Talk:Nanaimo

message: The history section is filled with mistakes...Robert Dunsmuir's first Mine, and Dunsmuir & Diggle, were both in Wellington, Not Nanaimo.  Dunsmuir and Diggle Ltd. Was also formed AFTER the HBC rights to coal expired on the Island. (Dunsmuir was primarily an employee of the HBC until he found coal in Wellington)
Can we delete the history until a more factual version can be provided.
:The undated/unsigned comment about history above came from Nov 07.  While the history section does need editing and expansion, it is not incorrect.  Dunsmuir's first mine was downtown, (he mined before that for HBC) but his first big mine was in Wellington.  The section should be improved, but should not be deleted.  In the meantime, have a look at List of Coal Mines and Landmarks in Nanaimo area.  --KenWalker | Talk 19:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Does anyone have anything to back this up? I've seen no evidence that there is actually anything being done. If anything the amount of homeless addicts camping and using downtown has increased in 2005.
70.67.126.31
: Well, I'll say two things. As a night shift taxi driver, I don't have so much faith in my esteemed Council that I'm gonna tell a biker showing me the butt end of a pistol and demanding I wait outside with my lights off where to shove it. On the other hand, I recall from when my father was on the school board that things that are dealt with well are usually also dealt with quietly. Have you noticed the number of condemned houses and Fire Marshall orders in the Hub and Haliburton areas? Have you noticed that there's been a fair bit of residential demolition work over the last two years? New houses mean higher rent, higher rest means fewer flophouses... I think I see a strategy here. I'm just not sure if I like it. But wouldn't say that nothing is being done, exactly, just not what you'd expect. If you can wade through a few Council meetings on TV, maybe you'll find out more.Lord Dust 11:02, 13 December 2005 (UTC
From what I could see, there is no real effort to control the drug problem. The only thing I noticed was less prostitute on the street(quite probably working from hotels or houses) and more police work shifts. --Enigma 05:01, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  The current council is also working hard to solve the drug and biker issues often associated with Nanaimo. 

message: I've added some sections to the article, but it definitly still needs work. Some of the sections are a bit short but I think they can be fleshed out. Some sections that I didn't put in but that I think should be created when we have enough content to fill them are "Media", "Sports teams" and "Notable people". Dv82matt 08:17, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: She was listed in the miscellaneous section. I've moved the other people listed there into the Notable natives section as well. Thanks for the heads up. --Dv82matt 00:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sections 

message: Under the racial diversity heading, I see these numbers:
* Caucasian: 70.3%
* Aboriginal: 4.0%
* South Asian: 1.8%
* Chinese: 20.5%
* Southeast Asian: 1.5%
Now, looking at Nanaimo's census data, I see that of 71,805 responses, 1,270 indicated Chinese origin. That's less than 2%. Does anyone know where the numbers in the article come from, and how there could be such a massive discrepancy? →smably 18:43, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: vandalism. simple as that. it is fixed now. Masterhatch 02:16, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, thanks. Should have checked the edit history. :) →smably 18:09, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Demographics section 

message: Putting aside the omission of a ref to StatsCan by the original editor, was not the deletion of the stats a bit of a hasty move?  I'm also unsure of what TheMightyQuill is refering to in declaring the stats 'racially twisted'.  LordCo Centre 08:52, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of stats 

message: Both in the Economic and Education sections, there is language that seems to be more of an advertisement for the city than a concise description of the subject matter. Thoughts? Dwcarroll 13:20, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Description 

message: Please support me in removing the spam commercial external link nanaimoinformation.com (almost every side page is full of google adwords (while home page is given a clean look) added in by different IPs (four times now with different ips) clearly trying to spam our town's wikipage. I am assuming the site is owned by real estate webmasters (check website footer) a local seo company to make money on the internet. Commercial links made to make money have no business in wiki as an external link. Thank youSpammyLinkMonster 23:37, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nanaimo Information 

message: I want to delete the link to friendsofplannanaimo.org since the website appears to have been down for some time though WHOIS search on 17-Mar-2007 shows Expiration Date:08-Oct-2007.
Also, nanaimo-info.com, though devoid of google adwords that spammylinkmonster mentioned as reson for labeling as spam in Nanaimo Information, and although it appears that some research has been done to compile local numbers and information, it is my opinion that this link be removed as well since its encyclopedic merit is minimal.SteinAlive 08:48, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links 

message: Following msessage placed on User talk:Denelson83:
:Thanks for expanding on my edit by including the call signs for the two tv stations currently broadcasting in Nanaimo. The links you placed are intuituve. However, the text you added is not quite accurate. Yes, both channels are carried locally on cable on the channels you mentioned. BUT, these signals are also BROADCAST on these frequencies. It is my opinion that it is an important distinction a new resident may want to watch local news and not have a cable service subscription. I intend to edit to clarify this fact.
SteinAlive 14:26, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Media Outlets 

message: why is there no demographics section? there used to be. Masterhatch 04:36, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  demographics 

message: move.
Rename: Nanaimo, British Columbia → Nanaimo
Per WP:CANSTYLE and WP:PRIMARYUSAGE, this town should have an article at the undisambiguated name (see also WP:CANCITY). An internet search which excludes various combinations of this town's name still [ produces results] exclusively related to it. The undisambiguated title redirects to this article. I've created a disambiguation page to deal with Nanaimo bar, Nanaimo Station, and Nanaimo (electoral districts), none of which qualify for the undisambiguated title, and other articles too. Mindmatrix 16:25, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Rename page

