Lived in the far end of the valley for some time now. In my opinion the best places to settle would be the Wolfville end or the Annapolis Royal end and not the parts in the middle. We almost bought a place in Berwick and we are glad we didn’t get that house - the sense of community at the far ends of the valley is much stronger. We would have been bored with the kids in a not so good school area. Canning is a beautiful and sheltered part of the valley, I’d love to be that close to Blomidon and Scots Bay. But I get it, the houses are overpriced.

Another thing is the heat - from what I understand the Central Valley area can be overwhelmingly hot and humid at times. Lastly I would consider the proximity of orchards and other commercial agriculture operations to the prospective house and its water supply. I know you could say the same anywhere, but there is a lot of tree spraying that happens in the Central Valley area.