A barn in a field

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

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Storm clouds gathering over a farm in the Cowichan Valley

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Field of corn

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

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The last days of summer and the feed corn crops are ready for harvest

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 64.40 Lochner Road – Haslam Creek Bridge

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

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The E&N bridge over Lochner Road and Haslam Creek

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Above, looking south, and below looking north

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 64.40 Lochner Road – Haslam Creek Bridge

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

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The E&N bridge over Lochner Road and Haslam Creek

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Looking under the bridge toward the two Highway 1 bridges over the creek

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Above, looking downstream toward Highway 1

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MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. No. 1044

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

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MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. No. 1044

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. No. 1044 is a 1924 Porter 2-6-2T steam locomotive that operated in Chemainus .

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  • Wheels: 2-6-2T
  • Builder: H.K. Porter
  • Build Date: 05/1924
  • Construction No.: 6877
  • Empty Weight: 131,000
  • Weight on Drivers: 104,000
  • Driver Diameter: 46
  • Tractive Effort: 23,065
  • Boiler Pressure: 185
  • Cylinders: 17×24
  • Fuel: Oil
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CCGS Bartlett

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Katherine

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CCGS Bartlett in Nanaimo

CCGS Bartlett is a Provo Wallis Class Marine service vessel and navigational aid tender. She is named after Newfoundland seaman and Arctic mariner Captain Robert Bartlett.

 

  • Built:  1969, Marine Industries Ltee., Tracy, Quebec
  • Modernized: 1988, Halifax Shipyards, Halifax
  • Builder: Marine Industries Ltee., Tracy, Quebec
  • Length: 57.7 m(Metres)
  • Breadth: 13.0 m(Metres)
  • Draft: 4.1 m(Metres)
  • Freeboard: 1.4 m(Metres)
  • Gross Tonnage: 1317.4 t(Tons)
  • Net Tonnage: 491.0 t(Tons)
  • Propulsion: 2 × 2,100 bhp Mirrlees National KLSDM6 diesel engines
  • Propellers: (2) x Controllable Pitch
  • Fuel Capacity: 213.10 m3(Cubic Metres)
  • Fuel Consumption: 10.10 m3/d(Cubic Metres)
  • Cruising Range: 3300 nm(Nautical Miles)
  • Cruising Speed: 11.0 kts(Knots)
  • Emergency Generator: (1) x Caterpillar C9
  • Generators:  (3) x Caterpillar C9
  • Endurance: 21 days
  • Complement: 24
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St Jean’s Cannery

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Katherine

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I remember visiting St Jean’s Cannery way back when it was a very young and much smaller business – it’s come a long way since it was founded in 1961 by Armand St. Jean.

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I’m pretty certain that the cannery is home to the largest tin of smoked salmon in Canada…

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Chase River

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Katherine

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Looking out from Chase River, past the log booming grounds and to the cargo ships anchored off Nanaimo.  This has always been an industrial area, and an important factor in the forestry economy of Vancouver Island.

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Nanaimo River Highway 1 bridges

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Katherine

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The Highway 1 bridges over the Nanaimo River

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Nanaimo,Nanaimo River,bridge,Highway 1

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 88.6 Northwest Bay Road (Bryn)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Katherine

 

 

 

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The E&N crossing at Northwest Bay Road

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There was a station and a 1434 foot siding at Bryn – all that remains now is the sign

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E&N, rail, rail road, rail way,Vancouver Island

E&N, rail, rail road, rail way,Vancouver Island

E&N, rail, rail road, rail way,Vancouver Island

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