Welcome to Nanaimo...the Harbour City!
Voted Best North American Island destination in the past 7 years from Conde Nast Travel Magazine! Nanaimo is the 2nd largest city on Vancouver Island, the ultimate West Coast community with every recreational activity at your pleasure, modern cafes, restaurants, galleries, shops and a university-college.
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Population:
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84,549
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Geography:
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Located on the east side of Vancouver Island, 48.3 km (30 miles) west of Vancouver by boat and a 113 km (70 mile) drive north of Victoria, the capital of British Columbia.
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Climate:
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Nanaimo has a temperate, Mediterranean-like climate; moderate rainfall in the winter, dry and sunny in the summer. Every season of the true Canadian year glows here in our Harbour City.
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Main Industries:
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Tourism, Advanced Manufacturing, Technology, Business and Government Services, Marine Research, Regional Retail, Health and Education Centre.
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Education:
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Vancouver Island University, post secondary education.
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Lifestyle:
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Enjoy an active west coast lifestyle in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Around the area, enjoy temperate rainforest ecosystems, complete with some of the oldest (1000+ years old) and most spectacular trees in North America. Enjoy the coastline rich with rare and exotic plants, animals, and a vast marine environment. A truly inspiring environment for the most adventurous in outdoor recreation or for the most artistic creations.
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Ferries:
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Enjoy the BC Ferries expedition from the Mainland/Vancouver with an average vessel supporting 1400 people and 350 vehicles with a travel time of 1.5 - 2 hours. Or, for a quick getaway (approximately 1 hour) there is the HarbourLynx, a new foot passenger ferry service between downtown Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver.
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Features:
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Performing Arts Theatre (800 seats), new Regional Library, Woodgrove Centre --the Island's 'shopping Mecca' .
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