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Letter Re: Canadian Retreat Locales
Hi Jim,
I am new to survival/preparedness and was curious if you have any resources
for Canadians? In particular places to source out retreat locales? I just
found your site, and love it. Keep up the great work. - Brent A.
JWR Replies: Just like the US, my advice is go west! The
eastern provinces are at risk from nuclear fallout from strikes in the US,
in the event of a full scale nuclear exchange. Of course the
population density is much lower in Canada than in the US, so population
in and of itself
is not as great a risk. (Although in a worst case situation Manitoba, Ontario,
and Quebec might be at risk from refugee inflows from the eastern United
States.) But again,
even
aside
from population density considerations, you would probably want
to
be west of Edmonton or Calgary (in Alberta) to avoid fallout.
I generally don't recommend
Canada because of its draconian gun control laws. But if you can live with
that, then my preference is for the
relatively mild climate portions of British Columbia,
such as Duncan (in the Cowichan
Valley, in the southern end of Vancouver Island), or around Kent in
the Fraser River
Valley,
or perhaps as far inland
as the Bella Coola
Valley. (Which is much colder, but wonderfully remote.)
If you dislike the heavy rainfall in western BC, and don't mind a shorter growing
season, then look for property in the Kamloops
area. Another nice agricultural area with moderate rainfall is around
Creston. You can link up with
other
Canadian
preppers
through Survival
Bill's Forums. (Most of their readership is Canadians.)
