Description: Dine, Discover, Explore, Visit and Stay in Cedar Nanaimo by the sea on the east coast of Vancouver Island in beautiful BC, Canada.
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Cedar is a small community on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in beautiful British Columbia in Canada.
Cedar was first inhabited by First Nations People for thousands of years prior to European’s arriving in the mid 1800s. In 1850 it is thought that James Stove settled in the area to help develop a coal mine.
The first settlers worked in resource industries, including logging and mining. Many landmarks and streets were named after the first settlers, including Haslam, York, Quennell, MacMillan, Gould, Hemer, Cassidy, Holden, and Corso. The first post office was opened on April 1, 1888.