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  • Come on, all it does is rain in Nanaimo 365 days a year and everyone smokes pot. You don't move there unless you smoke pot

  • Yeah lantzville ftw kool aid kfc drive by's and more

  • I think most of the negative comments may be coming from people who have never lived anywhere else... I've lived in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, and many smaller cities and Nanaimo is one if not the best place to raise a family. been here since 1998

  • where's nicol street?

  • @unsupercat your a frickin idiot

  • in nanaimo if you'rr a homeless criminal drug addict the city council deems you worthy of being given a free environemntaly luxury condo with free hydro where you can makes your plans for your next break and enter

  • It's nice but it is a young place needs some more devepment in some areas though...I love it here though

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  • @unsupercat no kidding eh ....and the crackheads...dont 4get the crack heads...lol

  • and the downtown crackheads...dont 4get the crackheads...lol

  • I live in Edmonton now and I'm moving to nanaimo next summer!

  • @MAMAMACHINE uh oh

  • Great video. You do this great city justice!

  • @CJDJ23 something else funny about nanaimo is the map of the city and they're so desperat to have an arts district but if you follow thier own map there is no arts district and if you look at the map they have of thier own downtown you have to belive it was drawn up by some hillybilly hooped up on moonshine, downtown is a joke, the best thing about it is leaving and going up to parksville or down to victoria

  • @CJDJ23 as someone else said, the more they try to improve downtown nanaimo the more they make it worse, its like a money pit, and its not the slightest bit better than it was before, i understand what that person was saying about it being like nazi germany with the signs and fences and security gaurds and cameras, they're so stupid in nanaimo they don't even have street lights or paved sidewalks along the entire length of the city, but they sure do in parksville

  • Fantastic place to Kayak...Brought my father their for Fathers day!

    Finding your way home is so important!

    Let me guide you their....

    Mike McKillican

    Remax of Nanaimo

  • @CJDJ23 don't fucking lie to me, i know all about drinking at the river-- and what bar downtown are people drinking at ?? the grizzy bar, the old flag, the commerical, the press room, the balmoral, the jolly miner, spankys-- oh thats right they've all closed down haven't they cuz not enough people were coming downtown anymore-- so don't fucking lie to me

  • Don't think this is such a bad city. Believe me, it's like every other single damn city and I'm guessing there's sketchy parts in all the other major cities of the world such as LA and NY.

  • @HarbourHighlights to be honest i felt i was in a wierd version of a nazi germany twilight zone, there were cameras and fences and security gaurds everwhere

    courtenay is a much better place, myself i live out near woodgrove where theres things to do.

    downtown nanaimo is a dump, the more they try to improve it the more they make it worse, i use to live down there on prideaux street, i know what i'm talking about

  • @mooncloud100 i went to downtown nanaimo again tonight and i was shocked to learn that they lock the gate to the fishing pier at night, its a beautiful warm summer night and they lock the fishing pier, and then if that isn't bad enough they've put up " no fishing off bridge signs " on the lions bridge walkway

    downtown nanaimo is a very sad place

  • @HarbourHighlights me and some friends went to downtown nanaimo and it was a ghost town at 7PM and thats during the summer

    i can only imagine what downtown is like on a cold wet winters night when theres nothing to do

  • me and some friends went to downtown nanaimo and it was a ghost town at 7PM

    its an absolute joke what has happened to downtown

  • this is the type of PR that would make me want to visit and i think NZ could match it and i live there. Good stuff! And to all you negative people, every town in the world has bad spots but you MUST look at the good stuff and realise how lucky you are.

  • been living here my whole life!

  • I've lived here in Nanaimo for 5 years and it's beautiful. Yeah, it has it's bad spots but clearly some of you people have never seen the beauty of it. Nanaimo has changed a lot in recent years, I don't plan on living here for the rest of my life but it's a place I will always call a second home.

  • okay so can i live in THAT ^^ naniamo??? cuz the one i know looks nothing liek that!?!

  • welcome to nanaimo where annally retentive pukes censor your comments and then turn around and get upset when you call them fascist pigs

  • @lowaces actually i find it kind of interesting how some comments say comment removed but we on youtube no longer have the ability to remove our own comments and other comments just vanish mysteriously into the ether of the universe, i mean i can't even spam my own comments any more

    bring back the old youtube

  • @BeefBin This city is a couple of hours plane away from where i live i've been here its better than the video.

