Category Archives: Vancouver Island

Victoria – Porter Block

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Katherine

Constructed in 1900, the Porter Block is a two storey, brick and stone building located at the northwest corner of Douglas and Johnson Streets. With rusticated stonework, decorative multicoloured brickwork, and cornice balustrades, the building  is valued as one of … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Plateau Road

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Katherine

A view of the Comox Valley from Forbidden Plateau Road heading up to the Wood Mountain Ski Area ski lodge on Mount Becher.   The road is largely packed gravel with some moderate washboard sections – passable by car but … Continue reading →

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Mount Becher – Forbidden Plateau ski lodge

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Katherine

All that’s left after a fire destroyed the Wood Mountain Ski Area ski lodge in the Forbidden Plateau area on Mount Becher – graffiti covered ruins of a beautiful building. In 1982 the original lodge burned to the ground , … Continue reading →

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Alana Clark – Musician

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Katherine

Comox Valley musician Alana Clark playing in Courtenay

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Glengary, Island Fury and Island Pacer

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Katherine

Glengary, Island Fury and Island Pacer in Campbell River Glengary ex Foremost Trojan Year Built: 1968 Richard Dunston Ltd, Thorne Doncaster, England Gross Tonnage: 71.65 Net Tonnage: 71.65 Construction Material: Steel Length: 21.37 m Breadth: 5.97 m Depth: 2.16 m … Continue reading →

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A bit of Baynes Sound

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Katherine

I stopped at one of the many view points on Highway 19A and took the time to take a look at Denman across Baynes Sound near Buckley Bay.

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Comox Valley Go Smart Day

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Katherine

There were lots of bikes and art, but no cars at the Comox Valley Go Smart Day, [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.254132464710472.1073742007.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Go Smart Day – Street art

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Katherine

A wonderful work of street art that I saw during Comox Valley’s “Go Smart Day”, a street festival that provides opportunities for people to play in the streets. Segments of selected streets are closed to vehicular traffic for a short … Continue reading →

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Victoria as it was – Pacific Undersea Gardens

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Katherine

The Inner harbour of Victoria, looking along Belleville Street toward toward the Steamship Terminal Building – until quite recently the home of Pacific Undersea Gardens, Victoria’s aquarium. Pacific Undersea Gardens originally opened in 1964 at the Oak Bay Marina – … Continue reading →

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The hen party

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Katherine

   A hen party at the Children’s Farm in Beacon Hill Park

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