Monthly Archives: June 2018

A goat on the roof

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Katherine

One of the famous goats on the roof at the Coombs Emporium, in Coombs BC

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YDT 612 and YDT 11

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Katherine

RCN Yard Diving Tenders YDT 612 (CFAV Sooke) and YDT 11 (unnamed) in Nanaimo

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Vanishing Vancouver Island – Seaspan Nanaimo

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Katherine

When Seaspan Ferries moved out of their Wellcox Rail Yard location in May 2017, operations at the ferry dock and the rail and vehicle loading ramp ceased. It’s the end of major cargo traffic in Nanaimo.

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Gallows Point Light

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Katherine

Gallows Point Light – Protection Island Gallows Point (originally Execution Point) takes its name from the fact that two native murderers were hanged there in 1853. Sixty years later, just offshore in the same immediate area, the dynamite carrier S.S. … Continue reading →

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RCMP Marine Unit

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Katherine

RCMP Marine Services Constables securing their boat at RCM SAR Station 27, Nanaimo

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A rainy day at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Katherine

Not everything goes as planned when I shoot video – I wanted video of the bulk carriers Dream Island and Seal Island loading BC logs at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf and birds, and an airplane got in the way. And … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Katherine

A busy dozer boat forming a boom log boom at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

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Dream Island and Seal Island

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Katherine

Dream Island and Seal Island loading BC logs at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf and a bit of video…

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Rosewall dry land log sort

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Katherine

BCF Rosewall Log Sort – Mud Bay Mud Bay is a shallow water muddy bay on Baynes Sound, between Union Bay and Fanny Bay. It was a flag stop when the E&N passenger service ran and was once serviced to … Continue reading →

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The quarry

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Katherine

I saw this sand and gravel quarry on a trip to Horne Lake, and thought that it might be an interesting subject for a time lapse video. I think that it was…

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