Cape Mudge government wharf – Discovery Passage
In 1792 Captain George Vancouver landed at the village of Tsa-Kwa-Luten which, at that time, was inhabited by Coast Salish people.
It was near present day Cape Mudge village that the first contact was made between European explorers charting the British Columbia coast and local First Nations.
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Duncan Scott at Cape Mudge Boatworks, Quadra
Duncan Scott has quite the history of owners:
Texada Queen launching day
The Tachek was built in 1969 as the Texada Queen, and was renamed to Tachek in 1977.
Texada Queen in BC MoT colours
She was 0perated by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation from 1969–1985, and was subsequently transferred to BC Ferries in 1985 when the Ministry’s saltwater ferries and routes were transferred to BC Ferries.
Tachek underwent a $20 million mid-life extension project at the Point Hope Shipyard between December 2012 and October 2013.
Tachek in Heriot Bay
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MV Tachek in Heriot Bay
Ocean Isle at French Creek
Sharla Dawn at French Creek
Hoar frost – a winters day in the Puntledge Recreation Area
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Maple leaves coated with a touch of hoar frost along Bears Bait Trail in the Puntledge Recreation Area
Supply Creek crossing the Bear Bait trail in the Puntledge Recreation Area
And a little section of the trail that was almost completely washed out…
At one time there were two salmon hatcheries on the Puntledge River – the Upper Puntledge Hatchery, and the Lower Puntledge Hatchery. The upper hatchery was closed, and now the property is fenced off and only used by BC Hydro for maintenance on the diversion dam.
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