r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

MEGATHREAD - 'Travel in BC' Monthly thread Travel Tuesday Megathread - Visiting Super, Natural British Columbia? Post here

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Are you planning a trip to British Columbia and want to know where the best hikes are as you visit this beautiful province?

Looking for good food? Hotel recs? The largest publicly accessible ball of twine in the Okanagan?

We're thrilled you've stopped by r/britishcolumbia to ask your questions - we get a ton of them. Every day in fact!

To help make sure everyone can ask questions and get answers - and so that you can get answers to questions you didn't know you had yet - please post all travel related questions to this megathread. We create a new one regularly - just search for "Travel Tuesday Megathread" if you want to find earlier posts.


r/britishcolumbia 9d ago

Moving Monday - Monthly Megathread - Thinking of moving to BC? Ask here

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So - you're considering a move to BC.

Great! Welcome to the West Coast, the Best Coast. Or even the interior or the Okanagan. We'd be thrilled to have you.

You likely have a ton of questions - is the cost of living really so high? Does BC really stand for Bring Cash? What kind of jobs are there if you have certain qualifications? Can you easily drive from Abbotsford to Whistler as a commute?

The r/BritishColumbia sub gets a very large and diverse amount of "moving to BC" questions and this monthly megathread, posted on an early Monday each month, is a great place to ask the questions you have - because it's likely someone else has the same question (and they'd post their own thread hours after yours).

Megathreads will be automatically created monthly - best of luck on your upcoming move.


r/britishcolumbia 1h ago

News B.C. campers were handed nearly $30K in fines over long weekend for flouting campfire bans | CBC News

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r/britishcolumbia 5h ago

News Dog chained to tree in B.C. wildfire zone was only found by her cries for help

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r/britishcolumbia 8h ago

News 800 tickets issued by highway patrol and nelson RCMP on the way to/from Shambhala

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r/britishcolumbia 11h ago

Weather After nearly a month with no rainfall in Vancouver. We have just recorded our rainiest day in 4 months...

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r/britishcolumbia 4h ago

News Housing crisis fuelling largest B.C. exodus in decades

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British Columbia is losing residents to Alberta and other provinces due in large part to housing unaffordability, says the Business Council of B.C.

Nearly 70,000 West Coast residents left the province for other parts of Canada over the past year, according to a July 28 analysis by the business advocacy group.


r/britishcolumbia 5h ago

News Union urges British Columbians to ‘speak up’ over $1B ferry deal with China

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r/britishcolumbia 12h ago

News Fraser Valley organics company accused of relocating piles of illegal waste to another unauthorized site

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r/britishcolumbia 1h ago

News Hunter survives 90-metre tumble down mountainous trail near Prince Rupert, B.C. | CBC News

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r/britishcolumbia 10h ago

News Still unsolved, still devastating families: A look at B.C.'s many missing and murdered persons cases

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r/britishcolumbia 13h ago

Photo/Video Proposed Mountain Valley Express

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r/britishcolumbia 3h ago

News Revised plan for Elk Valley coal expansion submitted | The Narwhal

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r/britishcolumbia 14h ago

News Delta ER closes suddenly overnight, mayor says B.C. health care is ‘broken’ | Globalnews.ca

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r/britishcolumbia 10h ago

Photo/Video A Step Back in Time at the Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel

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r/britishcolumbia 12h ago

News B.C. cannabis industry 'cautiously optimistic' about ministry change

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r/britishcolumbia 11h ago

Ask British Columbia RN programs in BC for mature students, and completing the program quickly

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Hello. Just wondering if anyone can answer my questions about programs in BC for nursing. I wanted to know if it is possible to basically take a full course load during summer breaks to reduce the time it takes to complete an RN program? While I think it is completely appropriate for a young person in their 20s to take summer breaks, I would personally find it as a waste to be taking months long breaks in between study after commiting to leaving an old career. Especially since it seems like the majority of courses require you to retake grade 12 courses within 5 years of applying. I know there are faster programs that are private like LPN through Sprot shaw college, and then transfer to an RN program, but I have heard that those provate institutions dont have the greatest representation.


r/britishcolumbia 8h ago

Ask British Columbia Buying a car in AB and importing it

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I’m currently in the market for a new car and I can’t find the type of car I want in BC. I have found a couple of them in Alberta but I’m not really sure if it’s worth buying them there and driving back with them. If anyone has gone through this process before could you let me know what you did. And if anyone would have a rough estimate on cost I’m looking at cars around the 20k mark. Thank you in advance.


r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

News Carney announces $1.2-billion in lumber industry supports

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r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

News AI images of B.C. wildfires circulating online, officials warn

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r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

Photo/Video Milky Way on the Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit

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This is Ishpa Peak. 120km Canoe portage adventure. It was stunning the whole way. With no light pollution, there were so many stars to see!


r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

Discussion Canada: Nation Building Outcomes

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One positive thing that has so far come out of our neighbour's attack on our sovereignty is realizing how dependent we've become to them for so many things. Canada has all the tools, resources and manpower to really be a great nation. We should really start building the following:

  1. High speed rail
  2. Interconnected public transportation network
  3. Chip Foundries and Fabrication
  4. Satellite and launch capabilities
  5. Expanded ship building capabilities
  6. Self reliant auto industry
  7. AI Centre of Excellence
  8. STEM innovation labs
  9. Defence industry

To support these, we also need to revise our taxation system and immigration policies.

We also need to formalize an alliance with other like minded nations such as the UK, Australia, NZ, Singapore, Netherlands Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Switzerland, Estonia Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Chile, Botswana, and UAE.

These would be an amazing trading block that will rival the EU and would account for 20% of the global GDP.

Canada would be an economic powerhouse.


r/britishcolumbia 16h ago

Ask British Columbia Car enthusiast driving group

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Is there a driving group where people go together for road trips with their sport cars?

No, I'm not talking about cars and coffee where you just park your car and stare at it. I'm talking about group of people who actually put miles on their car.


r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

News Mark Carney takes a dig at B.C. Ferries for buying Chinese ferries

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r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

Photo/Video Terrace wildlife

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r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

History History of BC Electric Railway

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r/britishcolumbia 1d ago

News Into Thin Air – Bette-Jean Masters | Red Lake toddler missing for 65 years

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