Fast Facts • Canada’s only floating pub is in Nanaimo’s harbour: The Dinghy Dock. The restaurant supplies kids with bait and poles for its Fishin’ Hole. Malaspina University-College’s Culinary Arts program turns out chefs who’ve won prestigious awards in restaurants around the world and here in Nanaimo. More than 50 vendors sell fresh local produce and handmade gifts at the Farmer’s Market (Pioneer Waterfront Plaza) on Fridays mid April through Thanksgiving. • • W hen visiting Nanaimo, enjoy a 10-minute ride to beautiful Protection Island and visit the Dinghy Dock Pub and family restaurant. We offer a full seafood menu, good times, entertainment, a fishing hole for the kids, the most spectacular view of Nanaimo and its harbour, and charming Newcastle Island. The Protection Island Ferry services the Island and the Pub. For information and sailing times, call: PUB: (250) 753-2373 FERRY: (250) 753-8244 Canada’s Only Floating Pub & Family Restaurant www.tourismnanaimo.com 35