Monthly Archives: February 2018

Comox Lake – February 2018

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Katherine

Comox Lake – looking toward Cumberland from the logging road bridge

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C-IFRF

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Katherine

C-IFRF, a 1996 Quad City Ultralight Challenger II advanced ultra-light departing from CAH3, the Courtenay Airpark.

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Field sawmill wharf

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Katherine

Field sawmill wharf – Courtenay River In September 2017, Project Watershed and the K’ómoks First Nation reached an agreement with Interfor to purchase and restore the former Field sawmill site on the Courtenay River near the 17th street bridge. Kus-kus-sum … Continue reading →

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Comox Lake – 09 February 2018

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Katherine

A beautiful winter day the BC Hydro Comox Lake impoundment dam

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Bevan – No. 7 Coal Mine

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Katherine

Nature recovering the ruins of the No. 7 Coal Mine in Bevan

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Comox Valley Barn

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Katherine

Just a barn near Merville, on a rainy winter day.

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Comox Valley Barn

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Katherine

Just a barn near Merville

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Back to the hatchery – Headquarters Creek

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Katherine

I decided to head back to the Headquarters Creek hatchery to see what had changed since my last visit, almost exactly four years ago in January 2014. Of course, I picked a rainy day, not that I really had a … Continue reading →

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Tsolum River Facility

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Katherine

Tsolum River Facility – Headquarters Creek The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Tsolum River Facility is one of those places that are just a bit difficult to find, partly because it is actually located on Headquarters Creek, but more so … Continue reading →

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Janatlee

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Katherine

Janatlee at Fisherman’s Wharf in Comox

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