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Nanaimo

1 story Updated October 14, 2026

Photograph · Tourism Nanaimo

Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, from the Not A Resort Town campaign.

Nanaimo Doesn't Do an Off-Season

Nanaimo stays open after summer. Here's how to get there by ferry, floatplane or air, and what to do on a fall or winter weekend, from Saysutshun to the Nanaimo Bar Trail.

Andrew Lovesey · Oct 14, 2026 · 4 min

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