The Move

Odette Karlsson sold her Kitchener townhouse for $700,000 and bought a new one in Alberta for half the price

The Ostrander bunch moved to Fredericton with three adult kids, four dogs, three cats and a hamster

Audra Williams and Haritha Gnanaratna wrote an unhinged letter, chased government funding and pulled up what they call “a lasagna” of carpet to realize their dream: Rosefinch Mercantile and Tea Room in Port Medway, Nova Scotia 

Dalene and Pete Heck were happy globetrotters until health issues brought them back home. They settled on a century-old former parsonage in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. 

Laura Dawe thought she’d never be able to afford a home. Then a little yellow house in picturesque Pouch Cove caught her eye.

From the time he was six, Stefan Palios dreamt of living in a castle. As the current co-owner of a seven-bedroom century home in Windsor, N.S., he’s almost gotten his wish.

Hayley and Mike wanted to “get the hell out of London.” (Their words.) Now, they live affordably—and regret-free—on the coast of New Brunswick

“For the first few months, we lived in a temporary tiny house on the beach—a plastic tarp supported by bamboo.”

For Ontarians Doug and Teri Johnson, a health scare was the catalyst for slower pace of life in Prince Edward Island

An East Coast move relieved the Hingleys’ cumbersome daycare debt—and came with nice new neighbours

When Hamza and Tatjana were priced out of the GTA, they found a more convenient way of life in La Belle Province

For first-time buyers Sylvie and Riley, their property search included a basement bachelor pad and a “murder home” before eventually finding new digs