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Introducing Nanaimo

Maligned for years as Vancouver Island’s grubby second city, Nanaimo will never have the allure of tourist-friendly Victoria. But the ‘Harbour City’ has undergone its own quiet renaissance since the 1990s, with the downtown emergence of some good hangout coffee shops, worthwhile indie stores and a smattering of great restaurants – having a scoff at the famed but ultrarich ‘Nanaimo bars’ doesn’t have to be your only dining option here. With its own ferry service from the mainland, the city is a handy hub for exploring up-island.

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Last updated: Aug 27, 2009

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  2. northern_goddess avatar
    RE: Happy Victoria Day!!!

    by northern_goddess 24 May 2012

    comox Valley/ No. they are just a desert that was invented in Nanaimo. There is a bottom layer of graham cracker and coconut and then…
  3. Kape avatar
    RE: Happy Victoria Day!!!

    by Kape 23 May 2012

    >Nanaimo isn't far from Victoria, right? Speaking of Nanaimo, I've been to Comox Valley: I went for a skiing weekend there.

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