Saturday, January 22, 2011

Who are the most notable residents?

"Cameron Bright, child actor
Justin Chatwin, actor
Jimmy Claxton, Black baseball pitcher who broke the U.S. baseball color line
Raymond Collishaw, one of the highest scoring British Aces of WWI, ranking overall third in the British Empire with 60 confirmed kills
Peter Croft, rock climber, free solo
Allison Crowe, singer-songwriter and pianist
John DeSantis, actor
Jodelle Ferland, child actress
David Gogo, blues guitarist
Gogo, keyboardist for the rock band Trooper
Diana Krall, jazz pianist and vocalist
Tim Lander, poet
Cory Monteith, actor
Shane Sutcliffe, boxer
Kirsten Sweetland, triathlete
David Essig, singer-songwriter/guitarist/producer"
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo)

Where Nanaimo is located?

"Nanaimo is located on Vancouver Island, Nanaimo is about 110 km northwest of Victoria, and 55 km west of Vancouver, separated by the Strait of Georgia, and linked to Vancouver via the Horseshoe Bay BC Ferries terminal in West Vancouver. As the site of the main ferry terminal, Nanaimo is the gateway to many other destinations both on the island — Tofino, Comox Valley, Campbell River, Port Alberni, Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park — and off its coast — Newcastle Island, Protection Island, Gabriola Island, Valdes Island, and many other of the Gulf Islands. Nanaimo has often been referred to as 'a mall in search of a city' due to the malls that stretch from the south to the north."
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo)

What is 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. It is the location of the headquarters of the Regional District of Nanaimo". (From Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo)

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