College Heights
This is a newer development of large homes on a ridge overlooking Nanaimo and the Georgia Strait, and the mountains on the mainland. College Heights is just across the Nanaimo Parkway from Malaspina University-College.
Car owners will feel they're right overtop of Nanaimo and loving it, a six minute drive from downtown. Pedestrians and bicyclists will get complimented on their calves. And anyone who likes mornings will feel right at home in College Heights, where the Georgia Straight sunrises are literally some of the finest on Vancouver Island (Vancouver's smog helps).
Buying a home in College Heights, you'll find you can get a little more for your money than if you stayed closer to town.
Photo of College Heights from Departure Bay (it's the development up high on the little mountain in the background)
Along bus routes? You have to walk to or from Malaspina or Jinglepot Rd.
Bad part of town? No.
Nearby parks: Buttertubs Marsh, Colliery Dams, Morrell Sanctuary, Westwood Lake, Westwood Ridge
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