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British Columbia is huge! In fact, outside of Alaska, it is larger than any other U.S. state. But despite its physical size, the majority of the Canadian province's population exists within the far southwest corner, mostly within the Vancouver metro area and the province's capital Victoria. This is despite the fact that the province is home to a surprisingly varied geography, including the sunnier, dryer region around Kelowna. So why is the vast majority of British Columbia so empty?
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As someone who lives in āthe restā of British Columbia (in the southern interior) I completely understand why more people donāt live here. There is very little infrastructureā I donāt have a family doctor in my small town so if I need medical attention, the closest walk-in clinic is over an hour away and most of the time they donāt have capacity to see me. Everything, including the only grocery store in town, closes by 6-7pm and thereās no such thing as delivery, you canāt even order a pizza if youāre at home sick or your car is broken down and you canāt get to the grocery store. The closest proper city is Kelowna and itās an over 4 hour drive away. The climate is also extremely aggressive and if youāre not capable of shovelling/removing your snow properly and constantly, you will literally get buried alive. Itās not for the faint of heart.
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As someone who grew up in northern interior BC I had to check this out
One big reason the interior is "empty" is hwy cost. Building a road is so expensive compared to other Canadian provinces. The mountains, fjords, etc. is A LOT harder to build a road on then flat land. There are basically two routes connecting south and north BC (ignoring logging roads that are mostly impassible for a good chunk of the year), each route kinda hugging the eastern and western sides with very few roads reaching in. For a landmass as big as BC, those are very few means of traversing.
I think of it as a blessing. Banff National Park, as you mentioned, has been incredibly damaged by tourists over the years. The hillsides are bare from people compacting the ground by going off trail. You can see the difference with more frequent avalanches and mudslides causing fewer big plants to grow, the hillsides look so bare compared to what it was even a decade ago. (PLEASE FOLLOW PARK RULES!)
A good portion Great Bear Rainforest was going to be clear-cut, with other extensive mining and hydro plans in the works. If it wasn't for 90s activists, one of which was almost killed over this, that beautiful and rare ecosystem would have been lost.
I miss it. I lived 35 min drive from the nearest small town. There was so little light pollution you could see the milky way at night while listening to the river sounds. Yeah, the roads washed out sometimes, small town drama is so real and stupid, and the lack of work meant I couldn't really stay. But I miss it
A good video!
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I was born and raised on Vancouver Island. I moved to Alberta to go to university and during the time I was away housing market exploded to the point Iāve been literally unable to move home. Sad times š¢
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If you haven't actually seen it, it's very hard to grasp just how rugged most of BC is. If you go just twenty miles north of downtown Vancouver, you will find yourself in a wilderness of forests, mountains, lakes, rivers and glaciers so complex that is dangerous to anyone unfamiliar with it. Grizzly bears, wolves and cougars are everywhere --- in fact it's not unusual for cougars to poke around suburban neighbourhoods in search of a tasty pet dog. The last time I was in Nanaimo, I was riding a city bus which was delayed when it had to stop to let a herd of deer cross the street. There are several cases of airplanes disappearing and never being found not very far from Vancouver or Kamloops, or of wreckage stumbled upon by hunters decades after they crashed. When you get into the Territories, in Canada's far north, it becomes insanely wild. In one case, a large military transport plane carrying 44 crew and passengers disappeared in the north of the Yukon territory. Despite a massive search effort, no trace of it has ever been found.
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A largely overlooked reason for BC's population distribution is Crown land. Around 94% of British Columbia is owned by the crown (the government) and it is almost impossible for individual persons to purchase it. This is why such a massive and empty province has such expensive land.
Crown land essentially acts as a industrial playground for logging and mineral extraction interests. This pattern is the similar across Canada except for maybe the East coast provinces.
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I understand this is a geography video, but the real reason most of BC has no settlement is that 95% of BC is Crown Land and/or Unceeded Territory, meaning that it is not available for private ownership.
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I live in that bump below Vancouver, called Point Roberts. All my life I have travelled across BC, I can guarantee you, its 'charm' is the LACK of poeple and built up areas. It is true wilderness.
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I think Prince George deserves a shoutout. Itās the most Northern ābig cityā in the province, with a population of 90,000 people and growing fast. Itās also recognized as the hub of the North, as it caters to a lot of rural communities up there
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When i was in my teens and early 20s i lived all over BC.
Fort St John, Bella. Coola, Williams Lake, kamloops, Greenwood, Victoria.
Bc is incredibly diverse in geography, and all of it is stunningly beautiful.
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I would love to see a heat map of the population moving out into the mountains to go camping on the weekends. The traffic in and out of the Fraser Valley on the weekends is pretty crazy.
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fun fact, Kelowna and the Okanagan were relatively isolated up until the 80's when a highway, the coquihalla (as seen in TV show Highway Thu Hell) was build for expo 86'. This lead to economic development of the okanagan through ease of transportation. Kelowna is now the fastest growing part of BC, in part due to this highway.
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Whenever someone asks me where I live I always say "The middle-of-nowhere British Columbia".
I live in the West Kootenays. Beautiful place to live.
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Small correction about the desert, the desert you refer to extends up to the Thompson region which includes Kamloops and Ashcroft. The entire region I know as the Thomson-Okanagan is a rain shadow desert courtesy of the Coast Range. The rain that misses us (I live in the region) lands on the western slopes of the Monashee and Selkirk ranges giving them skiing conditions as good or better then Whistler imo.
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I grew up in the Okanagan, right on the lake.. The most blessed spot in the world to be raised in the 50's and 60's. I always wished, even young, that all kids could be so blessed.
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I live in the geographic centre of British Columbia just West of Prince George, I operate and own the family ranch which is over 100 years old and has well over 5000 acres, and our ranch is not the largest in the area with many larger operations close by. I appreciate the fact I can go for a walk without running into inconsiderate people and garbage. I find it really disturbing when I go to more Urban places and see the garbage and disrespectful people. I thank my older generations that gave me the opportunity to be a stewart of this land.
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80% of Alberta population lives in Edmonton and Calgary area.
More than 90% of population of Ontatio lives with 200km of the US border.
64% of Saskatchewan population lives in Saskatoon and Regina metropolitan area
65% of Manitoba population lives in Winnipeg metropolitan area
More than 50%of Qubec population lives in Montreal metropolitan region.
More than 60% of British Colombia people live in Vancouver and Victoria metropolitan area.
More than 80% of Canada population lives near the border with the United States
Love Canada ā¤ļøššØš¦
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I live in Alberta and frequently go to BC for road trips and outdoor recreation. One thing that didn't make it into the video that would have been interesting would be how highways are frequently blocked by landslides and avalanches due to the mountainous terrain. It can leave travelers stranded, delayed, or detouring for several hours. Many driving routes are connected by ferries which cross massive lakes, and the ferry schedule can vary depending on traffic volumes - especially when a nearby highway is closed and the ferry is the only option. I once had to wait all night for a ferry to cross West Kootenay Lake. The avalanche work that happens in Rogers Pass, as well as the railway expansion through the Kicking Horse pass are also very fascinating topics!
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born and raised on vancouver island! the main reason i never left is plain and simple - the relatively mild temperatures on the island make is so i dont have to deal with months of heavy snow and i never have to know what -40C feels like LOL
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Great to see this! I'm one of the very few living in sparsely populated Kootenays. My immediate community is unincorporated, with less than 200 f/t residents. There have been days when I feel I need to live even more remotely š
Thank you for this video. ā¤
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@bgrigg07
3 months ago
I live in the interior of BC and the lack of people is the best part.
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