Nanaimo & Campbell River

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July 13th 2021
A very pretty waterfront on a beautiful day in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo was founded on coal mining in the early 1850s. The first permanent structure to be built in the town was the Bastion. It’s design is consistent with the initial fortifications constructed at the HBC trading posts throughout Canada. The first known recipe for Nanaimo bars was printed in the 1952 Women's Auxili ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver Island

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more