my bro is a lic. mech and he left victoria due to lack of work. the (j)okanagan is slightly better, but hiring in the south okanagan is done on who you know, not what you know. sorry for the bad news. if you're willing to go to the tar sands, there is always work, but redneck rig pigs generally don't go for aircooled vws, mostly just diesel superdutys (ick!)