ABOUT HOPE BC
About Hope
Hope is a beautifully situated town of approximately 8,000 people. It is surrounded by high mountains and divided by the Fraser River and the Coquihalla River. At the same time it has more amenities than you might think. It has 2 grocery stores, a drug store, a modern rec center with great pool, 2 pre schools, 2 elementary and middle schools, a high school, a library, a hospital, wonderful family doctors, dentists, restaurants, mini storage, bowling & racquetball center, curling rink, cinema, coffee house, a golf club, a lake (boats allowed), parks, lovely specialty stores, etc.
Here are a couple of the stores you will find here in Hope BC:
• Rona
• Pharmasave
• Panago Pizza
• Subway
• McDonald's Restaurant
• Lordco Auto Parts
• Napa Auto Parts
• Kaltire
• Cooper's Foods
• H & R Block
• Meyers, Norris Penny (MNP)
• Gardner Chevrolet Olds. Ltd
• Sears (small store)
For a more complete list of businesses in and around Hope BC, please check the Hope & District Chamber of Commerce Member Listing (More than 90 members).
Tim Hortons has opened in Hope BC: yes that is right; enjoy everything that Tim Hortons is offering here in Hope BC.
Great for kids
For kids it is a good place to grow up; lots to do here (hockey, skating, soccer, swimming, art, scouting, skateboarding park, etc...). And there are a lot of kids / young families here in town!
Hope is the place to be if you enjoy nature and friendly people. And Hope is a safe town.
Location is everything, that's why you will find it in our top 10 reasons to buy this house.
In the red circle above: 66014 Ogilview Drive, Hope BC, Canada
Photo gallery: Hope BC
Click on a thumbnail to enlarge. These photos are taken in or near Hope BC. Please note: All photos are © by M.Schonewille / EXIT170.
Websites to visit about Hope BC
Make sure to visit these excellent websites about Hope and surroundings.
• Hope BC Community website
• District of Hope official site
• Business directory & things to do in Hope BC by travelthecanyon.com
• Hope Brigade days 2008 photo gallery
• Hope on Wikipedia
• The Blue Moose - famous coffee house
• Beads and Carvings from Beadifferent
• Hope Cinema
• Local Newspaper "Hope Standard"
• Othello Tunnels on Wikipedia
• Othello Tunnels official site
• Thacker Regional Park (located in Hope)
Close to Chilliwack
Just a 35 minute drive and you will find yourself in Chillwack. So if there is anything you can't find here in Hope, it is always close by.
Escape the busy city and live between majestic mountains and close to Kawkawa Lake. Also, Hope has high quality water and no air pollution!
Also close to Abbotsford
Lots of families in Hope BC have chosen to live in Hope, but still work in Chilliwack or Abbotsford. It will take you about 50 minutes to drive to Abbotsford. And best of all: no traffic jam! Highway 1 is practically always clean and accessible.
Why pay so much more for a house if you can have it all in Hope BC?
