Beacon Hill Park Children’s Farm

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A nice goat at the Beacon Hill Park Children’s Farm

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Ada C. Lore

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Ada C. Lore on the Bay of Fundy

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In the early morning hours of December 4, 2014, 50 feet of the breakwater pier in Eastport, Maine collapsed where the Ada C. Lore was berthed, causing considerable damage including the loss of both masts.

  • Built: 1923, Charles H Stowman & Sons, Dorchester, NJ
  • Length On Deck: 87′
  • Length Overall: 118″
  • Beam: 22’
  • Draft: 5’-6”,  with board down 11’-0”
  • Engine: Caterpillar 3406 Diesel, 300 Horsepower
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Back Roads Ontario

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A gravel road in Consecon – Prince Edward County, Ontario

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Back Roads Ontario

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A corn field in Consecon – Prince Edward County, Ontario

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The barns of Ontario

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One of the barns of Ontario – Prince Edward County

For those who appreciate and enjoy such things, I present a nice picture of a barn in Prince Edward County – a pretty section of southern Ontario along Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte.

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Georgia Strait – a starry night

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A starry night over Georgia Strait – Kin Beach Provincial Park

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Island Scout and ITB Supplier

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Island Scout and ITB Supplier at the Suncor fuel terminal at Brechin Point, Nanaimo

 

Island Scout:

  • Built: 2006, Hull-Jinling Shipyard, PRC
  • Length, overall: 23.92m / 78.4’
  • Breadth, moulded: 7.54 m / 24.7’
  • Depth, moulded: 3.96 m / 13’
  • Lightship Displacement: 259.39 t
  • Lightship Draft: 2.77 m / 9.1’
  • Loaded Displacement: 347.58 t
  • Loaded Draft: 3.57 m / 11.7’
  • Gross Tonnage: 162 t
  • Net Registered Tonnage: 48 t
  • Engines: 2 x Cummins KTA38 / 1000 or 1500 dual
  • Propulsion: Twin screw
  • Bow Thruster: 150 HP tunnel type
  • BHP: 1500/1700 dual
  • Bollard Pull: 16/25 t
  • Generators: 2 x Cat 3306 90kw diesel
  • Speed: 11 knots
  • Fuel Consumption: 4.1 / 6.6 t/day

ITB Supplier:

  • Built: 2007, Vancouver Shipyard, Nanaimo Shipyard
  • Hull: Double Hulled
  • Tonnage: 2129 t
  • Net Registered Tonnage: 1104 t
  • Dead Weight Tonnage: 3550 t
  • Length, overall: 74.68 m / 245′
  • Breadth, moulded: 18.29 m / 60′
  • Depth, moulded: 6.25 m / 2.5′
  • Lightship Displacement: 1057.47 t
  • Lightship draft: 1.08m / 3.5′
  • Full Load Displacement: 4697.37 t
  • Full Load Draft: 4.12 m / 13.5′
  • Full Load Air Draft: 8.45 m / 27.7′
  • Oil Tank Capacity: 4030m3 @ 95% (4,030,000 liters…)
  • Cargo Tanks: 10
  • Bow to Center of Manifold: 63m
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Goose Spit – the beach shelter

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The beach shelter on Goose Spit

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Snuneymuxw First Nation totems

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Snuneymuxw First Nation totem – Nanaimo

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Snuneymuxw First Nation totems

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Snuneymuxw First Nation totems

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