Tag Archives: Highway 19A

E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 135.10 Trent River bridge (above)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Katherine

The E&N (Esquimalt and Nanaimo) railway trestle over the Trent River, at mile 135.10 of the Victoria Subdivision. Watch for trains… more images in a standalone image album…

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E&N Victoria Subdivision – Mile 135.10 Trent River bridge

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Katherine

The E&N (Esquimalt and Nanaimo) railway trestle over the Trent River, at mile 135.10 of the Victoria Subdivision. The trestle is 80 feet high and 289 feet long, with five spans;  2 x 73’-1, 2 x 43’, and 48’-0. more … Continue reading →

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Trent River

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Katherine

The Trent River – between Royston and Courtenay, along Highway 19A.   Above, looking downstream toward the Comox Estuary, and below, looking toward Royston.

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Moving the church

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Katherine

In 1915 St. Mary’s Anglican  church was constructed near the present Tsolum School. The church was skidded up to the Merville Soldier Settlement project in 1919 and the first sacrament was held in March 1920. In 1960 an army hut … Continue reading →

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