It's a small world, John, I have a cousin on Vancouver Island, BC, but he isn't a wargamer!! Sorry.. CarlL
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Keep digging John, you never know what you might find. I also googled things like model and wargames shops and so forth to try and find useful info about my location and leads to others. Sadly the one gaming shop (a Warhammer style shop with tables to play and cafe) shut down after first wave of covid.
From my initial post here (nearly two years ago) about my location I got several helpful responses and since lifting of covid I have met up face to face (and wargamed with) with 1 SoA member and 7 "new to me" wargamers, 4 of the 8 in walking distance from my home and 4 others a drive away (3 short, one long!)
CarlL