message: Although I like seeing the schools listed...Individual schools should not be listed unless truly notable as lists of churches, schools, businesses, etc are not really encyclopedic.  
Currently schools are listed which aren't even in Nanaimo.
There is also the challenge of defining what is a school.  There are dozens of schools which offer programs which overlap, at least in part, what the traditional "school" would be defined as.  If this was 1960, listing all the schools would be easy, but not in 2009 and beyond.  The "Nanaimo" wikipedia article isn't really the place for what could essentially become a yellow-pages listing for schools, services or businesses.  
Listing all the public schools opens the gate to listing every school, private or public no matter how small.   If we did start adding the names of every school, without compelling evidence of "notability", who then decides what private or semi-private educational institutions to include.  Everything from 3-4 year old preschools to programs offering courses to seniors would be a subject of debate for inclusion.  
An education section is warranted, but it should stick to the notables and the general with a link to an education specific page if warranted.  Whatever is listed should be inside the city of Nanaimo city boundaries otherwise every private school wanting to attract students from Nanaimo will also end up wanting inclusion.
Dmurchie (talk) 16:12, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Education 

message: Some discussion may be useful around who/when a person should/can be included in the Notable Residents section.  For example, are deceased residents still considered "residents"? (Currently yes)  Do former residents of amalgamated areas like Wellington or Departure Bay count as "Nanaimo"? (Currently yes, but may be confusing for readers since the Nanaimo page has no amalgamation history.)  
How important is "local" notability vs "global" notability?  Local celebrity status makes Mayor Frank Ney an obvious choice, but he is virtually unknown off the Island, while his uncle Major Frederick James Ney who lived in Wellington-Nanaimo, was notable on two, maybe three continents, yet is virtually unknown locally despite being elected to public service in Wellington during WWII. 
The article itself suggest more discussion is warranted as it mentions Robert Dunsmuir, yet the notable residents section currently overlooks both Robert and James Dunsmuir, both highly notable historical figures.  With clearer criteria, it should be easier to determine which historical and current residents should be included.
Dmurchie (talk) 19:11, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Residents Criteria 

message: This section is incomplete and misleading.
The Nanaimo Heritage Commission has published a series brochures. 
There are far more than just two heritage sites, and while the Bastion is one of those sites, the Christian Science center is not.
The section should be corrected or deleted.
WestCoastCasual (talk) 22:54, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Local Heritage Sites 

message: I removed from the introduction the statement that the "Hub City" nickname had to do with street layout.  The moniker was the result of a Chamber of Commerce initiative to brand Nanaimo as the point from which one could, having arrived here via ferry from Vancouver at the new terminal, travel to Vancouver Island locations to the North, West, and South.  Nanaimo thus acted as the hub to those "spokes," and therefore made the town more feasible for commercial development. (Previously, one ferried to Victoria and travelled North from there.)  While the street layout of the old town does indeed resemble a hub (the Bastion) and spokes (the streets leading to it), this pattern, which exists in other settlements of the day with a central defense fort, had been in existence for a century before the nickname.  Any attribution of the nickname to anything other than the town's promotional efforts would be speculation, possibly deconstructive, and should be backed up with some kind of citation.1canuckbuck (talk) 09:33, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have a copy of the edition of Beautiful British Columbia that had that snippet about the street pattern in it, I've seen it in other articles and histories; it's not in that book I linked for the Vancouver Island Development League's naming of it (they were the predecessor to the Chamber of Commerce).....ultimately the origin of the term was the VIDL, yes, but I think it was not just because of the city's location as the "hub" of transportation on the island, it was with the spoke-like pattern of the city's core that the idea came.....sorry I don't have their meeting notes...but I know it was in Beautiful BC Magazine long ago.Skookum1 (talk) 09:37, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: re "this pattern, which exists in other settlements of the day with a central defense fort, had been in existence for a century before the nickname".....which other Canadian cities?  American cities?  Boston, maybe.  And a century before the nickname was, um, before the city was laid out, no?Skookum1 (talk) 09:40, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hub reference 

message: While I root for the success of the Harmac, I am a little sceptical that it is actually pumping "$500,000 per day into the local economy" - of course it needs a citation. It should be removed until it can be proved... I suspect that this person is conflating "operating costs" with "contributions to the local economy."  It is a major empirical statement and should be either confirmed with a citation or removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Canadaman1 (talk • contribs) 22:07, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Verification of Actual Pulp Mill  Contribution 

message: I was on Vancouver Island for ONE DAY on vacation ftom Metro-Detroit and *I* heard that Nanaimo meant "seven potatoes" in Japanese.  I have no Japanese ancestry.  When I returned home I looked it up online because I can count 1-10 in Japanese and 7 is 'hitchy' [sic!].  It turns out the names of the numbers are not the same as the counting words and 'nana imo' does indeed mean '7 potatoes'.  This is an important fact and it would be a sign of anti-diversity and economic stupidity not to include and embrace it.  It would put you on the map. Madanthony113 (talk) 12:49, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I was a tourist passing through for ONE DAY and have no Japanese in me, yet *I* heard Nanaimo means 7 potatoes in Japanese and that the city has a vibrant Japanese Canadian subculture.  You are showing anti-diversity and shooting your economic foot if you do not embrace that.  Madanthony113 (talk) 13:10, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I'd just like to note I'm being repeatedly reverted by a single editor for inconsistent reasons.  First time I made an edit was because it was "unsourced."  Second time the same edit with more context and a local newspaper source was reverted as "inappropriate."  I'm trying to comment that the city was branded "Harbour City" in the lead up to Expo 86 by the mayor, with the assistance of Charles and Diana.  The reverting editor has decided he doesn't like this idea....
::184.66.82.46 (talk) 05:06, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I added it to the body per MOS:LEDE. Seraphim System (talk) 06:01, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Being meaninglessly reverted 

message: I removed some notable 'residents' of Nanaimo. Besides the list being too long, the removed people weren't born here, didn't grow up here, and didn't become notable here. Masterhatch (talk) 20:45, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable residents