One in four Canadians who live in urban areas are considering moving to more remote communities with the desire for a slower pace of life cited as the biggest reason.
That’s Renfrew County Warden Peter Emon, responding to the nationwide study by Horizon Aircraft, a Canadian-based innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing vehicles.
25% of respondents say the COVID-19 pandemic made them reassess their lifestyle and what is important.
Where there were once substantial gaps in cellphone service, the Eastern Ontario Rural Network is reducing those- and the technological timeline dovetails well with survey respondents who indicated (32%) of those considering a move say they plan to do so within two years.
Roughly 17% of those questioned said they increasingly don’t like living in an urban environment, while 12% said their possible move came down to a desire to be nearer family and friends. Nearly a third while 12% say any move is more than five years away.
The research is not all good news for people planning to leave urban areas as highlighted by the 12% of those questioned who had made the reverse move from a more rural remote area to a town or city in the past five years.
By Rick Stow
