Squirrel Cove – wrecks and ruins, both abandoned and left to decay
The industrial history of British Columbia’s coast has left scars on the landscape,and a vast assortment of junk and debris including the remains of old docks, cars and trucks and heavy equipment that were left to rust, and the foundations of old buildings and factories.
That’s the way things were once done – when something was worn out just leave it on the beach or in the forest, as there was no money in transporting an old boat, or hauling an old truck out of the forest and then onto a barge. There was really no where to take most things, other than a larger steel ship that could be salvaged.
The process continues, with many boats and canoes left on the shores when the owners just walk away from them. Sad, but true – as is the fact that the local and provincial governments have neither the money or the will to deal with the problem.