Category Archives: history

Victoria – Freemasons’ Hall

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Katherine

The Freemasons’ Hall at 650 Fisgard St was originally designed in 1878 by John Teague and was remodeled in 1909.

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Headquarters power station

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Katherine

The remains of the long abandoned Headquarters power station

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Upper Campbell Lake logging road bridge

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Katherine

The logging road bridge across Upper Campbell Lake

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Headquarters – the power station

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Katherine

The old concrete building on Farnham Road beside the Tsolum River was built as a rough timber mill in 1912-1913, but was never operated as a mill despite being fully equipped. In the 1920s the building housed five diesel engine … Continue reading →

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McLean Mill National Historic Site

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Katherine

McLean Mill National Historic Site is a working steam-operated sawmill located near Port Alberni

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Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Katherine

A look around the roundhouse at the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society – home of the Alberni Pacific. More images on Facebook

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Forbidden Plateau

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Katherine

The remains of the Wood Mountain ski park lodge Record snow falls during the 1998/99 La Niña storm cycle broke records across coastal BC. There was so much snow at Forbidden Plateau that the Wood Mountain lodge collapsed,  ending the … Continue reading →

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CP 4069

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Katherine

CP 4069, a 1952 (GMD) EMD FP7A  at Wellcox Yard in Nanaimo The locomotive is powering a heritage streamliner train was assembled in Nanaimo to celebrate the 130th anniversary of rail on Vancouver Island. The train is owned by the … Continue reading →

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Laurier II – ex 83-2

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Katherine

Laurier II in Deep Bay With no visible name, the Laurier was a mystery – a slowly sinking ship near Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station. Someone always knows, and the Laurier II is no longer a mystery, … Continue reading →

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Petrel

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Katherine

I spotted the Petrel in Deep Bay, and unfortunately, have not been able to find any information about her. Yet…

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