OPINION: Nanaimo is in need of food-centric urban spaces
Community planning student asks how Nanaimo can foster the potential of food culture
BY ALIMA KHOJA
Have you ever wandered around Nanaimo and wondered why there isn’t a more vibrant food scene in places such as the downtown core? Well the answer could be that Nanaimo needs a food-centric urban space that celebrates creative culinary options and invites visitors into a welcoming and interesting locale. It is difficult to deny the potential of how a food-centric urban space can revitalize a neighborhood into a vibrant culinary center which not only provides indulgence to the senses but also develops a deeper…