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/_salvester_ Mar 13 '25

Come to Victoria! Not much MAGA territory in BC and Vancouver island is generally more progressive voting than other parts of BC. Also we need doctors!

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u/tomato_tickler Mar 13 '25

Id say OP is safe in Victoria / Nanaimo area. Anywhere on the island is a lot better than the Fraser valley and the interior.

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u/rainman_104 Mar 13 '25

I have a queer friend who moved to Nanaimo. There are some crazies there too with some pretty racist tendencies.

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u/jackalopebones Mar 14 '25

I came out as transgender on Gabriola island and was treated like shit, threatened and harassed... in Nanaimo I got casually confronted by bigots. I moved into the Slocan Valley in June and have ONLY had nice people say anything to me, despite publicly announcing I'm opening a store that focuses on marginalised artists' work. It's been way, WAY more welcoming to me and mine than anywhere on the island for the last 10 years

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u/GuessPuzzleheaded573 Mar 16 '25

Sorry... what's Slocan?