Category Archives: abandoned

The old house – Piercy Road

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Katherine

Just an old house on Piercy Road – Courtenay

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Upper Puntledge Hatchery

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Katherine

Upper Puntedge Hatchery The Upper Puntledge Hatchery (spawning channel) was constructed in 1965 by BC Hydro as compensation for the loss of summer Chinook and steelhead spawning habitat and juvenile turbine mortality following expansion of the hydro facilities on the … Continue reading →

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A wreck ashore

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Katherine

Waiting to be removed – abandoned sailboat on the shore at Goose Spit – Comox

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Salt Spring

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Katherine

An abandoned house on Salt Spring Island

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Salt Spring – Pink Flamingos

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Katherine

Pink flamingos near an abandoned house on Salt Spring Island

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Headquarters power station

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Katherine

The remains of the long abandoned Headquarters power station

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Headquarters – the power station

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Katherine

The old concrete building on Farnham Road beside the Tsolum River was built as a rough timber mill in 1912-1913, but was never operated as a mill despite being fully equipped. In the 1920s the building housed five diesel engine … Continue reading →

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The old Meteor

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Katherine

An old Ford Meteor on a side road off the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Lorna Foss

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Katherine

Lorna Foss (with tarped quarter deck) shortly before she sank in Deep Bay One of several derelict ships in Deep Bay, Lorna Foss sank early on the 5th of April, 2016, raising serious concerns for nearby oyster beds and the … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Plateau

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Katherine

The remains of the Wood Mountain ski park lodge Record snow falls during the 1998/99 La Niña storm cycle broke records across coastal BC. There was so much snow at Forbidden Plateau that the Wood Mountain lodge collapsed,  ending the … Continue reading →

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