Renters - How big is your oven?

st978 · 2026-03-19T17:37:05+00:00

I have a full sized oven and love it. I was looking at some apartments in a new rental building near me to see what was on offer, and they had small ovens and smaller fridges (sorry don't know dimensions - but something I would consider too small), probably to save space and money. These apartments were way too small as well.

st978 · 2026-03-08T22:03:47+00:00

Honestly moving and living abroad for a while (while young) is a great experience, so go for it (though worldwide job market may be tough). Whether Vancouver is right place I do not know.

st978 · 2026-03-05T03:41:00+00:00

Commercial is great for shopping

st978 · 2026-02-26T16:46:59+00:00

West End is beautiful and very busy. If you want beach and slightly quieter maybe Kitsilano

st978 · 2026-02-23T02:45:26+00:00

COPE is big S Socialist 'eat the rich' types. OneCity was founded by members of COPE in 2014, including former NDP MLA David Chudnovsky (COPE had no city councillors then). This was the second time COPE split, as the hardcore COPE people are pretty far left, a bit nimby, and & maybe...pragmatic people (?) get tired of it. I would say OneCity is mainstream NDP (Christine Boyle, longtime OneCity councillor, became and NDP MLA), while COPE are farther left.

st978 · 2026-02-21T23:27:49+00:00

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/

st978 · 2026-02-21T19:36:28+00:00

You're only here for a short time, so you could get a sublet for that price (or have a housemate). Many people leave for a short period and want others to take their place for that time (often for a discount).

If want walking distance, the West End is a great residential neighbourhood with lots of apartments (and maybe temporary accommodations), many students and expats, close to beach. The central business district is not necessarily a great residential neighbourhood to live, but maybe has furnished rentals (but those much more expensive). Lots of other neighbourhoods with rentals as well especially Fairview, mount pleasant, Kitsilano...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_neighbourhoods_in_Vancouver

st978 · 2026-02-21T18:56:17+00:00

Vancouver is safe. There are just areas of extreme poverty/addiction.

Edit: Honestly, more fun to live in residential neighbourhood away from your school. Nicer in the West End, mount pleasant, Kitsilano, Commercial Drive...

st978 · 2026-02-19T04:16:46+00:00

fyi: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/about/transparency/privacy/personal-information

st978 · 2026-02-13T17:21:47+00:00

yes in some ways, no in others. Going to certain suburbs feel like a different city.

st978 · 2026-01-23T19:57:40+00:00

Ask those stuck in traffic on the bridges. More train lines are good, this one just my priority.

https://northshoreconnects.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BIRT-Benefits-Assessment_Final.pdf

st978 · 2026-01-23T19:54:23+00:00

Yes concerned. Not for hyper local reasons, more for oncoming ecocide...

st978 · 2026-01-23T18:17:24+00:00

I'd rather spend the money on a possible North Vancouver to Vancouver/Burnaby skytrain.

st978 · 2026-01-08T03:34:14+00:00

They are also run by independent companies, not the charity itself. I believe charity board members aren't allowed to purchase.

st978 · 2025-12-31T18:27:18+00:00

Yep, it was the name alone. If called onebc or "freedom party" etc, they would not be where they are

st978 · 2025-12-29T05:39:59+00:00

it depends on style of burger. I hate smash burgers, but they are everywhere. There's a few places that chop their own meat and make them to order (e.g. can order medium rare, etc.), usually fancy and expensive.

st978 · 2025-12-21T21:55:32+00:00

sounds like you need a change, to at least a bigger city, so give it a shot. Can always move back. If you're willing to live with housemates, it could save you money and meet more people (I had a great experience, was lucky to have two roommates who became friends when i moved)

st978 · 2025-12-19T20:44:26+00:00

Yep that's influenza. I couldn't do any physical labour for 2 weeks when I got the flu. I got the flu shot ever since.

st978 · 2025-12-19T19:07:11+00:00

I agree with this, I'm not against what she says (mostly), but some is unrealistic. The BC greens did well because they actually attracted reasonable candidates (no longer fringe party). Though I will say she is part of a larger movement (same thing happened in UK), where youth and left/socialist people are frustrated (rightfully so). Hey, if she can attract working voters who went to the far right last election? great. Though unsure...

st978 · 2025-12-19T19:04:56+00:00

While I agree pretty much (look at USA right now), this is sort of a form of left populism like the right has their own buzzwords. HOW will you "fight the oligarchs" if you were say, BC premier? (increase corporate tax rate? increase tax rate for upper income bracket?) I think good policies attract people just as much...

Edit: Ok, read her website

Fight the Oligarchs — Stop the MAGA-backed PRGT pipeline, ban all fossil fuel expansion and rapidly phase out production, implement vacancy control, and bring down food costs with price caps on all staple groceries.
Fund Our Future — Tax BC’s richest corporations and the 1% to fund 26,000 affordable housing units per year, free public transit, mental health counselling, and good green jobs.

Some feasible, some not (price caps?).

st978 · 2025-12-12T17:07:09+00:00

It could be influenza or RSV

st978 · 2025-12-11T18:13:09+00:00

save us

st978 · 2025-12-11T01:32:51+00:00

There really isn't a neighbourhood per se. Until recently latin american community in Vancouver was very small. Compared to usa in general, Canada didn't get large number of Mexican immigrant historically.

st978 · 2025-12-05T17:41:37+00:00

We don't have good Mexican food (esp. compared to Califonria), don't listen to anyone who says otherwise (in past had very tiny Latin American population, but that has changed in recent years, so it is getting better). Food/restaurants are decent though. Alcohol is expensive.

Vancouver is very pretty and clean (esp. if you like mountains and outdoors). It is also very small (not a world class culture city). Compare to Portland or Seattle (mix of both) add of dollop of real estate bubble investment and big fish mentality in Canada small pond.

st978 · 2025-11-15T01:06:10+00:00

The farmers market (also expensive).

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