Category Archives: history

Uchuck III

Uchuck III alongside in Gold River

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Gold River logging equipment

Logging equipment at the Gold River log sort

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C-FCDT

C-FCDT, an Air Nootka 1958 De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I in Gold River

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Skookumtruck

Skookumtruck in Gold River

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Sho Am Hungry – ex Miss Sherry

Sho Am Hungry in Gold River Sho Am Hungry is a fish farm net cleaning vessel owned by Brunswick Jetters Ltd in Powell River.

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Pacific logging truck

In 1947, three ex-Hayes Truck employees founded Pacific Truck & Trailer in Vancouver. Pacific built highway and off-road trucks, including this one that was and still is, used in the the logging industry in Gold River. In 1970 the business … Continue reading

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C-GIUR and C-CJFL

A pair of Air Nootka float planes in Gold River: C-GIUR, a 1977 Cessna A185F, and C-CJFL, a 1956 De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I

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Gold River – Sandpoint Chief

Western Forest Products tug Sandpoint Chief at the Gold River log sort

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Nanaimo – smoke over Gabriola

Smoke from the massive wildfires in the BC interior colouring the skies over Gabriola Island and BC Ferries Queen of Alberni.

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Nanaimo – Port Authority building

The Nanaimo Port Authority building – also home to Helijet

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