Category Archives: marina

Pacific Spray

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Katherine

Pacific Spray in Port Alberni This is an interesting vessel as it is registered as a Fishing / Packer/Bait/ Transfer vessel.

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Loon Lake

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Katherine

The E&N rail line is widely know as connecting Courtenay and Victoria, but there’s also the Port Alberni Sub, a 39 mile long branch line that runs from Parksville, over the Alberni Summit,  to Port Alberni. The E&N trestle over … 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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Hecate Strait No. 1 – ex Parr Four

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Katherine

The fishing vessel Hecate Strait No. 1 in Port Alberni

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Janatlee

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Katherine

Janatlee at Fisherman’s Wharf in Comox

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Port Alberni lighthouse

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Katherine

The lighthouse in Port Alberni sure looks like a lighthouse, and arguably it is a lighthouse, but it only illuminates it’s lamp during the daytime as it would annoy local homeowners at night. This may sound rather odd, but the … Continue reading →

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Midnight Mariner I

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Katherine

Midnight Mariner I in Port Alberni

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Lady Rose Marine Services MV Tenaka

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Katherine

Tenaka in Port Alberni Tenaka is a former B.C. Ferries vessel used on the Quadra Island-Cortes Island route. She was purchased by Lady Rose Marine Services in April 2016.

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Blackbird on a boat

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Katherine

A Blackbird on a boat at Fisherman’s Wharf in Comox

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Comox Fisherman’s Wharf

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Katherine

Fishing boats at Fisherman’s Wharf in Comox

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