Faq.

Q. Why do they call it the Sunshine coast?
Q. How do I get there?
Q. How many people live on the Sunshine Coast?
Q. What is the main source of income on the Sunshine Coast??
Q. What type of medical facilities are available?
Q. What recreational and outdoor activities are available on the Sunshine Coast?
Q. What about arts and culture?
Q. What type of schooling is available?
Q. Who is moving to the Sunshine coast??





Q. why do they call it the Sunshine coast?

A. it's called the Sunshine Coast because we get more hours of sunlight than any other B.C. coastal area.

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Q. how do I get there?

A. take a 40 minute breathtakingly beautiful ferry boat trip from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver to the Langdale ferry terminal.

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Q. how many people live on the Sunshine Coast?

A. Almost 30,000 people live on the coast year around. In the summer this figure goes up with many people owning summer cottages and recreational property.

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Q. What is the main source of income on the Sunshine Coast?

A. tourism , aquaculture, forestry and fishing.

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Q. what type of medical facilities are available?

A. there are medical clinics in Gibsons ,Sechelt and Pender Harbour, there is also a 31 bed hospital in Sechelt, complete with a dialysis machine. The hospital also provides medical, surgical ,obstetrical , pediatric and emergency care services.

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Q. what recreational and outdoor activities are available on the Sunshine Coast.

A. the Sunshine Coast has lots to do!! Including:

• an ice arena [another one may be on the way] plus a curling rink
• two 18-hole and one nine hole golf courses,plus a pitch and put
• 14 provincial parks, some with campgrounds, plus over 30 municipal parks
• lots and lots of secluded sand beaches and beautiful bays with clean safe water for swimming [in the summer local waters are warm enough to swim in. This is because of the warming effect of the Japanese current]
• beach volleyball, and one of the largest skate board parks in B.C.
• two indoor swimming pools [another one may be on the way soon]
• boating, sports fishing [both salt and freshwater] water skiing, canoeing, kayaking [Sechelt Inlet ranks as one of the best salt water kayaking locations in the world]
• swimming, mountain biking, windsurfing, scuba diving, [we have our own artificial reef, a World War II destroyer]
• cross-country skiing and horseback riding.

if you are tired just reading this we also have....
Massage therapists, reflexologists and an extensive collection of practitioners in Chinese medicine plus naturopathic and holistic medicines.

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Q. what about arts and culture?

A. the Sunshine coast it is a haven for arts and culture. Aside from having several famous singers, poets' sculptors, painters, and writers who live here permanently, we have many cultural events throughout the year including....

• Festival of the written arts [which attracts writers and audiences from around world]
• two movie theaters including the Raven's cry theatre , an ideal place to enjoy concerts, live theater, musicals and first-run movies. Also many community orchestras, bands, and choirs [there are more than ten different churches on the coast.]
• the well-known Sunfest music festival, as well as art shows, community celebrations, Derbies and parades.

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Q. what type of schooling is available?

A. coastwide we have many preschools, kindergartens and secondary schools to grade 12 .[Academically our students consisently rank among some of the top performers locally, nationally and internationally] We also have post secondary courses through Capilano College, and lots of night school courses..... everything from A to Z.

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Q. who is moving to the Sunshine coast?

A. 30 to 40 percent of our newcomers are retired. They are made very welcome here, and seniors can find a lot to do in all of our coastal communities. There are also many young families moving to our area, they are finding work providing services to our many senior citizens and also in the many businesses and stores in the area. There is also over 600 people who find living on the coast and commuting to their jobs in Vancouver easy and enjoyable. With the Sunshine coast being a bedroom community of Vancouver, and with the prices less than half of town many people are buying for investment, lifestyle change, recreation, retirement or buying a new business.

Interested? Call us anytime
Randy and Melody Wollen
1-888-385-3295 [toll-free North America]
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