John Hart dam

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Katherine

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John Hart dam

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BC Hydro,Campbell River,dam,Highway 28

BC Hydro,Campbell River,dam,Highway 28

BC Hydro,Campbell River,dam,Highway 28

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Browns Bay – rail car breakwater

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Katherine

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The rail car breakwater at Browns Bay – a series of old tank cars…

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Browns Bay Marina

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Katherine

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Browns Bay Marina on Seymour Narrows – pretty…

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John Hart penstock

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Katherine

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The three wood stave penstocks running from John Hart Lake to the generating station

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BC Hydro,Campbell River,dam,Highway 28,penstock,wood stave penstock,John Hart Lake

BC Hydro,Campbell River,dam,Highway 28,penstock,wood stave penstock,John Hart Lake

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John Hart surge towers

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Katherine

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The three surge towers at BC Hydro’s John Hart Generating Station

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The 90-metre tall white surge towers are in place to prevent the penstocks from bursting during periods of low production when the flow gates are closed. They will be replaced with a 110 metre deep surge shaft and a single surge tank that will be mostly underground as part of the John Hart replacement project.

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Comox Lake – a history of logging

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Katherine

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When you get past the campground outside of Cumberland, you start to get a sense of the history of Comox Lake, and the importance of forestry (logging) in the Comox Valley…

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Comox Logging & Railway Co. No. 2

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Katherine

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Baldwin 2-6-2T#34921, Comox Logging & Railway Co. No. 2 was built by in July 1910 as Canadian Western Lumber Co 2.

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steam train,rail,history,trains,Courtenay,Baldwin

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Cumberland No. 8 Coal Mine

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Katherine

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Cumberland, Bevan, and the surrounding areas were once the site of one of BC’s biggest coal mining operations, with 8 different mineshafts in operation. By 1950, the only mine left operating was No. 8, and in 1953, No. 8 closed marking the end of coal mining in the Comox Valley

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An eagle

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Katherine

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An eagle near Comox Lake

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Field Sawmill site

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Katherine

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All that remains of the Field Sawmill site along Dike Road (Comox Road)

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Courtenay River,still life,Field Sawmill,history,river,Comox Road,Dike Road

Courtenay River,still life,Field Sawmill,history,river,Comox Road,Dike Road

Courtenay River,still life,Field Sawmill,history,river,Comox Road,Dike Road

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