Jun 26, 2022, Katrina Martin always found it easy to make friends. Until she moved to Vancouver.“In rural communities, there is a heightened sense of community, a sense of, ‘I’ve got your back, you’ve got mine,’” said Martin, who grew up in a small Ontario town.
The marketing professional had lived in Toronto, as well as other big cities. When she got to Vancouver, she assumed it would be easy to make new besties. “I was completely mistaken. It was really difficult to make friends, and really lonely.”
