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In 1972, recognized as a National Historic Site, [11] and designated a provincial historic park, the day-use park remained undeveloped in subsequent years. [12] In 2003, the Friends of Morden Mine (FOMM) organized to save the seven-storey-high headframe/tipple.
4334 Jingle Pot Road Nanaimo BC 49°12′18″N 124°01′12″W / 49.205°N 124.02°W / 49.205; -124.02 ( Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic
The East Wellington colliery was owned by R.D. Chandler of San Francisco. Peak production of the Nanaimo coal fields was 1,400,000 tons in 1922. Production declined steadily after that. The last mine in Nanaimo closed in 1968. In the early 1980s the Wolf mountain coal mine opened up and produced coal from the Wellington seam until 1987. [2]
Highway 19's northern end is located at the Bear Cove ferry terminal, across the bay from Port Hardy. The highway proceeds southwest from the ferry dock for 5 km (3.1 mi) to a junction with the main road to the centre of Port Hardy, then turns southeast, travelling for 16 km (9.9 mi) to Highway 30, and then further east for 20 km (12 mi) to the main road to Port McNeill.
Mount Benson [2] (Halkomelem: Tatch-to-lan, Taitookton; Chinook jargon: Wakesiah [3] [4]) is a mountain located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Nanaimo. At one time, there was road access to the peak as there was a fire lookout at the summit.
Alberni-Nanaimo 1933-1937; Nanaimo and The Islands 1941-1963; South Nanaimo; North Nanaimo; Nanaimo-Parksville 2001-2008; The Islands 1903-1937; Newcastle (electoral district) 1916; Cowichan-Newcastle; Nanaimo riding did not appear in the 1909 election, but Nanaimo City and The Islands were the Nanaimo-area ridings in the 1909 or 1912 election.
Nanaimo Shipyards Limited was a shipbuilding and repair shop located on Newcastle Island. The company gained popularity and was growing rapidly. In 1939, the main shed was 24 by 24 ft (7.3 by 7.3 m) and by 1941, the company owned 16 boars and 4.18 acres (17,000 m 2 ) of the island.
Wellington Secondary School is a public high school located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It is part of School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith [1] and is known for its music, film, and athletics programs. Wellington secondary school is the catchment school for the Wellington, Departure Bay and Uplands neighbourhoods.