Author Archives: Katherine

Port Alberni – tugs in the mist

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Katherine

Tugs in the mist – a typical winter morning in Port Alberni for Pacific Force, Pacific Crest, and Dauntless .

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Port Alberni – Victory III and Pacific Force

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Katherine

The tugs Victory III and Pacific Force in Port Alberni

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Port Alberni – Chooch

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Katherine

Harbour tug Chooch in Port Alberni

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Port Alberni – the marine railway

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Katherine

The marine railway in Port Alberni

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Alberni Inlet – Kildonan

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Katherine

Kildonan is a small village located on the east side of Uchuchklesit Inlet, on the north side of the lower reaches of Alberni Inlet – if you want to visit, you either take a float plane or travel on a … Continue reading →

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Pacific Northwest Raptors

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Katherine

A handler discussing one of the raptors at Pacific Northwest Raptors

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Bald Eagle

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Katherine

Manwe, a Bald Eagle at the Raptors

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Vanishing Vancouver Island

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Katherine

Another old barn that soon will be a faded memory – Forbidden Plateau Road

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ALPULP VII

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Katherine

ALPULP VII in Port Alberni This little tug was built in 1978 by Alberni Engineering & Shipyard Ltd. She was originally owned by MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.

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Puntledge penstock pipeline – valve chamber

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Katherine

The valve chamber on the original Puntledge penstock pipeline This is an interesting piece of Comox Valley history – but it’s also one that is gone as BC Hydro removed the old crumbling pipeline for safety reasons.

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