Category Archives: buildings

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…

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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 →

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Glacier Gardens

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Katherine

Glacier Gardens arena

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Nanaimo – Port Authority building

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Katherine

The Nanaimo Port Authority building – also home to Helijet

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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…

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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 →

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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 →

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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

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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 →

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