Top 5 Reasons to Relocate to Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Thank you for this video! I am hoping to move to Nanaimo from AB soon and looking for the positives of living there. I'm sorry but I couldn't help but notice the spelling error in the Opportunity segment of the video (Oppertunity). :)

Nanaimo is actually situated in the Køppen Csb (warm Mediterranean) climate zone, and the South-Central (eastern) coastline of Vancouver Island enjoys the best/nicest climate above 48° LAT in the entire world.

It's a very similar climate to south-central France and/or northern Italy/Croatia.

Yes, it rains here, but receives more than 75% of its annual precipitation during the months of NOV thru FEB, with a relatively very dry/sunny 8 month period for the rest of the year. In fact, the summer months are actually borderline arid. Hence the Køppen Csb climate classification.

The local fig trees are a clear indicator of this, plus the thriving nearby wine (vineyard) industry...

Over the next 3 decades (with the expected climate change) this Csb zone will slowly transition towards a full Køppen Csa (hot Mediterranean) weather pattern, similar to today's Nice, France.

Therefore, this region will actually become even more popular as a dynamic tourism/retirement and investment destination.
Not to mention the longer growing season and local agricultural benefits.

Thus, first and foremost, my main reason for moving here some 20 years ago (as an outdoors, very active, long-distance runner, etc) was the climate, and also because this island region has now become the "Canadian Riviera" 😎🌴⛱☀

no more people in this town over crowded and bad drivers

We really want to move there, but to find an affordable house is so difficult, I'll try to contact you

Opportunity, not OppErtunity. Oops.

With $1800 a month rent for a one bedroom, I can think of more than 5 reasons to NOT relocate to Nanaimo.

Thanks so much for your video!
I have been living in Victoria with my wife and two kids for the last five years, before that we lived in the Netherlands 🇳🇱.
We are first time home buyers and at this point in time we could hardly afford a 1-bedroom in greater Victoria whereas we could buy a 3-bedroom townhouse in Nanaimo.
So we are seriously considering moving to Nanaimo early next year.
I have no doubt that my Carpentry business will flourish just as it is here in Victoria.
Thanks for making this video as well as the 5 things you don’t like about Nanaimo.
Rogier van Tilburg
Dutch Carpenter and Co.

I agree with all these, but I don't want to encourage more people to move here. It's busy enough. Nice drone footage.

Nice video and very informative. Actually I am considering to relocate to Kelowna or Nanaimo, BC from Toronto, ON. I visited Kelowna for business 8 years ago, and have never been to Nanaimo. So any inputs regarding the business opportunities in Nanaimo? I am working in IT product management and business development.

Thanks dear for making such a nice and crisp video.

Thank you so much for sharing sir

Keep up the great work 👍🏼🙏

Great video!!

Lived here for 65 years . Used to be a layed back place. The rat race is now upon us. I think we're almost full.

Who wants to come to this shothole of a dumpy town

This place is dumpy don’t come here we don’t want you here

How about 100 reasons not to relocate to Nanaimo or the island in general!!!!! 😅 a little rain he says!!!thats an understatement!!!

Nanaimo is a shit hole unless of course your from B.C., you wouldn’t understand the difference, remember when the Olympic,s were in Vancouver they shipped all the druggies over to Nanaimo and forgot to come and pick them up when the games were over😂