Working Professionals and Retirees Moving Out of the Lower Mainland

Working professionals and retirees make up the majority moving to Penticton – Most people are moving from the Lower Mainland A growing number of working professionals between the ages of 31 to 44 are moving to Penticton, many of whom have children, according to new data collected by the city. Of the 300 new residents…

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“Overtourism” Protests Spreading Throughout Europe

Rural BC communities seeking to reinvent their formerly resource-based economies, communities that happen to be located in beautiful areas — so-called “high amenity” places — face a unique challenge. In many cases these communities have turned to tourism as a means of revitalizing the local economic scene. The idea is straightforward enough: more tourists means…

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Dr. Laurie Moss on rural population attraction

We ask Dr, Laurie Moss to explain rural population attraction in this video Dr. Moss is uniquely qualified to tackle this question. The co-founder of the International Amenity Migration Centre, he has spent decades studying individuals and businesses that move from major centres to rural communities. And what happens when they do.  

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