Category Archives: logging

Logging truck

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

A nice logging truck on Highway 18 The E&N Highway 18 crossing – just as quiet as the spur a few hundred feet up the line. The Lake Cowichan Subdivision once ran 18.6 miles into the Lake Cowichan area and … Continue reading →

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Logging truck

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Katherine

A nice logging truck on Highway 18

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MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. No. 1044

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. No. 1044 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. No. 1044 is a 1924 Porter 2-6-2T steam locomotive that operated in Chemainus . Wheels: 2-6-2T Builder: H.K. Porter Build Date: 05/1924 Construction No.: 6877 Empty Weight: 131,000 Weight on Drivers: 104,000 … Continue reading →

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Chase River

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Katherine

Looking out from Chase River, past the log booming grounds and to the cargo ships anchored off Nanaimo.  This has always been an industrial area, and an important factor in the forestry economy of Vancouver Island.

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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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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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Harmac

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Katherine

The Harmac paper mill viewed from Percy Anchorage, at the end of Northumberland Channel between Gabriola Island and Mudge Island

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Comox Lake Logging

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Katherine

Logging operations near Comox Lake, between the BC Hydro impoundment dam on Comox Lake and the fish and game club. and a shorter time lapse video…

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Alberni Inlet – a dreary day

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Katherine

Alberni Inlet on a dreary winter day A person can look at a picture that was shot on a foggy, cloudy and wet winter day, and marvel at the beauty of the west coast. It’s an entirely different matter when … Continue reading →

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Alberni Pacific No. 2

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Katherine

Alberni Pacific No.2 was built in 1912 for the Weist Logging Co., and operated as No. 1 in Port Alberni. Between 1918 and 1950, it was operated as Alberni Pacific Lumber Co., Ltd. #2, in Franklin River. The Western Vancouver … Continue reading →

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