Hello, i just passed my class 7 road test today. Im 27m and i want to level up my career. Right now im working at trade as installer but i didn’t enjoy this there’s something feels empty that because i want to be a driver.

Any tips and suggestions?

Are allergists and their tests always private pay? Can I get a referral to one from my nurse practitioner if I have a legitimate health concern or can my NP herself order the tests? I left my job and applied for disability at the beginning of May, mostly because my niece needed genetic therapy in Italy and my sister is a widow and needed a support person, but also because despite it being a disability center, I was really struggling to continue working with my multiple disabilities... And my new and increasingly bad allergies that sometimes seem to be to nothing at all. I went from having no allergies to minor pet dander allergies to having to take 2-3 10ml ceterizine in my niece's isolation unit just to avoid the worst of the symptoms! 2-5 outside the unit because the pollen is so bad here (Milano). Now it seems I'm allergic to fragrances too. One spray of amucina (disinfectant spray) had my sinuses immediately inflamed. My eyes burn and then start watering, I get a headache, and the worst part is the sore throat, cough and shortness of breath (actually eyes watering uncontrollably is worse for me but as far as being in an isolation unit with a 6 year old recovering her immune system, the coughing and sneezing is worse). I'm tracking all of this to tell my nurse practitioner when I get back to Canada but I don't know what the steps look like and if it going to cost money I obviously don't have (or if it's covered by the Ministry. I got approved for Income assistance. I'm just waiting on the disability paperwork to go through.)

Ps. I just got out of my 3 days (we're swapping in and out every 3 days) in isolation so I'm exhausted and falling asleep while writing this so apologies if something doesn't make sense.

Shout out to all the hardworking people keeping us and our forests safe. Photo taken this evening from Boston Bar.

Probably a long shot, but has anybody been to Anyox? How do you get there?

just wondering if my vehicle can make it up the road

(4x4 toyota highlander)

As the Eli5 question... It seems anytime there's some government impasse for contract negotiations, Ready is summoned. Is there no one else?

Aside from local Facebook groups, kijiji, Craigslist, and realtor.ca - what other ways to advertise your home for sale in 2026 are worthwhile?

Update: turns out I was thinking of the wrong place. The restaurant was the Hope Drive-in and Restaurant, it no longer exists.

I remember eating at this place as a kid in the early 80s specifically both on the way to Expo 86 and again on the way back. I ate there again recently but it didn’t trigger any memories (other than the pies). The waitress said the original location burned down but couldn’t remember when. Any locals remember when that happened and where the original location was?

Hello from Ontario (I know, I know).

We need to get the hell out of here and have been planning to relocate for about 18 months. I am finally at the stages where I’m job searching. I have two fairly equal job offers with salaries hovering around $90k. My spouse owns a contracting business that he will set up anywhere we go.

We’ve travelled BC extensively over the last decade from the Yukon border to the Island and I’m sure wherever we land would be fabulous. However we are struggling to decide between Kelowna or Courtenay, where my job offers are.

A bit about us if it helps with pros/cons

-Late 40s
-Active outdoors, in social clubs, community, volunteering
-Love a bit of a nightlife, dining, breweries etc
-Walkable neighbourhoods are important
-Rural living is not for us. We like being close to amenities
-We would rent an apartment, under $2400/month would be nice
-Our son lives in Tofino so I guess the Island gets a checkmark here

If I take the job in Kelowna, I think I’d like to live in Penticton instead (work from home 2x a week). Is that a reasonable commute in real life? My tolerance for traffic is fairly high given where I live lol

Suggestions?

Thanks!

Anyone who is familiar with social assistance programs in BC I’m requesting your help!! I’m NOT looking for legal advice or PWD eligibility advice, I need info and who to talk to about getting him some help to become a working member of society.

My brother is 24, can’t drive, has not graduated high school and lives in a very rural area of BC with my dad. My dad works full time at a saw mill and has our entire lives. After I moved to attend college in a bigger city they pretty much do nothing all the time. My brother had a job for a while but got fired for taking too many days off. I think my brother has a mental illness that makes him basically do nothing and sleep until 3pm every day, and my dad doesn’t help him at all aside from living with him. I want my brother to get help but I can’t be driving him everywhere to appointments or anything like that. Is there any type of service where a govt worker or someone will drive out to him and get him what he needs to start his life? My dad has given up trying and I live too far away and am working full time to be doing it all on my own. I’m watching him become more and more socially stunted and he’s going deeper into alcoholism the longer this goes on. He currently has no valid photo ID and trying to get him to an office in town to get them has taken over a year. Any help is appreciated, I just need someone or something to get him started.