Monthly Archives: October 2015

Ogden Point – the breakwater at night

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Katherine

Ogden Point breakwater at night – James Bay

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Puntledge Generation Station

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Katherine

The 24 MW Puntledge Generation Station was built in 1912 – there have been substantial upgrades to the system since then…  

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Puntledge Generation Station penstock

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Katherine

Looking up to Powerhouse Road A look at the lower section of 3.0 m diameter welded steel pipe used for the approximately 3.8 km section of penstock that supplies the Puntledge Generation Station. Looking down to the Puntledge Generation Station

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Puntledge Hatchery

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

A look around the Puntledge Hatchery

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Air Force Beach – Wind Surfing

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

Wind surfing at Air Force Beach

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Puntledge River Hatchery

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

A quick visit to the Puntledge River Hatchery to see what the salmon are up to A bit of video looking through the fish viewing window… And a bit of video from above the fish viewing window…

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No 5 Mine

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

No 5 Mine

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Fanny Bay – a pile of oysters

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

Oyster shells – Fanny Bay It’s not just oyster shells on the beach, in some places it’s decades of accumulated oyster shells that form the land that we walk on.

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Fanny Bay – looking north

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Katherine

Looking north toward the government wharf in Fanny Bay

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Fanny Bay – the boat house

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Katherine

A well loved boat house – Fanny Bay I had driven past this boat house many times without stopping as I figured it would probably be very difficult to get close enough to it to get a good picture. Wrong … Continue reading →

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