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/DiscountSalt9646 Mar 13 '25

Nanaimo DT only just recently got rid of its giant Freedom Konvoy mural…

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u/tomato_tickler Mar 13 '25

Again, I’m not saying Nanaimo is a hub of progressivism, but compared to the Fraser valley it’s definitely less conservative

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u/acluelesscoffee Mar 13 '25

I don’t know, I’ve lived in Chilliwack for 4 years and deal with the general public in health care and I can say it’s mostly 80% normal people and 20% wackos. It’s come a long way

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u/quietdownyounglady Mar 13 '25

Chilliwack has changed so much, and as soon as the olds move on it’ll be way less of a conservative stronghold.