  • @TheFlamingSoldiers I've lived in Nanaimo all my live. It's not the same since John Ruttan became mayor..

  • bungee zone is in nanaimo district.

    new castle and gabe. nanimo district. If you really want I can dig up the Nanaimo district and boundaries papers. it also show vic. because it talksa about victoria at that point...

  • @JamesBerkey

    if it isn't within the city limits of nanaimo it isn't in the city of nanaimo

    burnabys not in vancouver but burnabys within the vancaouver regional district-- see what i mean

    PS if you can find those papers i woukld like to see them cuz i talked to someone who was raised in nanaimo and he told me of wierd city limits borders back in 1973

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  • @ unsupercat

    are you retarded? every single thing in the video was from nanaimo.... Nanaimo has very few homeless people. ( i would know it's my job to work with them). if it was shot in the summer that would explain the no rain.... it is super beautiful during the spring and summer.

  • @JamesBerkey

    at a first quick glance this is what i found

    :16 shots of victoria BC

    1:30 old footage with no longer existing harbour lynx ferry

    2:05 no longer existing totem poles

    2:11 newcastle island is not part of nanaimo- technically protection islansd is, but gabriola isn't

    2:39 BUNGY ZONE, NOT IN NANAIMO

    i could analyze it closely if you really want

    and just for your information everywhwere is nice in the spring and summer

  • @JamesBerkey

    at a first quick glance this is what i found

    :16 shots of victoria BC

    1:30 old footage with no longer existing harbour lynx ferry

    2:05 no longer existing totem poles

    2:11 newcastle island is not part of nanaimo- technically protection islansd is, but gabriola isn't

    2:39 BUNGY ZONE, NOT IN NANAIMO

    i could analyze it closely if you really want

    and just for your information everywhwere is nice in the spring and summer

  • @JamesBerkey are you part of the gang of corrupt scum in nanaimo who try to defend the fact that its gonna cost 15 million dollars to house 40 homeless people, its one of the biggest scams going and i've written to the auditor general of BC about it

  • @nimocity not sure what your talking about. I go to school in Abbotsford but grew up in nanaimo and during the summer i run a painting student painting company.

  • @JamesBerkey on the next page you say you work with homless people in nanaimo, unless of course you were lying about that

  • @nimocity I defiantly do during the year on east hastings and in my summers i volunteer part time (weekends) here.

  • Thats the way to tell the truth, some of these nanaimo crybabies get so upset when people write things they don't agree with they delete them cuz it hurts thier feeling, boo hoo, you little fucking crybabies, face reality, nanaimo is shit !

  • Look at my fuckin' profile you shitstick I'm fourteen i don't work for the fucking city.

  • but why should i believe you, profiles are for liars trying to trick idiots, and with an attitude like that its pretty obvious you know which side of the bread has the jam on it !

  • I love Nanaimo! It's where I live, and frankly, it isn't as bad as half of you make it out to be. No, it isn't all whores. No, it isn't all druggies. Apparently, you haven't seen the good part of the city.

  • wheres the good part then chuckles because once i found out about the parkway from chase river to woodgrove i ain't never going thru nanaimo cuz it sucks, its no differnet than any other strip mall town, it should be called surrey juniour or little langley, wake up and travel around the world !

  • yes theres whores

    theres metal whores like myself!!!!

    HAIL Nanaimo

  • Stop hatin' on my home town. This town is the shit, no ones forcing you to go downtown and chill with junkies, there are tons of perfectly reasnable spots in Nanahood.

  • oh yeah i saw your girlfriends on the youtubes "ugliest hookers mugshots" or are you the transvestite ?

  • nanaimo isn't even the harbour city, Sydney australia is, and even worse is harbour city is in california and even worse is if they wanna be known as the harbour city why don't these KORRUPT morons change the name at one of thier secret in-camera meetings and thety label the peiople as malcontents when they object !

  • I can't belive this is Nanaimo today! I remember it in a very different way!

  • HAHA , nanaimo is soo much dirtier then that , and there's more junkies then normal people down town

  • I agree with this man.

