manitoba is screaming for nurses and carpenter's just to let you know man... like the city of brandon

If you want hunting, fishing, scuba diving and snowboarding you might check out Vancouver Island. It offers all of the above

Look into Squamish, local Scuba, fishing, Hunting, Snowboard/Sking, hikeing, name it + has that small town charm.

Vancouver Island is very nice (Campbell River is where I am and all the below is based on my city)...all the things you want very close to your home and a new house 1300 sq feet, with garage in a nice new neighbourhood would run you around $215,000.00+.

In C.R. it would be 20 min to diving over on Quadra Island, 25 min to Mt Washington, 20 min to a nice lake to swim and waterski, 30 min to a great place to camp and fish, hunting is just a short drive and there are all the good things about a small city here....plus we have reef shops within 1.5 hours.....and a couple shops in town with basic necessities for your tank.

We aren't booming as well right now with the mill shut down and commercial fishing and logging hitting rock bottom...however we are a city that in the end I believe will survive on small businesses.... Of course we have a hospital etc etc

The Kootenys are great. ie Nelson and area. Has all that you have mentioned plus more.

I used to live in Prince and still have family up there. Great city.

Good luck.

All those BC locations mentioned are great for recreation but if you want job it's a no brainer. Move to Calgary and holiday in all those BC places! :biggrin:

Duncan....great scuba diving here, Island Pet Zone...sme prices as JL OA etc. Close to victoria and Vancovuer

look up sylvan lake there is diving in the lake too. I am also a carpenter and i have lots of work around red deer.

Creston bc in the kootneys,no better place to be,always looking for rn's.

The Okanagan valley is a great place to live...snowboarding at Silver Star & Big White is excellent. Nurses are in good demand and there is enough business that you could probably use your Bachelors degree if you wanted to. I happen to have the same degree and I use it in what I do.

As for diving, they do dive in the various lakes around here but obviously they don't have quite the quality of diving available off the coast.

Edit: "Hey my 1000th post!"

Come on Russell, you just described Vancouver Island!

Chris & I kick ourselves for ever leaving. (well sometimes)

Comox is calling.

kootenay life!!

If someone had a job for me I would move to the Island in a second!

it sounds like every one is saying pick me!
pick me! lol

I will vote for \sylvan lake area as well..I know of atleast 6 hospitals in the area looking for RN's and lots of work for trades stillto be had.... As for hunting I have seen a few hundred deer, 6 moose and 40-50 elk this week on my drive to work...I have managed to fill my tags every year

if you like hunting fishing scuba, tofino would be good, lots of work for trades there still, lots of buildings going up. Rent is high and hard to find but you can live in Ucluelet also lots of work there for trades.
Port Alberni hospital is close by, and there is a small hospital in Tofino as well.
You could also live in Port Alberni. Rent is cheap, not much for trades work but ucluelet is close as well as Tofino.

Thanks for all of the ideas so far guys. I think I need to go on a road trip through BC and Alberta to see some of these places myself.

Buddy of mine lives in Red Deer , owns a shop in sylvan lake, he says things are still booming...Sylvan lake is a very nice place too. Never thought i would say that about Alberta, but sylvan lake is pretty nice.

We do tile installations for new homes and renos and we have slowed down a bit. There are people begging for work at the moment unfortunately. We live in Bragg Creek about 25 minutes of of the city and we have hiking, quadding, fishing, and every other nature thing to do (aside of scuba) out here and a quick commute to the city. I do think Calgary's economy is better then most since there is still work out there, it is just a matter of finding it. I know they are always looking for nurses out this way though.

No, no, don't move to the Okanagan, you won't like it!

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How about just apply for jobs everywhere and wherever you both get a job thats where you go.
I have a friend in Mackenzie and they are having a rough time because of the mill too. Shes a teacher like me and her hubby used to work in the mill. Now shes on leave cause of their new baby and no jobs for either of them. So theyre hurting too and looking to move but they want a small town feel, nothing big like van. They are acutally looking at smithers or rupert (rupert is actually starting a boom and a lot of people are starting to move there).

I used to live in Kitamat, and between the snow and rain in that area, you got to love indoors sports. I've lived in Duncan, Victaria and Vancouver. My vote is for in the valley( Langy, abby, chillawack) Its far enough out of the city about a couple hour drive your in the city for shopping, hockey and football games.
All my dads famliy live in PG ecept my dad, sister and I.

He Mike where are those canoeing pics taken? That looks more like the Shuswap than the OK. Or is it Mable lake?

Vancouver island. I live in Nanaimo. There is everything you are looking for within an hour or so, surfing 3 hours away in Tofino too. I'm an indendant painter/subcontractor and things have slowed down(I only have to work 8 hours a day 5-6 days a week now), it's kind of nice. Things seem to be picking up again though, I've got most of my work lined up till the end of summer.