Category Archives: abandoned

Headquarters saw mill

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Headquarters was a small community located on the banks of the Tsolum River near Courtenay, BC . Earlier known as Fraserville, the townsite of Headquarters started being built in 1911. The town had a post office, bunkhouse’s, blacksmith shops, a … Continue reading →

Posted in abandoned, history, river, Tsolum River, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Images | Tagged abandoned, Drac's Kastle, Headquarters, Headquarters Townsite Park, Merville, saw mill, Tsolum River, Vancouver Island | Leave a comment

The dead jetties

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Nanoose Bay has a long been home to the the Nanoose First Nation (Snaw-Naw-As), who along with 18 other tribes in the Salish Sea are Coast Salish people. It’s also been home to marinas, and aquaculture, a large lumber mill, … Continue reading →

Posted in abandoned, Georgia Strait, history, marina, Nanoose, ocean, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Images | Tagged abandoned, CFMETR, harbour, history, marina, Nanoose, Vancouver Island | Leave a comment

Forbidden Plateau – Dry and red

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Katherine

Forbidden Plateau has always been a bit of a mystery to me so I took a little trip up to poke about, and then later poked about to find out what I could about the name. Legend has it that … Continue reading →

Posted in abandoned, hiking, history, mountains, nature, Strathcona, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Images | Tagged Comox, Forbidden Plateau, Mount Becher, Strathcona | Leave a comment

RCAF Tofino

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Katherine

Originally opened 1943 as a “Radio Detachment”, RCAF Tofino was part of a chain of radar stations conducting surveillance of the Pacific Coast, primarily due to threat of Japanese incendiary balloons.The RCAF, due to the threat of Japanese incendiary balloons … Continue reading →

Posted in abandoned, airplanes, history, RCAF, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Images | Tagged Pinetree Line, Radar Hill, RCAF Tofino, Tofino, Vancouver Island | 1 Comment

Parksville – an old house

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Katherine

This rather dejected house is just off Highway 19 at the north side of Parksville. It was once a nice house, and likely could be again, although it is more likely to be bulldozed for new development.

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Dairyland milk tanker

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Katherine

You never know what you might find while hiking about on Vancouver Island, but a Dairyland milk tanker was not on my list of things I thought I might see. Bears, yes, cougars, yes, but a milk tanker?

Posted in abandoned, hiking, history, Royston, Vancouver Island | Tagged abandoned, Comox Valley, dairlyland, Highway 19A, history, milk tanker, milk truck, Royston | Leave a comment

Mount Becher – Forbidden Plateau ski lodge

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Katherine

All that’s left after a fire destroyed the Wood Mountain Ski Area ski lodge in the Forbidden Plateau area on Mount Becher – graffiti covered ruins of a beautiful building. In 1982 the original lodge burned to the ground , … Continue reading →

Posted in abandoned, history, mountains, nature, Vancouver Island | Tagged Comox Valley, Forbidden Plateau, graffiti, Mount Becher, ski, ski lodge, Wood Mountain Ski Area | Leave a comment

Forbidden Plateau

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Katherine

Once a thriving ski hill, Forbidden Plateau is now used for hiking, camping, and cycling. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.253309041459481.1073742004.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

Posted in abandoned, hiking, history, mountains, nature, spring, tourism, trees, Vancouver Island | Tagged abandoned, Comox, Courtenay, Forbidden Plateau, history, mountains, ski, Strathcona | Leave a comment

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