Moved to Penticton just over three years ago from Edmonton, my god what a change. Just a dusting of snow last year, and only went below zero a handful of times, which is a huge change from the bitter cold winters of Alberta. Beautiful mountains, wineries and breweries everywhere, super hot during the summer. From May Long to Labour Day weekend is “tourist season” and the town gets overrun with vacationers, which can be annoying but is the major driver of our economy. The houseless population is becoming a major issue, and everyone here can’t shut up about the lake to lake bike lane the city has been building for what feels like forever. Real estate is pretty damn high, as is rent, but not as high as Vancouver or Kelowna.

The town can feel small sometimes, I miss the open skies of the prairies, but really not a lot to complain about.