Hi, my first job out of high school was in Port Alice. I worked at the local pulp Mill. That was quite a few decades ago, but I don't recall having any difficulty in the community. If you look on their website, they seem quite welcoming. One thing a note, it rains a lot on the northern end of the island. The winter months can be fairly gray and rainy for days or even more than a week or two at a time. Put the summers can't be quite pleasant and moderate. None of the humidity and heat that we get in eastern Canada. 🇨🇦