In 1985, Mayor Graeme Roberts initiated a contest to find the ultimate Nanaimo bar recipe, and the recipe submitted by Joyce Hardcastle, a resident of Nanaimo, was unanimously selected by a panel of judges.
Mayor Graeme Roberts initiated a contest to find the ultimate Nanaimo bar recipe. This was in 1985. The recipe submitted by Joyce Hardcastle was unanimously selected by a panel of judges. This was in 1985. Joyce Hardcastle was a resident of Nanaimo.