Category Archives: Vancouver Island

The mystery pipe

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Katherine

  I was walking along the access road for the BC Hydro Puntledge penstock pipeline when I spotted a section of old concrete pipe located quite close to this steel pipeline that runs perpendicular to the road – in other … Continue reading →

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No Coal

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Katherine

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

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Katherine

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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Nanaimo – a foggy day at Departure Bay

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

A foggy yet very beautiful day at Departure Bay

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Royal Roads – the museum

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

The museum underneath Hatley Castle at Royal Roads

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Morden coal mine

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

Named after Colonel W. Grant Morden, one of the chief financiers of the mine, excavation of two parallel shafts for the Pacific Coast Coal Mines (PCCM) Morden mine commenced in March 1912, one a main production shaft, the other for … Continue reading →

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Puntledge penstock pipeline – nuts and bolts

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

You may have walked alongside the Puntledge penstock pipeline many times, but have you thought about the nuts and bolts of the pipeline? Above, a concrete thrust block – these are normally used where the the pipeline direction or slope … Continue reading →

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Bridges – Duncan Bay Main at Puntledge penstock

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Katherine

The Duncan Bay Main logging road crossing the Puntledge penstock pipeline

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Chesterman Beach – sea caves

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Katherine

At low tide the sea coves and surge channels become accessible at Chesterman Beach – they’re going to become deadly places at high tide so be careful while you explore.

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Puntledge Generating Station penstock

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Katherine

I set out to find out exactly where the 5.1 km long penstock pipeline for BC Hydro’s Puntledge Generation Station transitions from the welded steel construction that most people see, to the wood stave construction that is a bit off … Continue reading →

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