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Power Pole Signs: Just Give'r
Have you seen these uplifting motivation signs placed on power poles around Harewood and Nanaimo?
Oct 4, 2025


Happy Birthday: The Opening of Harewood Plaza in 1958
Happy Birthday Harewood Mall!
Oct 2, 2025


Harewood Plaza In The 1960s
This is a photo of Harewood Plaza in the 1960s.
Sep 27, 2025


Chase River & Cinnabar Valley Heritage Day
History and community were on display at Chase River and Cinnabar Valley Heritage Day today at the Chase River Elementary School field.
Sep 20, 2025


Fat Cat: My First Bank Account
Kids who grew up in Harewood may remember this Fat Cat as the mascot of the Nanaimo Credit Union's banks accounts for kids.
Sep 15, 2025


Robin's Donuts Coffee Club
Robin's Donuts was one of the top reasons to hang out at Harewood Mall in the 1980s and 90s.
Sep 14, 2025


Ye Olde Corner Store In The 1990s
The legendary Ye Old Corner Store in the late 1990s.
Sep 13, 2025


Old Logos of Nanaimo Malls
This is how Nanaimo Malls used to look! Check out old-school logos from your favourite shopping spots.
Sep 13, 2025


Harewood Before 1946
A fantastic picture of Harewood from before 1946.
Sep 12, 2025


Dam Good Place To Swim
Harewood’s Colliery Dam Park is a wonderful place to swim.
Sep 11, 2025


Nanaimo and Harewood Map From 1891
Beautiful 1891 map of Nanaimo and Harewood from The New Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Company.
Sep 7, 2025


Harewood History: Five Acres
Harewood was once known as Five Acres.
Aug 28, 2025


Flashback: Harewood School Facing the Wrecking Ball
2011 video about the demolition of the historic Harewood School.
Aug 22, 2025


Samuel Matthew Robins: Father of Harewood
Few individuals have shaped Harewood’s identity as indelibly as Samuel Matthew Robins.
Aug 20, 2025


Harewood History: Born of Coal and Community
A deep dive into the history of our neighbourhood.
Aug 16, 2025


Harewood School 1953
Old photo of Harewood Elementary School before it was demolished in 2016.
Jun 3, 2024
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