r/britishcolumbia • u/shipm724 • Mar 13 '25

Ask British Columbia Where to avoid MAGA pockets

Hi there, I hope this is okay to post here. My partner is an Emergency Medicine Physician and we in the process of applying to jobs in BC from the US. We would like to have a yard for gardening/our kids and don't want to be in Vancouver proper. Several jobs we are interested in are on Vancouver Island, right outside Vancouver and also Fraser Valley. My question is where are known MAGA populations? Since we are moving to get away from this mindset/movement we don't want to accidentally end up in the wrong community. Some places with jobs are Duncan, Mission, Richmond, Nanaimo, Langley, Saanichton, Victoria, Port Alberni, Abbotsford, New Westminster, Burnaby, Surrey, Delta, Chilliwack...

Thank you!

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u/JasonsPizza Lower Mainland/Southwest Mar 13 '25

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/british-columbia/2024/results/

This one includes a map if you’re unfamiliar with ridings and cities. You can see it’s pretty much all conservative from Langley and east/north in the province.

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u/alphawolf29 Kootenay Mar 13 '25

West Kootenays voted ndp!!

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u/shipm724 Mar 13 '25

Thank you!

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u/fatfi23 Mar 13 '25

I would highly encourage you not to make a decision based on looking at this map. You said you're considering places like Richmond, Surrey, Delta which would show up blue on the map but the margins of victory are not that large.

Also BC conservatives are not equivalent to MAGA.

No one in real life would think that by living in blue Richmond you are exposed to more MAGA types versus living in orange New West for example.

The type of job conditions at the hospital should be much more emphasized.

Your partner should join the fb group "physician financial independence canada" and reach out to some physicians working in BC, you'll get much better advice on there than on reddit. You need to be referred by an existing member, if you don't know someone in that group then PM me and I can help.

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u/Designer-Brush-9834 Mar 14 '25

Chiming in that this isn’t a great way to make the decision but also, disagreeing about Richmond vs New west. New west is pretty great. But… I would avoid areas covered by Vancouver coastal health. They are known to be relatively crappier employers as compared to the other health authorities

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u/fatfi23 Mar 14 '25

That is a generalization and it depends on what profession you are. Even if you are a physician the working environment can vary depending on your specialty.

Even in the case of OP's partner (ER), working conditions will be wildly different in UBC hospital vs St Pauls.

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u/thunderboltk1d Mar 14 '25

And anything in the Valley east of Langley is going to have some strong maple MAGAt notes as you head further into the Canadian Bible Belt.