What do you love about where you live?

I live in a small city on Vancouver Island. I love that it’s a city with all of the amenities that you’d expect from a city. I love that it’s small enough to be considered “walkable “*and that it still has the feeling of community. I love that it’s big enough that everyone doesn’t know your business and privacy is possible. I love that it’s got an amazing coastline because it’s an island. I love all of the natural resources of the city, especially the beautiful parks. I love that there is a thriving art scene. And that we have some very good venues for entertainment with great wheelchair accessibility. I love that we have a temperate climate by Canadian standards.

I hate that it’s on an island, which makes it more difficult to travel from. In order to get to mainland Canada or even the USA, you have to travel by ferry, helicopter, float plane, or small plane,so not much is within driving distance. As a wheelchair user ,the fact that not every way off the island is comfortably wheelchair accessible is my biggest issue. I hate that it’s one of only two cities on Vancouver Island, and every other community is considered a town or a village, although some of them are very bohemian in flavor, which is a plus.

All in all, it’s the best place to live west of the Cote d’azur, which is the only other place I’d consider living.

* Easy enough get around in your wheelchair ♿️