Tag Archives: Courtenay

The 40 Houses

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Katherine

In 1948, a project to be built in Courtenay was proposed by Central Housing and Mortgage Corporation. There would be 40 houses on the “old Cudmore property” which was bounded on the north by 17th Street and to the west … Continue reading →

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The mysterious pipeline – part 2

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Katherine

The second part to the mysterious pipeline story happened by accident when was hiking along the Browns River looking for remains of the old dam that was used as part of the early Courtenay water supply. To be accurate, at … Continue reading →

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The old reservoir

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Katherine

I decided to do a bit of research after driving by this location on Powerhouse Road and wondering if was at one time a water reservoir. It was an above ground, open reservoir that held 500,000 gallons of water. The … Continue reading →

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Browns River Dam

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Katherine

A bit more of the history of the Browns River, and the Courtenay water supply… Water supply intake on the Browns   The fish bypass valve   Downstream of the fish bypass valve   Below the impounding dam   Winter … Continue reading →

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Browns River – fish bypass

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Katherine

I don’t normally see concrete boxes at the side of waterfalls, but that’s exactly what I saw when I visited Browns River Falls. As far as I can find out, this is part of a fish by pass that was … Continue reading →

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Browns River – confluence with the Puntledge

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Katherine

Having previously visited the north side of Browns River by hiking the BC Hydro trail from Piercy Road, I decided to head down between the Browns and the Puntledge to see the confluence of the two rivers. Not surprisingly, as … Continue reading →

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The mysterious pipeline

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Katherine

I was hiking around trying to find the trails to Browns River Falls when I came across this section of pipeline running roughly between the Browns and Puntledge Rivers.  Being an inquisitive type, I did some searching on the Internet … Continue reading →

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On location – Mountainaire Avian Rescue

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

Wildlife Rescue Educational Outreach Workers from the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society raising public awareness at Comox Nautical Days.  

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 120.20 Rosewell Creek bridge

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

The 67’-8” trestle over Rosewell Creek is a single span open deck bridge consisting of a steel half deck plate girder span. And it was built in 1914…

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Trumpeters in the valley

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

I drove by in the summer as the corn was growing in the fields, then later in the early fall as the corn was harvested, and then again after the fields were ploughed over and the Trumpeter Swans returned to … Continue reading →

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