Category Archives: buildings

Nanaimo – Port Authority building

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Katherine

The Nanaimo Port Authority building – also home to Helijet

Posted in buildings, history, Nanaimo, spring | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nanaimo – up to town

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Katherine

Looking up town from the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf And a slightly wider view that highlights the industrial heritage that drove Nanaimo…

Posted in buildings, history, Nanaimo, spring | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Pipers Lagoon – watching the world go by…

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Katherine

Pipers Lagoon is one of my favorite places to watch the world go by. Except for a few brief moments at slack tide, the water in the lagoon flows with great speed through the small opening into Georgia Strait. Birds … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, buildings, fishing boats, history, Nanaimo, nature, tugs, video | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Shack Island

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Katherine

Shack Island – a proper little island Fisherman  started living on Shack Island in the early 1930’s , rowing into Nanaimo to sell their catch. Descendants of the original shack owners use these buildings mostly on summer weekends. Owners can … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, history, Nanaimo, nature | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ottawa – Canada and the World Pavilion

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Katherine

Closed forever: the Canada and the World Pavilion at the National Capital Commission

Posted in buildings, history, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

One of eleven – Jordan River

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Katherine

One of eleven – Jordan River There were eleven houses in Jordan River, all located in a tsunami inundation zone, and in the middle of the flood plain if BC Hydro’s Bear Creek dam were to fail. BC Hydro offered … Continue reading →

Posted in abandoned, buildings | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Peeling paint

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Katherine

Peeling paint in an abandoned house I’m glad that they painted over the yellow…

Posted in buildings, history | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Jordan River Surf Shack

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Katherine

The Surf Shack is an iconic Jordan River structure, and one of the last still standing in Jordan River. The majority of the buildings have been torn down due to concerns that the Jordan River hydro dam will fail during … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, history, Juan de Fuca Strait | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Qualicum College

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Katherine

During the Great Depression, Robert Knight decided to open an independent boarding school in Qualicum Beach. The Qualicum Beach School was founded in September 1935 with nine students. In 1937, the school was relocated to a specially-designed building on 17 … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, history, Qualicum | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

An old house

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Katherine

An old house along highway 19A

Posted in buildings, history | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment