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Forest fire smoke – Mt Washington

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Katherine

The Strathcona Parkway and Comox Valley obscured by forest fire smoke

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Back to black (and white…)

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Katherine

The shoreline at Wolf Lake There is a bit of history here: June of 1938 was the driest June since weather records were first collected in 1874 – it set the stage for what would be called the “Bloedel Fire”. … Continue reading →

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Back to black (and white…)

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Katherine

The shoreline at Wolf Lake There is a bit of history here: June of 1938 was the driest June since weather records were first collected in 1874 – it set the stage for what would be called the “Bloedel Fire”. … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo – smoke over Gabriola

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Katherine

Smoke from the massive wildfires in the BC interior colouring the skies over Gabriola Island and BC Ferries Queen of Alberni.

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BC Ferries – Queen Of Burnaby

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Katherine

Forest fire smoke colours the skies across Georgia Strait, as viewed from the Queen of Burnaby heading toward Little River from the Westview terminal in Powell River. The intensity of the smoke and the colour of the sky changed as … Continue reading →

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