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Moving out of the City

We have moved out of the City 17yrs ago, to be able to afford a home. We have loved Mission ever since: the outdoors, the community, the schools. Moving on to a new stage in life, where children are growing up and wanting to be more independent, FVRD could use better transit access, as it is not easy to travel out to the Lower Mainland, and it seems car travel is still necessary. Better bus/train connectivity other than just super early hours during the week would be helpful to many.

Retiree Heaven

After living in Port Coquitlam for over 30 years, my husband and I decided to move into a single level home. We were retired and were tired of up and own stairs, inside and out. During many travels through the Fraser Valley and the Okanagan, we decided Chilliwack was someplace we would like to live in. The qualifications were: lots of single level homes, NOT ANYMORE.close to the freeway for travel to the interior and the U.S.near an airport and Costco - in Abbotsford.a decent number of grocery stores, drug stores, clothing stores, etc.and last but not least, weather. The…

Looking for quiet country

We settled in the eastern Fraser Valley in 1989, as we were looking for an acreage to raise kids and have a garden in a quiet country community. After my husband passed away I raised my daughter as a single parent and continued planting many , many flowers and creating a botanical garden with around 150 rhododendrons and azaleas. I grow most of our food and have a few chickens. The yard and garden definitely became a retreat for all kinds of wildlife as latest developments have robbed them from their habitats . Over time I have seen a lot…

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