Mayne Island – Georgina Point

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

Watching BC Ferries from Georgina Point on Mayne Island

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Gold River logging equipment

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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Logging equipment at the Gold River log sort

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C-FCDT

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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C-FCDT, an Air Nootka 1958 De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I in Gold River

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Skookumtruck

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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Skookumtruck in Gold River

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Sho Am Hungry – ex Miss Sherry

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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Sho Am Hungry in Gold River

Sho Am Hungry is a fish farm net cleaning vessel owned by Brunswick Jetters Ltd in Powell River.

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Pacific logging truck

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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In 1947, three ex-Hayes Truck employees founded Pacific Truck & Trailer in Vancouver. Pacific built highway and off-road trucks, including this one that was and still is, used in the the logging industry in Gold River.

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In 1970 the business was sold to International Harvester, and in 1981, Harvester sold Pacific Truck and Trailer to Inchcape Berhad in Singapore. In October 1991, the last Pacific truck was built and the manufacturing plant was closed and torn down.

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C-GIUR and C-CJFL

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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A pair of Air Nootka float planes in Gold River: C-GIUR, a 1977 Cessna A185F, and C-CJFL, a 1956 De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I

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Gold River – Sandpoint Chief

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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Western Forest Products tug Sandpoint Chief at the Gold River log sort

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Ralph River – a starry night

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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A starry night at Ralph River – Stratchona Provincial Park

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Mr Toad

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Katherine

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A nice big toad in Strathcona Provincial Park

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