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about Nanaimo

Nanaimo (2004 pop. 77,000) is the second largest city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is about 55 km west of Vancouver, separated by the Strait of Georgia, but directly linked to Vancouver via BC Ferries.

By virtue of its proximity to Vancouver, Nanaimo is the gateway to many other destinations both on the island - Tofino, Rathtrevor Provincial Park - and off its coast - Newcastle Island, Gabriola Island, Valdes Island, and many other of the Gulf Islands.

Nanaimo began as a trading post in the early 1800s; in 1849 the Sneneymuxw chief Ki-et-sa-kun ("Coal Tyee") informed the Hudson's Bay Company of the presence of coal in the area, and 1853 the company built a fort known as the Nanaimo Bastion (still preserved). Subsequently the town was chiefly known for the export of coal. In the 1940s lumber supplanted coal as the main business, although Minetown Days are still celebrated in the now independent township of Lantzville.

Nanaimo is home to the Nanaimo Navigators, a minor league baseball team, the Nanaimo Clippers, a Junior A hockey club in the BCHL, the poet Tim Lander, musician Diana Krall, actress Kim Catrall, and author Kevin Patterson. Nanaimo is also known for its bathtub race during the annual marine festival, and for firing a cannon (blank) on the parapet next to the Bastion, (a bastion or fort), everyday at noon and for special events.

Nanaimo is home to Petroglyph Provincial Park, where visitors can view ancient petroglyph rock carvings and runes.

Malaspina University-College is located in Nanaimo.

Nanaimo is named for the Sneneymuxw people.

Near cities to Nanaimo

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• Victoria travel guide 93 km
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• Bremerton travel guide 200 km
• Seattle travel guide 210 km
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• Sooke - River webcam 88 km
• Victoria - Royal BC Museum webcam 92 km
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