Category Archives: logging

Miss Jordan

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Katherine

Miss Jordan at the Queesto Community Forest log sort in Jordan River   Queesto Community Forest is the company that manages TFL 61 at Jordan River. The Pacheedaht First Nation owns half of TFL. 61

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Tug and tow – logs

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Katherine

At tug towing a barge full of logs – Discovery Passage

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Key West

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Katherine

  The bulk carrier Key west taking on a load of logs at the Nanaimo Assembly wharf

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Sun Ruby

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Katherine

Sun Ruby at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf, loading logs destined for Gunsan, Korea Built: Kanda Zosensho K.K., Kanda, Japan, 2004 Net Tonnage: 11140 t Gross Tonnage: 19887 Deadweight: 32754 t Length Overall: 177m Breadth Extreme 28.4m Draught: 10.019 m

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Toquart Bay – log dump

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Katherine

The log dump at Toquart Bay

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Gold River – log booms

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Katherine

Gold River log booms – looking up Muchalat Inlet

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Gold River – log sort

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Katherine

The log sort at Gold River – the logs come in, the logs go out…

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Mud Bay

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Katherine

Mud Bay is one of those places that most people don’t pay attention to as they head past at 90 kmh – it’s worth thinking about though as it is one of the places on Vancouver Island that is a … Continue reading →

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Comox Lake – a history of logging

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Katherine

When you get past the campground outside of Cumberland, you start to get a sense of the history of Comox Lake, and the importance of forestry (logging) in the Comox Valley…

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A ship full of logs

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Katherine

Looking out to the ocean as another load of Vancouver Island logs leaves on a wet coast day

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