Remote Workers

Why White Rock 

Picture yourself living in White Rock. Hear the waves lapping against the sand and the feel the warmth of the sun as you stroll along the waterfront promenade. Gaze out your windows and see Semiahmoo Bay and the beautiful San Juan Islands.

White Rock is the perfect place for Metro Vancouver remote workers. It gives you access to major highways, two international airports and the US border. Superfast fibre optic speeds give you the infrastructure you need to make working from home super easy.

With 8 kms of sandy beaches, a vibrant craft beer scene, 28 annual festivals, events, and concerts plus a Farmers’ Market, and 20% more annual sunshine than Vancouver, White Rock is about living the lifestyle dream.

Here are some things to love about living in White Rock. 

  • Eight kilometers of sandy beaches, a five-kilometer waterfront promenade and the longest pier in Canada
  • Home to twenty-two festivals and events, six concerts, a playhouse, a professional recording studio and vibrant arts & culture community
  • Ten minutes from three beautifully manicured 18-hole golf courses and two challenging 9-hole golf courses set in unbeatable natural scenery
  • Vast network of locally owned and operated independent businesses
  • Easy access to three major highways, two international airports and the US border
  • A fine arts elementary school and a French emersion elementary school located within the city, two high schools within walking distance, fifteen childcare centres and numerous enhanced education options
  • Recently upgraded Peace Arch Hospital and over 50 health and wellness providers
  • Less rain (1056 mm on average annually) and more sun (1940 hours on average annually) than almost any other municipality in Metro Vancouver (source)

 

Live Here 

Live a Fulfilling Life

Be part of a community where you can truly get involved. Join a committee that advises White Rock’s Mayor and Council. Become a volunteer for the one of the many annual festivals and events, including the Tour de White Rock and holiday season Bright Walk in White Rock . Love the Arts? Join one of over twenty Arts related clubs. Buy a membership to White Rock’s Recreation & Culture program for everyone in your family and enjoy a game of tennis, attend camp, or learn how to skate. Join the White Rock Pickleball Club and play 7 days a week at the Centennial Park Pickleball Courts.  Shop local and by doing so support your neighbours. Business owner? Influence the business climate by sitting on the board of the White Rock BIA .

White Rock gives you the opportunity to enjoy a balanced life. Every shop, service and amenity that you require is accessible within a 5-kilometer radius and you can walk to almost everything. You’ll become part of a community where you can truly get to know your neighbours, have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the place where you live, and be able to conveniently and efficiently work.

Things to love about living in White Rock:

  • Eight kilometers of sandy beaches, a five-kilometer waterfront promenade and the longest pier in Canada
  • Home to twenty-two festivals and events, six concerts, a playhouse, a professional recording studio and vibrant arts & culture community
  • Ten minutes from three beautifully manicured 18-hole golf courses and two challenging 9-hole golf courses set in unbeatable natural scenery
  • Vast network of locally owned and operated independent businesses
  • Easy access to three major highways, two international airports and the US border
  • A fine arts elementary school and a French emersion elementary school located within the city, two high schools within walking distance, fifteen childcare centres and numerous enhanced education options
  • Recently upgraded Peace Arch Hospital and over 50 health and wellness providers
  • Less rain (1056 mm on average annually) and more sun (1940 hours on average annually) than almost any other municipality in Metro Vancouver

Work Here

White Rock is home to over 300 locally owned, independent businesses and more than 150 home based businesses so the spirit of entrepreneurship is strong. If remote working isn’t your thing come here to open your own business. Want to work locally? There are opportunities in healthcare, finance, real estate, sales & service, construction, education, law and more.

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Move Here

You’ll Love it Here

Our smalltown atmosphere, character and charm are revered by residents and visitors. We have a small business community that is tightknit, incredibly resilient and focused on providing goods that are locally sourced. Our vibrant Arts & Culture community means that there are events and activities happening year-round. We have a coffee shop on every corner and over 70 restaurants with menus from around the world. Living in White Rock means you have the perfect balance of work, lifestyle and opportunity. Don’t wait, change your life for the better, move here.

  • Find a Place to live:
    1. Buy a Home
      • Chose from a variety of options including single family homes, condos, and townhouses. If you love an ocean view this is the place to live. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board offers information for purchasers, including statistics on monthly purchase prices. Multiple real estate agencies serve White Rock buyers and sellers, with properties listed on MLS listing services such as www.realtor.ca  
    2. Rent a Home
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