For those daydreaming of a place far, far from the city, there are lots of options in Canada. It's a very big country.
One such place is the recently listed Nechako Lodge; the property hit the . In Vancouver, that'd get a 1,000 square-foot East Van townhouse or part of an average house (which is selling for about $2.6 million right now).
In the Nechako Reservoir area, west of Prince George, $695,000 gets you a six-bedroom guest lodge, four cabins, a residence, a huge detached workshop, and 10 acres of land on Knewstubb Lake (an arm of the reservoir that used to be its own lake).
Inside the lodge, there's a dining room, a commercial kitchen, office space, and a meeting room.
The lodge has few human neighbours (the nearest notable human structure appears to be the massive Kenney Dam), but , as it's located about an hour-and-a-half (according to Google Maps) from the villages of Fort Fraser, Fraser Lake, and Vanderhoof (which collectively have fewer than 8,000 residents).
The property is , offering fishing, hiking, and boating to guests. A Swiss-Canadian family have been running it since the 1980s, upgrading it over the years to be more sustainable (including huge solar panels and wind generators).
