Author Archives: Katherine

Comox Logging & Railway No. 11

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Katherine

Comox Logging & Railway Company No. 11, a 1923 Baldwin 2-8-2 Mikado at the Ladysmith Train Station & Railway Museum

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 42.6 Highway 18

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

The E&N crossing at Highway 18

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Logging truck

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

A nice logging truck on Highway 18 The E&N Highway 18 crossing – just as quiet as the spur a few hundred feet up the line. The Lake Cowichan Subdivision once ran 18.6 miles into the Lake Cowichan area and … Continue reading →

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Logging truck

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

A nice logging truck on Highway 18

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Cumberland No. 4 Coal Mine

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Katherine

No.4 Mine – Cumberland near Whytes Bay on Comox Lake There’s not much left to see of the No. 4 mine, which is a shame but understandable as the main access to the mine was by a drift tunnel and … Continue reading →

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Wellington Colliery Railway

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Katherine

On the trail to Whytes Bay An exposed section of rail from the Wellington Colliery Railway that connected to the No. 4 Mine near Whytes Bay, and further to the north on a trestle over Comox Lake to the Scott’s … Continue reading →

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Perseverance Creek

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Katherine

Getting around the collapsed bridge over Perseverance Creek as I head to Whytes Bay

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CF-100 Canuck

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Katherine

Spring cleaning for the CF-100 Canuck at the Comox Air Force Museum

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The old and the new

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Katherine

The old and the new – my unique view of the Comox Valley Airport from the cockpit of a CF-100 Canuck

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Whytes Bay

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Katherine

Whytes Bay on Comox Lake The community of Whyte’s Bay was situated at the northeast corner of Comox Lake, near Cumberland, close to the long-running and productive Number Four Mine. There were many families living there till the mid-1930s, when … Continue reading →

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