Victoria is a shithole? In comparison to which city out of curiosity?
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It's a mess. My parents have a condo very close to the tent city (they are right across the street from the Glo Restaurant / Pub if you know the area) and they no longer like walking along the Galloping Goose trail due to random weirdos walking around and syringes scattered all over the place.
^Yeesh... That's a tough spot. That's too bad.
I have an opportunity to work/live on the island in the next year or two. While the weather is much easier to live with than the winters on the prairies, along with the 11.5 month golf season, the scuzziness of the cities are a turn off. Visiting Nanaimo in 2019 was an eye opener, couldn’t have a patio beer without being crowded by drug addicts. Downtown was a shit show. With the prices of houses out there I’m not surprised at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpAi70WWBlw
Same thing is happening in all sorts of cities with spineless governments
Isn't the island basically our Florida?
First time I took my wife to the island, we were approaching the ferry dock (while on it), and she asks "Wtf is that smell?"
Me-"Oh that's just Nanaimo's natural fragrance."
Then not 2 min. off the ferry, we're driving down Front St. and had to stop in because of 3 cops foot chasing and tackling some crackhead in the middle of the road.
Me-"Welcome to Nanaimo!"
Quebec is more than Van.Island. Especially with how many frogs are snowbirds in Florida. The Island is more like Louisiana's coast line.
But, free entertainment!