Monthly Archives: September 2014

Frank Island – four in the sand

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Katherine

The remains of a car or truck that somehow wound up stuck the tombolo connecting Frank Island to Chesterman Beach

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Not your normal view – Grumman CS2F / CP-121 Tracker

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Katherine

RCAF Grumman CS2F / CP-121 Tracker at the Comox Air Force Museum

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A blustery day – Air Force Beach

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Katherine
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The mysterious Puntledge box

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Katherine

I have no idea what the purpose of this box is – it’s located downstream of the Duncan Bay Main logging road bridge at Stotan Falls, on the northwest side of the BC Hydro penstock access road right at the … Continue reading →

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Puntledge Generating Station penstock

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Katherine

I set out to find out exactly where the 5.1 km long penstock pipeline for BC Hydro’s Puntledge Generation Station transitions from the welded steel construction that most people see, to the wood stave construction that is a bit off … Continue reading →

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Comox Lake – The other side of the dam

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Katherine

If you’re a recreational user of the Puntledge River you’ll probably know that the twin remotely controlled gates on the right hand side of the Comox Lake impoundment dam are used to regulate the discharge of water into the Puntledge. … Continue reading →

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The old and the new – Puntledge penstock pipelines

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Katherine

The old and the new Puntledge penstock pipelines, In the front, the old pipeline built by Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd in1912. In the background, the new penstock pipeline built either by the BC Power Commission, or BC Hydro in between … Continue reading →

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Puntledge Generation Penstock Pipeline

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Katherine

  Looking along the pipeline toward Bevan, Forbidden Plateau and Comox Lake

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Canadian Collieries Puntledge hydroelectric

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Katherine

In 1912 Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd. developed the hydroelectric potential of Comox Lake and the Puntledge River to provide electricity for the operation of its coal mines in the Cumberland area. An impounding dam was built at the outlet of … Continue reading →

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The 40 Houses

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Katherine

In 1948, a project to be built in Courtenay was proposed by Central Housing and Mortgage Corporation. There would be 40 houses on the “old Cudmore property” which was bounded on the north by 17th Street and to the west … Continue reading →

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