Ghost Towns, Nanaimo by Sanbir Atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl By Taran Gurshan and Sanbir en-us 2017-02-27 21:52:27 UTC 2025-10-03 02:31:02 UTC hello@padlet.com In fall 1849 in Nanaimo the coal was discovered in quite an accident,when an Indian came to have his gun repaired and told the blacksmith about these black rocks he had where he lived. The Indian was told to bring some of these black rocks back with him and he would get his gun repaired for free and a bottle of rum for his troubles.Soon the Indian came back to Victoria in his boat full of coal sanbir_atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/156578549 2017-02-27 21:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/156578549 sanbir_atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/156854447
]]> 2017-02-28 20:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/156854447 sanbir_atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157183814 Coal was mined around the area until 1960 when the last mine of hub area in Comox closed.1960 people left because there was no more coal left.127,000 people still live in Nanaimo.]]> 2017-03-01 21:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157183814 sanbir_atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157186217 Nanaimo is still a modern city only parts of Nanaimo are ghost towns.So Nanaimo is not a technical ghost town because so many people still live there.]]> 2017-03-01 21:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157186217 sanbir_atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157471593 2017-03-02 20:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157471593 sanbir_atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157472999 Nanaimo was booming in 1860 and is very rich in history]]> 2017-03-02 20:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157472999 Many of the mine shafts traveled far out underthe ocean sanbir_atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157475335 2017-03-02 20:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157475335 sanbir_atwal https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157742946 There are many things to check out in Nanaimo from visiting the New Castle Island Park ,climbing MT. Benson ,watching the start of bathtub race wich is usually in July without a lie these people race in bathtubs from Nanaimo harbour to Vancouver.]]> 2017-03-03 21:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbir_atwal/ttoyhcs214dl/wish/157742946