Category Archives: not your normal view

Up close with insects – a lot of yellow

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Katherine

I saw some daisies between the sidewalk and the road, and was thinking of shooting some pictures of the juxtaposition of concrete and nature – and then I saw the insect…

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Nanaimo in Victoria

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Katherine

HMCS Nanaimo at the Point Hope Maritime shipyard in Victoria

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Victoria is not all flowers and beauty – there is a gritty side that many wish would go away, a side that is not likely to go away. The homeless are people that deserve better than they have, and they … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Vancouver Island

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Katherine

BC Ferries Spirit of Vancouver Island

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A look around the picnic shelter

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Katherine

Form and function – the picnic shelter at Kitty Coleman Provincial Park

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Seaspan Superior ex Incan Superior

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Katherine

Seaspan Superior at the CPR dock in Nanaimo I shot these images on Mar 30, 2016 – the night that fire crews were battling a major blaze in a historic building at Commercial Street and Terminal Avenue in Nanaimo. The … Continue reading →

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Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Katherine

The Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre (CVWPCC) is a secondary wastewater treatment facility operated by the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona for the communities of Courtenay, Comox and CFB Comox on Vancouver Island. Secondary effluent is discharged through a re-aeration … Continue reading →

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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

Posted in Gabriola Island, Georgia Strait, Gulf Islands, logging, not your normal view, ocean | Tagged Anchorage, British Columbia, Gabriola Island, Georgia Strait, Gulf Islands, Harmac, Mudge Island, Northumberland Channel, paper mill, Percy Anchorage | Leave a comment

Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Katherine

A look around the roundhouse at the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society – home of the Alberni Pacific. More images on Facebook

Posted in history, not your normal view, Port Alberni, rail, tourism | Tagged Alberni Pacific, hsitory, rail, trains, Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society | Leave a comment

CP 4069

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Katherine

CP 4069, a 1952 (GMD) EMD FP7A at Wellcox Yard in Nanaimo The locomotive is powering a heritage streamliner train was assembled in Nanaimo to celebrate the 130th anniversary of rail on Vancouver Island. The train is owned by the … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Nanaimo, not your normal view, rail | Tagged Canadian Pacific, CP 4069, EMD FP7A, Nanaimo, passenger rail, rail, SVI rail | Leave a comment