Island Soap
Soap Making!! This mysterious craft has always interested me. How did someone make those creamy hunks of lather that bears no resemblance to those harsh bars found in stores other then possibly the shape? I had read enough to know that the ingredients in the store bought bars were not good for my skin to say nothing of the chemicals entering my body. I could not even pronounce the ingredients and what did they mean? Read More

Chemtrails Over The Cowichan Valley
Jets normally have an exhaust tail called a contrail. When the exhaust is more than fuel, they are called chemtrails. Look up! Read more

The city's name is derived from the Coast Salish who first called it home. They called themselves the "Snuneymuxw", which means 'great and mighty people.' When white settlers arrived, they adapted the word to Nanaimo.

Live in Nanaimo

With its comfortable climate, beautiful natural surroundings, affordable housing, strong labour market, exceptional recreational opportunities and relaxed lifestyle, Nanaimo is emerging as the favoured place to “live, work and play” on Vancouver Island. Numerous golf courses, Mount Washington

Visit Nanaimo

Located on Vancouver Island, Nanaimo 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 and the fact #1 Highway continues from Vancouver to Nanaimo, via a quaint, romantic sail, Nanaimo is the gateway to many other destinations on the central and north island.

Nanaimo is linked to the mainland by two major BC Ferry routes; Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay and Tsawwassen to the new Duke Point Terminal, just south of Nanaimo. Also if you are travelling as a foot passenger and require transportation, shuttle, taxi, and car rental services can be arranged from both terminals.

Nanaimo is 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), every day at noon during the summer months and for special events.

Nanaimo is home to Petroglyph Provincial Park, where visitors can view ancient petroglyph rock carvings and runes. Newcastle Island is another provincial park in Nanaimo, and was at one time a world-famous summertime tourist destination.

Nanaimo is the origin of the famous Nanaimo bar dessert, which has its origins in the early 1950s. Wikipedia

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