Author Archives: Katherine

A Snowy Day In Greenwood

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Katherine

A snowy day in the Air Park at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum

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Deadman Junction Ranch

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Katherine

Deadman Junction Ranch, a created “ghost town”– Savona, BC

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Middleton Steam Locomotive

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Katherine

The first day of 2021 and I’m off to Middleton to take a look at the latest addition to the Middleton Railway Museum – a steam engine and tender. Awesome, but there are no builders markings and the entire locomotive … Continue reading →

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Brilliant Suspension Bridge

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Katherine

The Brilliant Suspension Bridge The Brilliant Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Kootenay River near Castlegar, British Columbia. It was built in 1913 by Doukhobors settled in the area to replace a ferry across the river. In 1966 … Continue reading →

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Ogden Point

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Katherine

Ogden Point – James Bay

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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Katherine

22 MHz Radio Telescope In 1962, the 22 MHz Radio Telescope was installed at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. It consisted of 1,700 cedar posts that extended for 1.3 kilometres in the shape of a “T” to cover a surface … Continue reading →

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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Katherine

The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is a radio interferometer which will map the 21 cm line of neutral Hydrogen over the cosmological redshift range of 0.8 to 2.5. It consists of … Continue reading →

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Free Enterprise No. I

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Katherine

The fishing boat Free Enterprise No. I in Comox

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Rapid Providour

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Katherine

The tug boat Rapid Providour in Comox

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Diligence

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Katherine

The fishing boat Diligence in Comox

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