great sum up solo75! Kinda confirms, no place is ideal & there are always ups and downs to everything. As for Cascadia Subduction Zone, I am pragmatic -- tsunamis, earthquakes, this or that -- if it happens, happens. I lived in California 6 yrs & people were saying "Its only question of time when will California sink into Pacific"; hasn't happened yet!

Hiking / photography is concern to me as well; second red flag I see is this airport, as I am easily irritated by noise. Living in Kits for years low flying small / float planes most people never notice drove me crazy.

Took a peak at realtor.ca as well, and Comox appears considerably lower than Sechelt ; there also seems to be more availability.