  • The video is actually reasonably accurate, which is odd for a tourism video At least they didn't try to advertise the "many" tourist attractions "in" Nanaimo.

    Nanaimo has one problem - there is only one actual "tourist attractions" - stuff not available elsewhere - within city limits. The Bastion. Everything else usually mentioned as being a "Nanaimo tourist attraction" isn't actually IN Nanaimo. Certainly not accessible if you don't rent a car, because public transport won't get you there.

  • That said...

    I moved here 8 or so years ago. I like this place a lot. Good people, great weather, centrally located, it's a good place to live. But I wish they'd stop lying to themselves about how great a tourist attraction it really is. It's not, and the current city council and the sycophants surrounding them need to understand that before they can make things better. Because they could, easily, but not if they keep lying to themselves.

  • heroin is way too expensive in nanaimo

  • I grew up in Nanaimo and am now living in Southern California. I can still remember the wonderful times we use to have there as kids, playing in the forest, taking the ferry to Gabriola, and climbing Mt. Benson. There use to be a great swimming hole somewhere near Hieroglyphics park off the highway, but all I really remember was how cold the water always was. We lived on Princess St. across from Bayview school, and used to take cardboard and slide down the grassy hills at Chadwicks farm.

  • Nanaimo Is a great fucking place. Im 12 and i still love it.. but yanno it is kinda still boring.. ment for old people hah =D

  • Nanaimo may not be a perfect place, BUT WHERE IS????, ya there is poverty, drugs & hookers, everywhere has these things. I would say Nanaimo has more good things in & around it than bad. It basically has something for everyone & anyone (good or bad). Overall a great place to live or visit. One of my favorite places on earth.

  • Nanaimo is a great place and what you people say about it is not all true like hookers and stuff no and where everyother place there is bad there too not just nanaimo!!!so keep your nasty comments TO YOUR SELF leave nice freakin comments not rude ones

  • i like nanaimo. though this place is somewhat backward. the computer shops here suck. they sell five year old technology and it's way overpriced.

  • Boutique|Mac is pretty good

  • some of you need to keep your negative comments to yourselves!

  • Nanaimo sucks balls.

  • i like clagaryy

  • Beautiful place, but no jobs, lots of crackheads, hookers, and weirdos everywhere. I certainly wouldn't say it's a safe town to go walking at night by yourself.

  • are you kidding? Ive been biking and walking all around Nanaimo since I was 14 at all hours, including Southgate and the Old City Quarter, all throught Harewood and the north end

  • WOW is it true that it costs 13.00 one way to take the Ferry to Vancouver? -That would totally suck, I applied to and was considering VIU university in Nanaimo. I live in Toronto and it would be a tough transition if I got stuck in a hick harbour town.

  • Hick Town, thanks alot. YOU SUCK BALLS.

  • great nature, great scenery, great weather, I was just saying it mite end up being a hick town by the harbour you know, at least compared to a big city

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  • i live in nanaimo

  • man nanaimo is a good place to live in i think Haha i live in nanaimo

  • ye me to

  • This video doesn't show a lot of stuff that it should. Nanaimo is a very beautiful place, but it also has a kick ass night life... you just gotta find it.

  • lolso is victoria and vancouver theres crackheads all over canada (live here goof)

  • NANAIMO RULES!

  • I made a video called: "Summing up Nanaimo"

    It bassicly sums up all to know about Nanaimo!

  • love Nanaimo lots!!! Spent 3 years studying there - lovely place!

  • This video looks interesting! Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo is larger than all of the cities and towns on Vancouver Island except for Victoria. I am a stranger to the user of the video.

  • I am sorry you had such a bad experience here in Nanaimo. Where did you move from? Did you visit here before you moved here? It does take some getting used to living on an island, but it isn't for everyone.

  • A Nanaimo video like this one lured my wife and I to retire there. What a mistake that was. We had never seen so much poverty, jobless people, and unemployed aboriginals. The cost of the ferry, and the small plane flghts to Vancouver "were way too expensive".

    We also gave Victoria a try, and it was just as bad, with homeless people everywhere. The person who made this video should be sued for false advertising.

  • lol wheres the crackheads? there a important part of our community...there out entertainment!

