Monthly Archives: August 2014

The dead jetties

Nanoose Bay has a long been home to the the Nanoose First Nation (Snaw-Naw-As), who along with 18 other tribes in the Salish Sea are Coast Salish people. It’s also been home to marinas, and aquaculture, a large lumber mill, … Continue reading

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Alberni Pacific No. 7

In 1912, Port Alberni was incorporated with the arrival of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, and planned arrival of the Canadian National Railway, and the trans-Pacific telegraph cable at Bamfield. The Alberni Pacific railway began operations in 1912 into Port … Continue reading

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Top Bridge suspension bridge

A quick stop at Top Bridge to visit the suspension bridge over the Englishman River near Parksville. The water was low so I took the side trail down to the river to look for some nice dead salmon that had … Continue reading

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The big machine

I had seen this big logging machine on the way into Northwest Bay and was going to stop but was excited about heading to Rhododendron Lake and decided to stop on the way back into Nanoose. That’s not my usual … Continue reading

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A cold night in Victoria

This was cold, yet quite beautiful…

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Snowy birds

Two rather cold air planes at the Comox Air Force Museum, located at 19 Wing/CFB Comox. CP-107 Canadair Argus   C-47, Douglas DC-3 Dakota

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Fire fighters memorial

Located behind the provincial legislature in Victoria.

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Confederation Fountain

A very cold night at the Confederation Fountain on Menzies Street, across from the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, BC. Ice… –5° Celsius and winds from the northeast at 40. That’s a nasty wind chill. The wall behind the … Continue reading

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The Empress at night

The mandatory night shots of the Empress hotel in Victoria BC. Shot from the lawns of the Provincial Parliament Buildings at the corner of Belleville and Government.

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Centennial Fountain

A little gem located just off Superior Street behind the British Colombia Parliament Buildings, near the inner harbour in Victoria, B.C. I was wondering why this fountain was not coated with ice as it was a bitterly cold night for … Continue reading

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