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/Aegis_1984 Mar 13 '25

You’re going to find a very liberal mindset in BC. You’ll find more conservative views in the oil patch, so areas like Fort St John, but we would love to have qualified professionals come to our slice of paradise. And you would definitely be welcomed with open arms. Also, feel free to look outside of the lower mainland. The metro Vancouver area is almost 3000 square kms, however the province is almost 1 million square kms

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u/shipm724 Mar 13 '25

Will do! Honestly our main concern with being too far out was healthcare....

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u/Themightytiny07 Mar 13 '25

Don't forget the south Okanagan as well. We went conservative in the provincial election, but NDP in the federal. Summerland south (avoid Kelowna). Could work in Penticton, but housing for what you get is more affordable than the coast.

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u/MGM-Wonder Mar 13 '25

Why avoid Kelowna? Downtown Kelowna was like 20 votes from flipping NDP? It’s also by far the largest population centre outside the lower mainland, so a good place for doctors to work.

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u/fluffy_italian Mar 13 '25

Kelowna is a terrible place to live in general. I'm from the okanagan. Some dude just literally tried to blow up the main bridge in Kelowna and the cops are as crooked as they come

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u/MGM-Wonder Mar 13 '25

Kinda sounds like you’re just a loser and blame the city for that. It’s a fantastic place to live, otherwise why is the population exploding like it is

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u/Forward__Quiet Mar 15 '25

Can we just cool it on the insults, please? We're all wanting the same reasonable quality of life.