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11 unusual facts about Nanaimo


Art Ellefson

He moved to Courtenay, British Columbia in 1988, taught at Malaspina College in Nanaimo and formed a quartet, called Modus, that included his son Lee, a guitarist.

Ashleigh Harrington

Ashleigh Harrington is a Canadian actress from Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Barry Pederson

To the offense-starved Vancouver Canucks, who were the 3rd-lowest scoring team in the league the previous year, he looked like a saviour and had the added attraction of being a 'local boy' - while originally from Saskatchewan, he'd played his junior hockey nearby in Nanaimo and Victoria from the age of 15 onward.

Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling

The promotion initially operated solely on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, running shows in towns such as Port Alberni, Nanaimo, and Campbell River.

Frank Moher

Moher has been the Artistic Producer of Western Edge Theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia since 2002, and is editor and media critic for the online magazine backofthebook.ca.

Gary Korpan

Gary Richard Korpan is the former mayor of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

Jean René Baroux

Jean René Baroux (1922 in Casablanca, Morocco – 1992 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) was a veteran of the World War II and a writer very much engaged in the evolution of the French language.

Kuniyoshi Obara

Once his multi-generation campus was completed, he opened additional Tamagawa Gakuen in Japan, the United States and Canada, with campuses in Los Angeles (1930), Kugenuma (1933), Kushi (1948) and Nanaimo (1976).

Parksville-Qualicum

Following redistribution, the area became part of the Nanaimo-Parksville and Alberni-Qualicum ridings.

Trevor Greene

In September 2008, Greene moved to Nanaimo, BC, with his wife and daughter, after spending 14 months at the Alberta facility.

Webster Aitken

Webster Aitken (June 17, 1908, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada – May 11, 1981, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was an American pianist.


Adam Grant Horne

After operating a business on his own account in Nanaimo, he took further employment with the HBC first at its Fort Simpson post and then took charge of its Comox operation from 1865 to 1878 when the post there was closed as well.

Baxter Aviation

Shortly after, the Baxters received a class 3 scheduled license to provide services between downtown Vancouver and Vancouver International Airport to downtown Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.

British Columbia general election, 1875

Nanaimo - David William Gordon, January 19, 1877; seat vacated by John Bryden in December 1876 to look after his business interests

CKKQ-FM

Thanks to the prime position of CKKQ's transmitter on the Malahat Ridge, its signal reaches up Vancouver Island as far north as Nanaimo, onto the Lower Mainland as far east as Kent and into Washington as far south as Tacoma, on a good day.

CKWV-FM

On October 1, 1960, the station covered the Nanaimo Chinatown fire which ended up destroying that historical area of the city.

ECCW Vancouver Island Championship

As its name suggests, the title is defended almost exclusively at ECCW events on Vancouver Island, in cities such as Nanaimo and Victoria.

Gulf Islands

The dividing line is approximately that formed by the city of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, and the mouth of the Fraser River on the mainland.

Kraft Hockeyville

The Top 10 communities resulting from the first round were Cornwall, Ontario; Nanaimo, British Columbia; Noëlville, Ontario; North Bay, Ontario; Plaster Rock, New Brunswick; Rockyford, Alberta; Saint-Hubert, Quebec; Smithers, British Columbia; Vernon, British Columbia and Warner, Alberta.

Lighthouse Pub

But the Complex is also unique as it servers as a transportation hub via its marina to the Sechelt Inlet and its float plane base with regular scheduled flights to Vancouver, Richmond, Nanaimo.

Nanaimo bar

In the 2003 Christopher Guest movie A Mighty Wind, the character of Mickey Crabbe (a Canadian) says, ". . . I'd consider going home, making a nice tray of Nanaimo bars, lying in bed and watching TV--that's what I like doing".

Nanaimo Station

The station takes its name from the street it is on, which in turn, is named after the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, located on Vancouver Island.

Wellington, British Columbia railway station

The Wellington railway station is located in the Wellington area of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

William Raybould

In 1866, he opened a menswear store, the Nanaimo Emporium, in partnership with his brother-in-law Noah.