Island signs

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Warning sign along BC Hydro Puntledge penstock trail

  • Hydroelectric facilities can be dangerous. For your safety, obey all posted signs, and avoid the hazard areas above and below Comox Lake Dam, Puntledge Diversion Dam and the Puntledge Powerhouse.
  • Water releases may occur suddenly without warning downstream of the Puntledge River Diversion Dam. This increases currents and creates hazards for recreational river users.
  • If you hear a siren that means the water level is rising fast. Keep out of the river channel area.
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Sailing – Scope Wizard and Infinity

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Scope Wizard and Infinity anchored in Comox Harbour

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Victory III

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Victory III in Port Alberni

  • Year Built: 1969
  • Builder: Vito Steel Boat and Barge Construction Ltd, Delta 
  • Material: Steel
  • Length (m): 11.70
  • Beam (m): 4.27
  • Draught (m): 1.71
  • Gross Tonnage: 14.95
  • Net Tonnage: 10.17
  • Engine: Diesel, 463 Brake Horsepower
  • Propeller: Single screw
  • Speed: 10.0 knots
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Strider King

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Strider King in Port Alberni

  • Year Built: 1971
  • Builder: Marine Ltd, Nanaimo 
  • Material: Steel
  • Length (m): 19.21
  • Beam (m): 5.57
  • Draught (m): 2.82
  • Gross Tonnage: 59.42
  • Net Tonnage: 44.57
  • Engine: Diesel, 253 Brake Horsepower
  • Propeller: Single screw
  • Speed: 10.0 knots
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Onward II

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Onward II in Port Alberni

  • Year Built: 1946
  • Builder: Canoe Cove Shipyards, Sidney
  • Material: Wood
  • Length (m): 11.61
  • Beam (m): 3.44
  • Draught (m): 1.68
  • Gross Tonnage: 14.97
  • Net Tonnage: 10.18
  • Engine: Gasoline, 110 Brake Horsepower
  • Propeller: Single screw
  • Speed: 7.0 knots
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The J&L Drive In

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The J&L drive in brings back great memories of car hops on roller skates, food on a tray in the window, and sitting in the back seat munching on a burger. This is a true Port Alberni treasure…

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The Beaufort Gang

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The Beaufort Gang has terrorized and delighted passengers on the Alberni Pacific Railway since the steam train began its regular run to McLean Mill National Historic Site. I was onboard when the Alberni Valley’s meanest and orneriest pack of train-robbing,back-shooting bushwhacking varmints stopped the train to steal the McLean Mill payroll…

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McLean Mill National Historic Site

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Logging equipment at Mclean Mill National Historic Site

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McLean Mill National Historic Site

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Mclean Mill National Historic Site

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Rednecks with rifles

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This is what happens when you let a redneck have a shotgun or a high powered “hunting” rifle – there is absolutely no sporting value or firearms proficiency here – it’s purely a disregard for public safety and nature.

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