  • what's with the crooked camera?? annnoying

  • i live off of hammon bay RD  XD

  • I think you will like it here! I tutored a student from Mexico last year! I have had students from all over the world and have travelled alot myself, so I can assure you Nanaimo is nice and also friendly! Good Luck!

  • I nearly spat out my drink when I read "stunning community".

    are you kidding me?

  • The Pub is actually on Protection Island where I live, we row out to Newcastle Island in our Sailing Dory sometimes. It's awesome! Although the sea is really cold and you have to dive pretty deep to find anything. The good news about the sea is there are no sharks or other large creatures due to the fact that it is too shallow for them too survive and It's also too cold (only reef sharks, look like mini cat fish, live there). :D

  • This commercial is so perfect. I live in nanaimo ... I am in Dover Bay secondary High school right now

  • I live in Nanaimo. Trust me, you are not going to have a problem.

  • hi .. i can't answer your question because i have never been to BC ever.. but I really cant see there being a problem getting along with people as long as your friendly yourself.

  • HOLY CRAP! i seen myself there in 5th grade on the dock with brody swimming ROFLL!!! Goodtimess 2 years ago!! LMAOO! I'm the one laying down on the dock looking sideways at the boys LOL!

  • It's a nice city, OH MY GOD

  • its ALRIGHT!

  • nanaimo isnt just downtown theres way more than it shows in the videos

  • yeah i live here :P

  • I live in nanaimo its pretty awsome

    i dont like gary korpan at all though (the mayor) i wish that they would clean downtown up though!

  • Same - The only reason why he is still mayor is beacuse of the majority of senior votes going with whats "the same" to them.

  • hey 424park the tourists noticed how the bells in the tower were coming from speakers ahahahah

  • nanaimo sucks, mayor is an idiot.

  • try living in saskatoon...

  • your a fucking faggot who everyone hates

  • you like the fuckers who run this city?

    Their ban on fireworks was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Total bandwagon jump. Their solution to druggies was even worse, now they hang out in my neighbourhood. That's just the beginning.

  • well yes i agree with the fireworks but i love crack! and i don't even live in harewood

  • Oh yeah? This ban is "So effective" that people are just bringing the exact devices (roman candles, air bombs, etc.) into the city when they could have easily just banned those. If they did, people would still buy stuff inside the city, and they wouldn't get the things that were causing so much trouble. But they still refuse to admit the ban was simple minded and dumb, and wasn't fair. Fireworks are no worse than alcohol, they're just targeted more easily because not as many people use them.

  • Is that you, Miles?

  • Nice! I'm from Mexico, and live a couple of months in Nanaimo, is freaking cool! And Monica & John's Hostel is the best! The Canadian girls down there where HOT!!!... I want to go back, really bad! Cheeers!

    Jose Chairez.

  • umm there is nothing to do here no jobs no good malls dirty bumbs and crack heads everywhere..great dirty litte city, full of people who think they are better than everyone else!

  • i love nanaimo with all my heart..i lived there for 15 years and wish i still did..Australia is nice but my heart belongs to nanaimo. even if nanaimo is a bit of a dump now

  • I grew up in Nanaimo and really miss the beauty and pace of life in that wonderful little city. Well, I heard it's not so little any more. When we left and move to Southern California, Nanaimo was a booming metropolis of about 7,500 people. We lived on Princess St. Nanaimo, one of the most beautiful places in the World. Our family still makes Nanaimo bars every chance we get. Can't seem to get enough of those wonderful little treats. Props to everyone in Nanaimo!

  • i live in nanaimo ^.- its awesome!

  • Nanaimo's bitchin'. I live there.

  • MEE THREEE =D

  • dude every one hows seen this vid lives in nanaimo jsut like me :P lol

  • i live here.. its not that pretty this is totally over exagerated haha.. nanaimo is NOT nice. its dirty and there is NOT lots to do or see

  • haha i live in nanaimo

  • I live here too! Nanimo pwns!

  • I'm moving to nanaimo soon! i've been to that cafe. ;)

  • i live in nanaimo this video makes it look so gorgeous haha.

  • lol i live in nanaimo too :D

  • MEEE TOOO :D

  • I LIVEE HEEERRREEE

  • ooooh ok lol

  • Britan??

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