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Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

What is a neighbourhood without a neighbourhood pub?

Amazing Aerial Photos of Harewood - Volume 1

Amazing Aerial Photos of Harewood - Volume 1

Amazing Aerial Photos of Harewood - Volume 1

Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

23 hours ago

Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

Amazing Aerial Photos of Harewood - Volume 1

6 days ago

Amazing Aerial Photos of Harewood - Volume 1

Amazing Aerial Photos of Harewood - Volume 1

Power Pole Signs: Harewood Vibe

6 days ago

Power Pole Signs: Harewood Vibe

Power Pole Signs: Harewood Vibe

I LOVE HAREWOOD

Foggy Day in Harewood

Feb 5

Foggy Day in Harewood

Foggy Day in Harewood

Happy 2026, Harewood!

Jan 15

Happy 2026, Harewood!

Happy 2026, Harewood!

David Gogo: Extension Mamas Holiday Extravaganza

Nov 15, 2025

David Gogo: Extension Mamas Holiday Extravaganza

David Gogo: Extension Mamas Holiday Extravaganza

Harewood's Railway Roots

Feb 20

Harewood's Railway Roots

Harewood's Railway Roots

Harewood Mall and Robin's Donuts

Feb 13

Harewood Mall and Robin's Donuts

Harewood Mall and Robin's Donuts

Nova Store in Harewood

Feb 6

Nova Store in Harewood

Nova Store in Harewood

Where is Harewood, Exactly?

Feb 11

Where is Harewood, Exactly?

Where is Harewood, Exactly?

Power Pole Signs: Love The Land You're On

Jan 31

Power Pole Signs: Love The Land You're On

Power Pole Signs: Love The Land You're On

Harewood Christmas Lights 2025

Dec 7, 2025

Harewood Christmas Lights 2025

Harewood Christmas Lights 2025

Nanaimo Archives

A Quick Drive Through Harewood

Feb 20

A Quick Drive Through Harewood

A Quick Drive Through Harewood

Big 7 Motel and ABC Family Restaurant

Dec 3, 2025

Big 7 Motel and ABC Family Restaurant

Big 7 Motel and ABC Family Restaurant

The Fun Centre in Harewood

Oct 21, 2025

The Fun Centre in Harewood

The Fun Centre in Harewood

Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

Happy Hour in Harewood at Sip Neighbourhood Pub

The First Stores in Harewood

The First Stores in Harewood

The First Stores in Harewood

Harewood T-Shirt

Literacy Nanaimo Central Vancouver Island

A Quick Drive Through Harewood

A Quick Drive Through Harewood

A Quick Drive Through Harewood

Feb 20

Harewood's Railway Roots

Harewood's Railway Roots

Harewood's Railway Roots

Feb 20

Road Trip Time Machine: Duncan To Parksville in 1966

Road Trip Time Machine: Duncan To Parksville in 1966

Road Trip Time Machine: Duncan To Parksville in 1966

Nov 6, 2025

Happy Hour in Harewood – at Sip Neighbourhood Pub!

What makes a neighbourhood? Schools, parks and recreational centres are all important, no doubt. But what is a neighbourhood without a neighbourhood pub?

@sip_neighbourhood_pub is THE local watering hole in Harewood.

I was there a few days ago for Happy Hour and it was excellent. Kick-ass craft beer and satisfying munchies for shockingly affordable prices.

Read the full article about this awesome ale house in Harewood — at www.Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Happy Hour in Harewood – at Sip Neighbourhood Pub!

What makes a neighbourhood? Schools, parks and recreational centres are all important, no doubt. But what is a neighbourhood without a neighbourhood pub?

@sip_neighbourhood_pub is THE local watering hole in Harewood.

I was there a few days ago for Happy Hour and it was excellent. Kick-ass craft beer and satisfying munchies for shockingly affordable prices.

Read the full article about this awesome ale house in Harewood — at www.Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Power Pole Signs: Harewood Vibe

Just vibing to all these Power Pole Signs in Harewood and South Nanaimo.

See more at Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Power Pole Signs: Harewood Vibe

Just vibing to all these Power Pole Signs in Harewood and South Nanaimo.

