Monthly Archives: September 2014

Victoria – a sign of fall

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

Leaves on the edge of the road – a sure sign of fall arriving in James Bay

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Nanaimo – a foggy day at Departure Bay

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

A foggy yet very beautiful day at Departure Bay

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Frank Ney

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

Memorial to Frank Ney at Swy-a-Lana Lagoon Park – Nanaimo Frank James Ney (May 12, 1918 – November 24, 1992) was the mayor of Nanaimo for twenty-one years, and served one term as a member of the Legislative Assembly of … Continue reading →

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Oh Canada…

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

Maple Leaf – Royal Roads

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Royal Roads – Hatley Castle

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

In 1906 James Dunsmuir commissioned Canadian architect Samuel Maclure to build a 40-room mansion on their estate “Hatley Park”. The building is 200 feet long and 86 feet wide; the turret is 82 feet high. Local stone, and sandstone from … Continue reading →

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Royal Roads – the museum

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

The museum underneath Hatley Castle at Royal Roads

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Fanny bay – seals and sealions

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Katherine

Seals and sealions basking in the sun on the breakwater at Fanny Bay – this sheltered section of Baynes Sound is between highway 19A and Denman Island.

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Morden coal mine

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

Named after Colonel W. Grant Morden, one of the chief financiers of the mine, excavation of two parallel shafts for the Pacific Coast Coal Mines (PCCM) Morden mine commenced in March 1912, one a main production shaft, the other for … Continue reading →

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Puntledge penstock pipeline – nuts and bolts

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

You may have walked alongside the Puntledge penstock pipeline many times, but have you thought about the nuts and bolts of the pipeline? Above, a concrete thrust block – these are normally used where the the pipeline direction or slope … Continue reading →

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Historical notes?

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

1913 The original Comox Lake impoundment dam was constructed at Comox Lake outlet by Wellington Colliery company [later Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd.]. The diversion facilities, as they existed in 1950 prior to redevelopment, were comprised of the present cross-stream weir … Continue reading →

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