Nanaimo

[vinoman5]

Thanks for all your thoughts. I get the feeling that Nanaimo has good areas and bad just like most towns. Portland, OR has it's good and bad neighborhoods. I live in SW Portland near Beaverton and its the best part of town in my opinion. SE Portland is where its happening these days but it's just too crowded and urban for me. I look forward to more thoughts on Nanaimo and the area. Keep them coming.

 

[JLM]

Thanks for all your thoughts. I get the feeling that Nanaimo has good areas and bad just like most towns. Portland, OR has it's good and bad neighborhoods. I live in SW Portland near Beaverton and its the best part of town in my opinion. SE Portland is where its happening these days but it's just too crowded and urban for me. I look forward to more thoughts on Nanaimo and the area. Keep them coming.

Not too many bad areas in Nanaimo- the area around Nicol St. is the old part of the city and some of those houses are probably 100 years old and I believe a little mischief occurs there from time to time. Harewood is quite central and probably affordable. Departure Bay and Long Lake would be a little pricier and you'd probably want to check the property taxes before buying there, but possibly lower than Oregan State. Cedar to the south is a nice rural area and slightly off the beaten path. Not sure what the status of the stench from the pulp mill is these days.

 

[taxslave]

Sorry the island is full up with idle rich. That's why we have high ferry costs, to keep the riff raff out.

 

[Kreskin]

Sorry the island is full up with idle rich. That's why we have high ferry costs, to keep the riff raff out.

That's right. I support the most recent fare increase to $568.25 (HST included). Seems fair to me.

 

[JLM]

That's right. I support the most recent fare increase to $568.25 (HST included). Seems fair to me.

That would be the fleet rate??????????

 

[Kreskin]

That would be the fleet rate??????????

Mid size sedan and driver.

 

[JLM]

Mid size sedan and driver.

Well, it's jumped 10 fold in less than a month.

 

[taxslave]

That would be the fleet rate??????????

Resident rate. Outsiders will have to pay the true cost of operating the union controlled fleet. $895.00 + HST and terminal and fuel fees.

 

[talloola]

yep, they can put it as high as they want, keeps those mainlanders on their side, and gives us
our peace and quiet. lol

 

[JLM]

yep, they can put it as high as they want, keeps those mainlanders on their side, and gives us
our peace and quiet. lol

And if I want to come over to visit? :lol:

 

[talloola]

And if I want to come over to visit? :lol:

i've got connections. lol

 

[JLM]

i've got connections. lol

That's a relief :smile:

 

[talloola]

Not too many bad areas in Nanaimo- the area around Nicol St. is the old part of the city and some of those houses are probably 100 years old and I believe a little mischief occurs there from time to time. Harewood is quite central and probably affordable. Departure Bay and Long Lake would be a little pricier and you'd probably want to check the property taxes before buying there, but possibly lower than Oregan State. Cedar to the south is a nice rural area and slightly off the beaten path. Not sure what the status of the stench from the pulp mill is these days.

It's a nice residential area in and around woodgrove, (not too close though), down northwest bay road,
and also a little further south of woodgrove around rutherford and jingle pot road, (some small acerages and hobby farms),
and that gets one away from the old old center of the town of nanaimo, which isn't very interesting
unless one wants to buy an old house and renovate it, which is all the fad these days, (I love them),
but would not do it there.

 

[bill barilko]

It's a nice residential area in and around woodgrove, (not too close though), down northwest bay road,
and also a little further south of woodgrove around rutherford and jingle pot road,

Try explaining Jinglepot Road without a detailed map-it's an anomaly to be polie about it.

unless one wants to buy an old house and renovate it, which is all the fad these days......but would not do it there.

I know two people doing just that in South Nanaimo-kind of an odd juxtaposition the ongoing renovations and the boarded up drug houses on the same block-could be worse though I suppose.

 

[talloola]

Try explaining Jinglepot Road without a detailed map-it's an anomaly to be polie about it.

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yeah, jingle pot road is rather confusing, and could get a new arrival to the area lost in no time, sort
of like going around in circles in the bush thinking you are getting somewhere. lol

 

[JLM]

Try explaining Jinglepot Road without a detailed map-it's an anomaly to be polie about it.


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Not that complicated, just a bit of an old goat track that runs kind of west off Wakesiah for two or three miles to Metral Drive near the old Somerset Pub.

 

[talloola]

Not that complicated, just a bit of an old goat track that runs kind of west off Wakesiah for two or three miles to Metral Drive near the old Somerset Pub.

a very pretty drive, sometimes I take that route, just to enjoy the area, but at the rate it is
becoming more populated, that prettiness will disappear.

 

[JLM]

a very pretty drive, sometimes I take that route, just to enjoy the area, but at the rate it is
becoming more populated, that prettiness will disappear.

Years ago there was one stretch where people used to put out pumpkins by the side of road every Hallowe'en. That area was known as "Shady Mile". You'd recognize it, the one fairy straight piece of road with trees on each side.

 

[#juan]

Years ago there was one stretch where people used to put out pumpkins by the side of road every Hallowe'en. That area was known as "Shady Mile". You'd recognize it, the one fairy straight piece of road with trees on each side.

They still put out the lighted pumpkins or jack o' lanterns and some of them are pretty clever.

 

[talloola]

Years ago there was one stretch where people used to put out pumpkins by the side of road every Hallowe'en. That area was known as "Shady Mile". You'd recognize it, the one fairy straight piece of road with trees on each side.

I love that