The Nanaimo Civic Arena was an indoor arena located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events It was built in 1939 and hosted the short-lived Nanaimo Islanders of the Western Hockey League and the British Columbia Hockey League's Nanaimo Clippers, The Nanaimo Timbermen, among many other teams. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nanaimo Islanders were a Junior ice hockey team based in Nanaimo British Columbia that played one season in the Western Hockey League in 1982–83 This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The British Columbia Hockey League is a British Columbia -based tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a subsection of Franchise history The Nanaimo Clippers won the league championship in the 1976 playoffs but lost by default for the Mowat Cup (Provincial Championship All time Record The arena closed in the spring of 2006 and was torn down in November to make way for a twin condominium tower complex to be built in 2011. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.