Embrace the journey
You’ve stopped for lunch in its restaurants. You’ve hiked in its mountains. Now it is time to open your business in the community of Hope.
Within easy driving distance of Metro Vancouver, Hope is the ideal location for you if you work from home and serve a client base primarily in the Fraser Valley. Your work-life balance is easier to achieve with no traffic jams and an average commute of 10 minutes. Productive time is maximized whether you are a virtual commuter working from home, a professional in the community or an entrepreneur operating your own business. The small-town feel allows you to build meaningful relationships with your neighbours and your customers.
Lifestyle opportunities are unparalleled, as Hope offers affordable housing, excellent recreation facilities and a backyard worth exploring by foot, bike, boat or skis.
A lifestyle worth investing in
Hope is in a strategic location for both work and play. It sits at the cusp of the ever-growing Fraser Valley, which makes the community an obvious market for expanding business into 2019 and beyond. All commercial and passenger highway traffic in southern British Columbia flows through Hope on highways 1, 3, 5 and 7. Coupled with its proximity to the U.S. border and Metro Vancouver, this makes Hope an ideal location for virtual commuters and new and expanding businesses.
What sets Hope apart from its neighbouring communities, however, is its strategic location for play. The town sits at the junction of four major highways, which means it is the base camp for regional adventures. The area’s recreational opportunities are endless and include mountain biking, road riding, skiing, hiking, climbing and paddling. If indoor activities are more your speed, Hope’s recreation centre includes a 25-metre pool and an arena with some of the best ice in British Columbia.
With some of the most affordable housing prices in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, every home comes with an awe-inspiring view. Downtown is highly walkable with several green spaces. Additional walking, cycling and hiking trails connect neighbourhoods and facilitate easy access to nature. Healthy lifestyles are easier to achieve with a natural environment and B.C.’s best water.
Living and working in Hope means that you can have the best of all worlds: access to consumers and clients, fibre optic telecommunications, time for family and access to wild spaces worth exploring.
Opportunities abound
There are excellent commercial opportunities available in Hope’s beautiful downtown core and on the higher-traffic arterials and highway exits. Hope offers new retailers affordable startup costs with access to a large travelling market and a primary domestic trade area of over 10,000 people.
Existing industrial and commercial land is available with quick highway access and municipal servicing in place. Retail-commercial lands are also available for development and redevelopment at attractive price levels compared with neighbouring municipalities.
Now is the time to take advantage of Hope’s amenities and opportunities as you invest in not only your business, but your life.
For more information on opportunities in Hope, contact AdvantageHOPE – Hope’s Economic Development and Tourism Agency: email [email protected], call 604-860-0930, visit hopebc.ca or stop by the Hope Visitor Centre at 919 Water Avenue in person.
