Category Archives: logging

Sayward – logging equipment

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Katherine

Another piece of logging equipment slowly being swallowed up and reclaimed by nature – there’s always enough time but never enough money to preserve examples of what was once state of the art machinery.

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Kelsey Bay – logging trucks

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Katherine

Logging trucks and equipment in Kelsey Bay, near Sayward

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Courtenay – Along the river

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Katherine

Looking across the Courtenay River to the Fields Sawmill site – the  mill ceased operations in 2005 and was demolished, except for the office and wharf that still stand as a reminder of what was

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Alberni Pacific – Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Katherine

A look at the Alberni Pacific Railway Christmas train to McLean Mill. It was a great experience to ride the train through Port Alberni at night, visit McLean Mill, and ride back into town in the cab of No. 7, … Continue reading →

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The last tree standing

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Katherine

At the entrance to the BC Forest Discovery Centre, which was once called the BC Forest Museum, and started off in 1965 as the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum.

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Coast Isle

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Katherine

Coast Isle in Ladysmith Year Built: 1980, Certified Welding & Machining, Prince Rupert Gross Tonnage: 4.69 Net Tonnage: 3.19 Construction Material: Aluminum Length: 8.05 m Breadth: 3.05 m Depth: 0.61 m Propulsion: 230 HP Diesel, single screw Speed: 14.0 knots … Continue reading →

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Ladysmith – waterfront industry

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Katherine

Forestry, fisheries and ships – industries that shaped and maintain Ladysmith…

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Nanaimo – where a mill once was

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Katherine

In 1951 George William Dorman and his brother Fred opened their Brechin sawmill at Departure Bay near the B.C. Ferry terminal in 1951. In 1957 George started a  small chipper mill on Stewart Avenue, a neighbouring property owned by one … Continue reading →

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Chemainus – more than murals

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Katherine

In 1862 a waterwheel powered sawmill was opened in Chemainus, an ideal location with a sheltered bay for log booming and shipping of lumber products by sea and later by rail. By the late 1970s the mill was antiquated and … Continue reading →

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A bit of the lake

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Katherine

Comox Lake – low water – 13 September 2014

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