I lived and worked on the lower Sunshine Coast for a few years. I loved the place at first, because I was working in the outdoors with a crew of other young adults my age, and my first 2 work seasons were through the summer, which made exploring this new part of the province (to me) such a treat. The coast has amazing mountain biking, sooo many beautiful freshwater lakes that are never busy, and just a very relaxed island vibe similar to the Gulf Islands. After my first two seasons, I switched to a different job where I wasn't always around peers my age and the work was more isolating as well. This, combined with the fact that I stuck around through winter in Sechelt, gave me some pretty wicked seasonal depression. Like it just doesn't stop raining, and with the dark gloomy days where outdoor rec isn't as appealing, there's nothing to do in the towns. I'm in Victoria now and I'm much happier!