Category Archives: logging

Angelic Zephyr

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Katherine

A dozer boat working logs as the Angelic Zephyr loads BC timber at the Assembly Wharf in Nanaimo

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Oriente Shine

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Katherine

Oriente Shine at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf, loading logs destined for China

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Vanishing Vancouver Island

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Katherine

Although this is a nice shot of a Helijet Sikorski S-76A transitioning into a ground effect hover at the Nanaimo flight centre, what you can’t see is actually the focus of the image. The Western Forest Products’ sawmill buildings and … Continue reading →

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Port Alberni – the mill

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Katherine

One of the pulp mill buildings in Port Alberni

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A log barge

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Katherine

A log barge loading across the Alberni Inlet from Port Alberni

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Black and white – logging

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Katherine

There are parts of logging operations that the public is not meant to see, namely the aftermath of falling the trees and then hauling them out of the timber lands. There’s also the roads and bridges that need to be … Continue reading →

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Englewood Railway of Western Forest Products

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Katherine

The Englewood Railway of Western Forest Products transported logs by train for 100 years on northern Vancouver Island. The line was shut down November 7, 2017 after three workers died and two were injured when a train hit a maintenance … Continue reading →