Katherine Bickford

Comox Marina boardwalk

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Katherine

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Courtenay and the Beauforts as viewed from the Comox Marina boardwalk

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Mystic Era

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Katherine

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Mystic Era at Fisherman’s Wharf in Comox

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The Beauforts

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Katherine

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Something a little bit different today – a bit of snow on the Beauforts. The snow is pretty and much needed to ensure that the Comox Valley and Cumberland water supply systems will have a good pack of snow for the spring and summer.

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The view of the mountains is what I was looking for – in this case, I’m looking across the runway at CFB Comox and the view is spectacular. It’s also pretty much impossible to capture in a single image, so I shot the panoramic image below.

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Pretty…

You can view a larger version here, and a really huge version is available

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Ottawa – Parliament buildings

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Katherine

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A section of the castle like parliament buildings – Ottawa

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Ottawa – The Maintenance Building

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Katherine

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The Maintenance Building in Major’s Hill Park

The Maintenance Building is a modest building with a picturesque roof and walls of rough cut, irregularly coursed limestone. It stands in Major’s Hill Park, in site of Parliament Hill and the Ottawa River.

The Maintenance Building was erected as a potting house in 1901. The construction of the potting house accompanied turn-of-the-century renovations to an existing greenhouse, and the construction of a new conservatory, a two-storey summerhouse, and new fountains and walkways. These were built in accordance with plans developed by Public Works to enhance the attractiveness of the park.

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Ottawa – The hill

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Katherine

Parliament Hill and the Ottawa River as viewed from Major’s Hill Park

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Cumberland No. 7 Coal Mine

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Katherine

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The Cumberland No.7 mine was built on the edge of the Puntledge River, with some of the workings going under the river.

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The No.7 Mine closed was 1922 as its coal had run out.

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You can view 360° panoramic images of the remains of the No. 7 mine here…

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A ghost ship–Royston

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Katherine

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One of the ghost ships of Royston

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Toronto – a moment in time

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Katherine

I don’t usually deal in images that portray human suffering – I’m not afraid of it in any manner, and I’m not disgusted by it. I’m unhappy that people are homeless, and that others will walk by and either ignore or simply not see people that are homeless…

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Vanishing Toronto – Zippers

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Katherine

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Zipperz was a trendy, buzzing gay bar & nightspot with DJs & dancing. It’s gone…

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Comox Marina boardwalk

Mystic Era

The Beauforts

Ottawa – Parliament buildings

Ottawa – The Maintenance Building

Ottawa – The hill

Cumberland No. 7 Coal Mine

A ghost ship–Royston

Vanishing Toronto – Zippers

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