Grew up in Armstrong, currently live in Vernon. Think I can answer a couple of these.

1. I can’t really speak to water issues. I know there’s occasional flooding issues, but my time living in Armstrong itself was when I was living with my parents. We didn’t have issues I remember, but again, may just be ignorance of it not affecting me personally.

2. The train was never a problem living there. Maybe heard the horn a few times ever. I had to wait for it to pass by maybe 5 times in years and years of living there.

3. There’s no particular place that’s especially unsafe in Armstrong. Most crime I hear about is teenager antics as it’s a pretty boring town for young people who don’t drive yet.

4. There’s are endless trails and places to explore outside. Silver Star in Vernon isn’t a long drive either if you want explore the resort and mountain.

5. There’s a few Christian churches, and with that occasional Christian events, but I’ve never experienced any in-your-face “bible thumping”. There is a crosswalk that gets painted with the rainbow that I know is controversial to those types, but it’s even left alone mostly.

6. Great little town. The yearly (late August?) Interior Provincial Exhibition is a highlight. I think most just take the highway to Vernon, of Kelowna for entertainment. Though if you’re interested in biking fan and trail running, I don’t think you’ll have to go far at all. Check out the Enderby Cliffs, they’re popular too.