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Harewood, British Columbia

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Until 2016, the original Harewood School stood in Harewood at 505 Howard Street. Built in 1914, the school was closed in 2004. Until its demolition, it was Nanaimo's oldest school still standing. It was registered of historical value, but fell into disrepair from lack of use.
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The name has been in use since at least 1913, when Harewood referred to a small mining village in the area, no longer existing, having been overtaken by Nanaimo. The mine was owned in part by the seventh son of
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Community services such as schools and fire departments used to use "Harewood" in their names before broadly amalgamating with the City of Nanaimo.
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Today, the name "Harewood" is used to refer to a neighbourhood in south Nanaimo and surrounding community.
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The school was torn down in the spring of 2016. All that remains is the detached gymnasium.
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and set up the Harewood Coal Mining Company to work deposits he acquired.
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The Harewood area also encompasses the site of the Nanaimo Armoury,
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who served on the BC coast as captain of the gunboat
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Populated places in the Regional District of Nanaimo
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Canadian province
British Columbia
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
49°08′N 123°57′W / 49.133°N 123.950°W / 49.133; -123.950
Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood
HMS Forward
Vancouver Island University

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Black Creek
Bowser
Brentwood Bay
Buckley Bay
Campbell River

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