Category Archives: Vancouver Island

Fire trucks – Union Bay Volunteer Fire Department No. 1

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Katherine

Union Bay Volunteer Fire Department (UBVFD) fire truck No, 1 in the Courtenay 2014 Canada Day parade

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Fire trucks – Courtenay Volunteer Fire Department

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Katherine

Courtenay Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) fire trucks in the Courtenay 2014 Canada Day parade

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C-GBPC

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Katherine

  C-GBPC, a Pacific Coastal Airlines Beech 1900C at the Comox airport Crew: 1-2 Passengers: 19 Propulsion: 2 x 954 kW Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B Cruise Speed:  330 km/h Max Speed : 459 km/h Service Ceiling:  7.620 m Rate … Continue reading →

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Rosewell Creek logging road

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Katherine

I took a drive up the Rosewell Creek logging road to get some distant shots of Baynes Sound and Denman Island – it’s pretty, but also an active logging area so drive smart… I also shot a little time lapse … Continue reading →

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Time lapse – Highway 19 – northbound

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Katherine

Time lapse video of traffic and clouds – looking north on Highway 19 near Fanny Bay.

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Time lapse – Highway 19 – southbound

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Katherine

  Time lapse video of traffic and clouds – looking south on Highway 19 near Fanny Bay.

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Berries, bells, and bears

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Katherine

Berries – a sign that summer is here in full force. Also a sign that hungry bears will be in the area, having a tasty snack of berries. Another sign that bears are in the area, having a yummy snack … Continue reading →

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Island signs – Circle Route

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Katherine

British Columbia Circle Route: Heritage Discovery, Coast Cariboo and Coastal routes.

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Dairyland milk tanker

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Katherine

You never know what you might find while hiking about on Vancouver Island, but a Dairyland milk tanker was not on my list of things I thought I might see. Bears, yes, cougars, yes, but a milk tanker?

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 135.10 Trent River bridge (above)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Katherine

The E&N (Esquimalt and Nanaimo) railway trestle over the Trent River, at mile 135.10 of the Victoria Subdivision. Watch for trains… more images in a standalone image album…

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