Dream Island and Seal Island

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Katherine

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Dream Island and Seal Island loading BC logs at the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

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and a bit of video…

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Rosewall dry land log sort

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Katherine

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BCF Rosewall Log Sort – Mud Bay

Mud Bay is a shallow water muddy bay on Baynes Sound, between Union Bay and Fanny Bay. It was a flag stop when the E&N passenger service ran and was once serviced to transport loads of cedar shingles and shakes.

The train does not run here anymore, but cedar logs are sorted at the Rosewall Log Sort, and turned into shingles and shakes at the adjacent B.C.F. Shake Mill.

If you’re wondering what the difference between a shingle and a shake, a shingle is sawn on both sides and is thinner at the butt than a shake. A shake is typically split on one or both sides, but there are also taper sawn shakes that are sawn on both sides.

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The quarry

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Katherine

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I saw this sand and gravel quarry on a trip to Horne Lake, and thought that it might be an interesting subject for a time lapse video. I think that it was…

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BC Parliament Buildings – Front Fountain

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Katherine

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The Front Fountain on the grounds of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings was designed in Victoria by Hooper & Watkins and manufactured in New York by Joseph W. Fiske in 1905. It originally had 4 basins and stood over 5.5 metres tall, but today it consists of only the single large basin.

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Vanishing Vancouver Island – the Island Highway

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Katherine

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Despite being able to travel between Campbell River and Nanaimo while legally driving at 120 kmh on the Inland Island Highway (Highway 19), I often travel on parts of the Island Highway (Highway 19A) – especially between Courtenay and Fanny Bay.

It’s a scenic route – and a glimpse into the days when life was slower, houses were smaller, and in many ways, things were a lot simpler. It’s also a fading past, part of a vanishing Vancouver Island…

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A moment in time – Victoria day parade

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Katherine

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A moment in time at the Victoria Day Parade in Victoria – I linked this to a larger version so you can get a good look at a scene that could have been shot 50 years ago…

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C-FODH

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Katherine

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C-FODH, a Harbour Air 1952 Dehavilland DHC-3 over Nanaimo Harbour

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At the beach – little crabs

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Katherine

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There is a lot happening at the beach at low tide – you just have to stop and watch, and have a bit of luck as clams and crabs can be sneaky…

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Victoria – not your normal view

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Katherine

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Not your normal view of MV Coho and the British Columbia parliament buildings

It might be more accurate to refer to this as “the only time you’ll see this” as I had to get some special permission to shoot this shot during the removal of the old Johnson Street Bridge. It was a precarious location to shoot from as there is no sidewalk on this side of the new Johnson Street Bridge, and this is a very busy transportation corridor into downtown Victoria.

Such is my life…

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Comox Bay Farm

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Katherine

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Hay harvesting at Comox Bay Farm

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