Comox Lake Dam – 04 May 2015

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Katherine

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The Comox Lake water level on 04 May 2015

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The tree stumps along the forebay approach provide a handy indicator of how much the level of the lake fluctuates, and in this case, drops.

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Victoria – a bit of diversity

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Katherine

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You never really know who or what you encounter in Victoria – above a woman raising awareness about plastic shopping bags, and below a pair of local actors.

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And then one of my favorites – riders from Tour de Rock, including Victoria Police Department’s Constable Diane Luszniak.

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Shooting the shooter – Victoria Car Free Day

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Katherine

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And here I was complaining about lugging around a pair of Nikons…

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Robert Bateman

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Katherine

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Robert Bateman – Grizzly Tour

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Man Made Lake – against the wall

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Katherine

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A bit of fun with Man Made Lake after their Victoria Car Free Day set

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Malahat – the view from the top

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Katherine

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The view from the lower of the two Malahat lookouts – this one is on the north side of the summit, looking toward Saanich, the Gulf Islands, and the mainland.

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Looking toward Brentwood Bay and the San Juan Islands.

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Welcome to Victoria

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Katherine

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A statue in the likeness of local resident Tommy Mayne was sculpted by Victoria artist Armando Barbon to honour Town Criers in the Greater Victoria area. A plaque on the statue recognizes the names of past and present town criers.

The statue was dedicated outside the Pier “B” Customs Building at Ogden Point  on June 19th, 2009.

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Western Forest Products engine 113

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Katherine

Western Forest Products engine 113, a 2-8-2 135 Ton Alco Rod Engine is on display at the Woss train yard, and was in use as late as 1988.

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The engine was built in 1920, and was transported from Oregon to Port Alberni in 1938, where it operated as the No. 6 until the early 1950’s.  The engine moved to Chemainus for one year, and in the winter of 1953 arrived at Woss Camp. The engine was operated as No. 113 until 1988.

Woss Camp was the last west coast logging operation to use a steam locomotive.

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Rural fire fighting water tanks

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Katherine

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You may have noticed these large green tanks located in the rural areas of the Comox Valley. They’re water tanks for fire fighting – a vital element of the fire protection plan.

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The tanks allow fire fighters to reload tanker and pumper trucks with water in areas where they can not readily access fire hydrants of draw water from streams and lakes.

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The crew shown here are from the Oyster River Fire Department, on a mutual assistance call to a large barn fire on Headquarters Road.

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Pachena Bay – razor clam

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Katherine

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Siliqua patula – commonly known as the razor clam

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