Puntledge Hatchery

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

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A look around the Puntledge Hatchery

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Puntledge Hatchery,salmon

Puntledge Hatchery,salmon

Puntledge Hatchery,salmon

Puntledge Hatchery,salmon

Puntledge Hatchery,salmon

Puntledge Hatchery,salmon

Puntledge Hatchery,salmon

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Air Force Beach – Wind Surfing

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

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Wind surfing at Air Force Beach

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Puntledge River Hatchery

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

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A quick visit to the Puntledge River Hatchery to see what the salmon are up to

A bit of video looking through the fish viewing window…

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And a bit of video from above the fish viewing window…

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No 5 Mine

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

No 5 Mine

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Fanny Bay – a pile of oysters

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Katherine

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Oyster shells – Fanny Bay

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It’s not just oyster shells on the beach, in some places it’s decades of accumulated oyster shells that form the land that we walk on.

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Fanny Bay – looking north

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Katherine

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Looking north toward the government wharf in Fanny Bay

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Fanny Bay – the boat house

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Katherine

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A well loved boat house – Fanny Bay

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I had driven past this boat house many times without stopping as I figured it would probably be very difficult to get close enough to it to get a good picture.

Wrong – it was actually very easy to get to and well worth spending a few minutes walking along the beach.

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Union Bay Fire Rescue

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Katherine

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Unit 24 undergoing annual certification testing

Union Bay Fire Rescue Unit 24 is a 1990 Ford C8000 / Anderson pumper. Although there is a lot of life left in this truck, this is the last year that Unit 24 can be certified as it will be 25 years old – the oldest that a fire engine can be certified and underwritten for fire protection service.

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The certification requires a Fire Underwriters Survey test or an NFPA 1911 compliant “In‐Service” test.  An NFPA 1911 compliant “In‐Service” test consists of 20 minutes on volume and 10 minutes on pressure. A Fire Underwriters Survey test will consist of 1 hour on volume and 30 minutes on pressure.

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Besides needing a new fire truck, Union Bay also needs a modern fire hall that is up to current specifications, and can fit new, larger fire trucks.

And now you know…

  • Ford C-8000 Chassis
  • Seating for 6
  • Caterpillar 3208 Diesel Engine
  • 5 Speed Manual with 2 Speed Rear Transmission
  • 1000 GPM Side-Mount Pump
  • 750 Gallon Tank
  • FoamPro System Foam System
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CFMETR – CFAV Lawrenceville

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Katherine

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Lawrenceville at CFMETR

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YTL 590, CFAV Lawrenceville is one of five Ville class tugboats operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. The Ville class tugs are quite low-slung vessels which makes them ideal for harbour work, such as the tight manoeuvring and delicate nudging required to ease a Victoria class submarine into berth.

Ville class propulsion is via a steerable Kort nozzle, a ducted prop with tight clearance (which is meant to increase bollard pull 10% over a conventional prop). A Kort nozzle’s advantage diminishes at speeds over 10 knots

  • Builder: 1974, Vito Steel & Barge Co., Delta BC
  • Displacement: 45 long tons (46 t)
  • Length: 19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
  • Beam: 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in)
  • Draught: 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in)
  • Engine: 1 x Caterpillar D343 rated at 365 hp (272 kW)
  • Propulsion: 1 x steerable Kort nozzle
  • Speed: 9 knots
  • Bollard pull: 7.5 tons
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CFMETR – TWR 7

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Katherine

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TWR 7 (Chaparral) at CFMETR

Chaparral is a US Navy 85 ft. Target Torpedo Retriever Vessel currently assigned to CFMETR. Chapparal’s duties include the retrieval of targets, torpedoes, mk 30 Targets, range security and deployment of oceanographic measurement instrumentation.

Chapparal’s home port is Submarine Base, Pearl Harbour, in Hawaii.

  • Material: Aluminum
  • Length: 85′
  • Beam: 18’10”
  • Draft: 10′
  • Displacement: 135,000 pounds
  • Capacity: 22,120 pound
  • Crew: 8
  • Fuel: 2.400 gallons
  • Range: 1,000 miles
  • Engines: 2 x 580 HP Detroit 7162-7200 type 16V 71 diesel
  • Propulsion: 2 x  3 bladed, 3” bore, 35” stainless steel
  • Speed: 20 knots
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