where coal travelled by rail to Ladysmith. In 1919, the Cassidy train station opened, and was a flag stop when Via Rail on Vancouver Island ceased in 2011. Adjacent stops were about south to Ladysmith, and north to South Wellington. Immediately south of Vowels Rd, not even a signpost marked the flag stop location in its final years. Cassidy Hotel/Inn Erected in 1914, the building was a bunkhouse for Dunsmuir coal surveyors and engineers. Becoming the community recreation centre, a liquor licence was subsequently issued in 1925. The 1953 paving of the Island Highway boosted business. Patronage waning, the inn was revived as a neighbourhood pub in 1983. In 2013, the building represented an Alaskan bar in the Superman movie Man of Steel. Facing a bleak future, the establishment closed about 2014. In 2016, after a demolition reprieve, fire gutted the vacant building on the south corner of Beck Rd. Later community Logging revived the community throughout the 1940s and 1950s. The Cassidy Drive-In operated 1954–1992. Undergoing significant development since the 1970s, the Ray Collishaw Air Terminal serves Nanaimo. The residential area is a bedroom community for Nanaimo. Several commercial enterprises line the highway. There is a camping, RV park, and golf course to the west to on Haslam Creek called Rondalyn Resort. To the north, also on Haslam Creek, there's another campground called Birds Nest Campground. At Beck Rd are parking, a picnic area, and Cassidy Country Kitchen. Notable people Steven Smith (1989 – 2016) – downhill mountain biker See also List of coal mines and landmarks in the Nanaimo area Footnotes References Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Populated places in the Regional District of Nanaimo Mid Vancouver Island Ghost towns in British Columbia Mining communities in British Columbia Designated places in British Columbia Company towns in Canada