See more at Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Amazing Aerial Photos of Harewood - Volume 1

Feast your eyes on these amazing old aerial photos taken high above Harewood.

All of the photos were taken by Englefield Studios – presumably from an airplane – and were found by me while digging through the Nanaimo Archives.

The really fun part is zooming in to these highly-detailed shots to see how much has changed from the Harewood of today.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE at Harewood.life (link in bio)

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Amazing Aerial Photos of Harewood - Volume 1

Feast your eyes on these amazing old aerial photos taken high above Harewood.

All of the photos were taken by Englefield Studios – presumably from an airplane – and were found by me while digging through the Nanaimo Archives.

The really fun part is zooming in to these highly-detailed shots to see how much has changed from the Harewood of today.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE at Harewood.life (link in bio)

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Harewood’s railway story runs deeper than most people realize. Long before the modern E&N Trail, the neighbourhood was laced with coal tramways, mine spurs, and proposed rail lines that tied local pits into Vancouver Island’s wider rail economy.

Our new article traces these forgotten lines, the 1860s railway that was surveyed but never built, and how today’s Island Corridor follows the same logic through the land.

Read the full article at Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Harewood’s railway story runs deeper than most people realize. Long before the modern E&N Trail, the neighbourhood was laced with coal tramways, mine spurs, and proposed rail lines that tied local pits into Vancouver Island’s wider rail economy.

Our new article traces these forgotten lines, the 1860s railway that was surveyed but never built, and how today’s Island Corridor follows the same logic through the land.

Read the full article at Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Where is Harewood, exactly? Read our study in Harewood cartography on Harewood.life

Our new article explains how our historic community in south Nanaimo has shifted in identity over time – from its roots as an independent Harewood Improvement District with clear boundaries, to being absorbed into the City of Nanaimo in 1975.

While modern maps and real-estate listings sometimes blur or rename parts of the area (like “University District”), locals still recognize Harewood as a distinct place with deep cultural roots and a living community identity that goes beyond official planning lines.

Read the full article on Harewood.life

Where is Harewood, exactly? Read our study in Harewood cartography on Harewood.life

Our new article explains how our historic community in south Nanaimo has shifted in identity over time – from its roots as an independent Harewood Improvement District with clear boundaries, to being absorbed into the City of Nanaimo in 1975.

While modern maps and real-estate listings sometimes blur or rename parts of the area (like “University District”), locals still recognize Harewood as a distinct place with deep cultural roots and a living community identity that goes beyond official planning lines.

Read the full article on Harewood.life

Remember the Nova Store? Just down the street from the old Harewood School – at 294 Harewood Road – Nova was another historic neighbourhood corner store loved by members of the community.

I remember going there for MAD Magazines and candy. It was one of the only places a kid could get a licorice pipe in Harewood.

A newspaper ad for Nanaimo Realty notes the sale of the Nova Store in December, 1960.

The store closed down sometime before 2009, which is the earliest year you can see it on Google Maps. By that point, the Nova Store Coca-Cola sign had been taken down, but the building hadn’t been renovated yet.

Read more at Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Remember the Nova Store? Just down the street from the old Harewood School – at 294 Harewood Road – Nova was another historic neighbourhood corner store loved by members of the community.

I remember going there for MAD Magazines and candy. It was one of the only places a kid could get a licorice pipe in Harewood.

A newspaper ad for Nanaimo Realty notes the sale of the Nova Store in December, 1960.

The store closed down sometime before 2009, which is the earliest year you can see it on Google Maps. By that point, the Nova Store Coca-Cola sign had been taken down, but the building hadn’t been renovated yet.

Read more at Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Power Pole Signs: Love The Land You’re On

This is really great advice.

“Our land is more valuable than your money. It will last forever. It will not even perish by the flames of fire. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals.” – Chief Crowfoot of The Siksika Nation.

See more Power Pole Signs at Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

Power Pole Signs: Love The Land You’re On

This is really great advice.

“Our land is more valuable than your money. It will last forever. It will not even perish by the flames of fire. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals.” – Chief Crowfoot of The Siksika Nation.

See more Power Pole Signs at Harewood.life

#Harewood #Nanaimo

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