Author Archives: Katherine

Salmon – after the run

The life cycle of salmon is not always a pretty sight…

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Royston – clams

Harvesting clams in Royston – south of Courtenay

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Ogden Point – Westerdam

Westerdam arriving at the Victoria Cruise Ship Terminal – Ogden Point

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Ogden Point – the breakwater at night

Ogden Point breakwater at night – James Bay

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Puntledge Generation Station

The 24 MW Puntledge Generation Station was built in 1912 – there have been substantial upgrades to the system since then…  

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Puntledge Generation Station penstock

Looking up to Powerhouse Road A look at the lower section of 3.0 m diameter welded steel pipe used for the approximately 3.8 km section of penstock that supplies the Puntledge Generation Station. Looking down to the Puntledge Generation Station

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Puntledge Hatchery

A look around the Puntledge Hatchery

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Air Force Beach – Wind Surfing

Wind surfing at Air Force Beach

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Puntledge River Hatchery

A quick visit to the Puntledge River Hatchery to see what the salmon are up to A bit of video looking through the fish viewing window… And a bit of video from above the fish viewing window…

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No 5 Mine

No 5 Mine

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