Category Archives: buildings

Just a barn – Chemainus

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Katherine

A barn along the Trans Canada Highway just south of Mt Sicker Road. According to Google, this is in Chemainus, which surprised me somewhat as I have always thought that Chemainus was that place with the murals – to the … Continue reading →

Posted in barns, buildings, snow | Tagged barns, Chemainus, Cowichan Valley, farm field, farming, Highway 1, mountains, Mt Sicker, snow, Vancouver Island | Leave a comment

Stone Butter Church

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Katherine

The long-abandoned Stone Butter Church high on a hill over the Cowichan River Estuary

Posted in buildings, history, nature, river | Tagged Cowichan Bay, Cowichan River, Cowichan river estuary, fall, history, marsh, nature, Stone Butter Church, Tzouhalem Road | Leave a comment

St Peters church – Duncan

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Katherine

St Peters church – Duncan

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Fauxtoart – St Peters church

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Katherine

St Peters church – Duncan

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Stone Butter Church

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Katherine

Stone Butter Church – Comiaken Hill In the 1870 Roman Catholic missionaries were intent bringing the local Cowichan Indian communities into their flock. Father Peter Rondeault, a missionary to the Cowichan Indians, decided to build a church for the Cowichan … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, history | Tagged buildings, church, Comiaken Hill, Cowichan, Duncan, Father Peter Rondeault, first nations, historic places, history, Roman Catholic | Leave a comment

St Ann’s Roman Catholic Church

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Katherine

St Ann’s Roman Catholic Church – Duncan

Posted in buildings | Tagged black and white, buildings, church, Cowichan Valley, Duncan, Quamichan, Roman Catholic, St Ann's | Leave a comment

St Peter’s Anglican Church

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Katherine

St. Peter’s, Quamichan, Anglican Church

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Alert Bay – an old house

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Katherine

A house that was once full of people with stories to tell…

Posted in buildings, North Island | Tagged Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, North Island, old house, Queen Charlotte Strait | Leave a comment

Thomson Bros. Lumber CO. LTD sawmill

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Katherine

Thomson Bros. Lumber Co. LTD sawmill – still operating In 1966, 19 year old Joe Thomson left a $2.25 an hour union job at Field Sawmills, purchased 2½ acres with a house next to Cumberland Road for $3,500, and built … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, history, logging | Tagged buildings, Comox Valley, forestry, history, logging, lumber, sawmill, Thomson Bros. Lumber Co. LTD sawmill | Leave a comment

Glacier Gardens

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Katherine

Glacier Gardens arena

Posted in buildings, CFB Comox | Tagged 19 Wing Comox, arena, Glacier Gardens | Leave a comment

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