Category Archives: Vancouver Island Images

West Coast perspective

The canoe that seemed so large when you loaded it on top of the jeep can seem so small when you’re paddling about Baynes Sound.

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No Coal

No Coal signs referring to the Compliance Coal proposal to develop the Raven Coal Mine – an underground coal mine project located five kilometres west of the Buckley Bay ferry terminal. In the early 1940s Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Limited, applied … Continue reading

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The mystery ramps

I was had a bit of time on my hands while waiting for the ferry to Denman Island, so I walked around the Buckley Bay ferry terminal and shot a few images – including one of this old concrete ramp … Continue reading

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Victoria – the Mosaic

Located antique row at 1061 Fort Street in Victoria’s Victoria’s Harris Green neighbourhood, the Mosaic building was designed by architect John Di Castri in 1963 as the Royal Trust Building. The building features 7000 square foot murals created by artist … Continue reading

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A little frog

I think that this little guy is a Pacific Chorus Frog. If you handle one, don’t touch or rub your eyes as the frog’s skin secretions are an irritant… and now you know…

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Royal Roads – just part of the story…

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back further than 1969 at Royal Roads – sometimes an image is just part of the story…

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Birds – Hatley Castle

These birds were determined to get into the images I shot at at Royal Roads…

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Pink – Hatley Castle

A splash of pink on the grounds of Hatley Castle at Royal Roads

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Victoria – a sign of fall

Leaves on the edge of the road – a sure sign of fall arriving in James Bay

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Nanaimo – a foggy day at Departure Bay

A foggy yet very beautiful day at Departure Bay

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