• My wife and I have two kids, and we live a seven-hour drive from both sets of grandparents. • Being far from family has forced us to rethink the 'village' of support we raise our kids in. • We have built a community here, and we still find ways to connect with our kids' grandparents.

When my wife and I moved to Nelson, British Columbia, from Calgary in late 2017 with our 3-year-old daughter and newborn son, we didn't think much about what it would mean to raise our kids far from family. We were focused on the lifestyle: a slower pace, access to nature, and a community that felt more personal than a big city.

At the time, our kids were so little, and the adage of "it takes a village" felt abstract. We figured we'd visit our parents a few times a year, FaceTime often, and everything

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