Nanaimo in British Columbia
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Nanaimo

Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown streets which form a "hub" pattern. It is also fondly known as the "Hub, Tub, and Pub City" because of its association with the bathtub racing and the numerous "watering holes" in Old Nanaimo.

Located at 49.1642, -123.936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Nanaimo, Populated places on the British Columbia Coast, Port cities and towns on the Canadian Pacific coast, Populated places established in 1853, Mining communities in British Columbia, Historical Chinatowns in British Columbia

1887 Nanaimo mine explosion

The Nanaimo mine explosion on May 3, 1887, in Nanaimo, British Columbia killed 150 miners. Only seven miners survived and the mine burned for one full day. The explosion started deep underground in the Number One Coal Mine, after explosives were laid improperly. Although many miners died instantly, others were trapped by the explosion. These men wrote farewell messages in the dust of their shovels. Nearly 150 children lost their fathers and 46 women became widows.

Located at 49.1579, -123.929 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nanaimo (electoral district)

For the city, see Nanaimo, British Columbia. For other current and historical electoral districts, federal and provincial, please see Nanaimo (electoral districts) Nanaimo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979. This riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of Vancouver and Victoria ridings.

Located at 49.1626, -123.939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts

Nanaimo (provincial electoral district)

Nanaimo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Located at 49.1622, -123.938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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British Columbia provincial electoral districts, Nanaimo

Vancouver Island Regional Library

The Vancouver Island Regional Library(VIRL) is the fourth-largest library system in British Columbia. It serves more than 430,000 people on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) and the Central Coast (Bella Coola) through 38 branch libraries and a books-by-mail service. Administrative offices are located in Nanaimo. Vancouver Island Regional Library opened its doors in 1936 as the Vancouver Island Union Library; it was the second regional library in North America.

Located at 49.1658, -123.936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Public libraries in British Columbia

Christian Science Society (Nanaimo)

Christian Science Society, also called the Christian Science Society Building, is an historic single storey style Christian Science church edifice located at 20 Chapel Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It was built between 1900 and 1910 as a single-family house and was known as the McDonald Property. In 1932 it was converted to church use by being placed on a concrete foundation and having its exterior stuccoed while the interior was gutted and remodeled for its new use.

Located at 49.1692, -123.938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Christian Science churches in Canada, Churches in British Columbia, Nanaimo, Heritage sites in British Columbia

Bastion (Nanaimo)

The Bastion, also known as the Nanaimo Bastion, is an historic octagonal shaped bastion or fortification located at 98 Front Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The Hudson's Bay Company, which then held a royal lease on all of what was then the Colony of Vancouver Island, built it between 1853 and 1855 to defend its coal mining operations in Nanaimo. Square logs were used for the walls of the three-storey building whose third floor extends out over the lower floors.

Located at 49.1671, -123.936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hudson's Bay Company forts, Heritage sites in British Columbia, Octagonal buildings in Canada, Buildings and structures in Nanaimo, Museums in British Columbia, History museums in British Columbia

Nanaimo railway station

The Nanaimo railway station is located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The station was a stop on Via Rail's Victoria – Courtenay train service, which ended in 2011. The one/two-storey stucco and wood building station building featuring a central square tower, was built in 1920 to replace an earlier station building. The building is a more complex version of the CPR Standard Plan No. 9 design.

Located at 49.1638, -123.942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Via Rail stations in British Columbia, Railway stations opened in 1920, Railway stations closed in 2011, Buildings and structures in Nanaimo