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Bowen Queen and Salish Eagle

Two of the BC Ferries fleet heading to Swartz Bay – Bowen Queen and Salish Eagle

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Skeena Queen

Skeena Queen heading into the BC Ferries terminal at BC Swartz Bay

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Skeena Queen

Skeena Queen heading into the BC Ferries terminal at BC Swartz Bay

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Qualicum College

During the Great Depression, Robert Knight decided to open an independent boarding school in Qualicum Beach. The Qualicum Beach School was founded in September 1935 with nine students. In 1937, the school was relocated to a specially-designed building on 17 … Continue reading

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An old house

An old house along highway 19A

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A totem pole

A totem pole – Brown’s Bay

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Okisollo

Okisollo in Brown’s Bay Colonel Lawson was built by Vancouver Shipyards Limited in 1944 as a workboat for the Canadian Army (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps). During the Second World War she was operated by the Canadian Army Pacific Command … Continue reading

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Stargazer

Stargazer in Nanaimo

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CCGS Neocaligus

CCGS Neocaligus at W.E. Mills Landing, Nanaimo Neocaligus and Seaspan Greg with Newcastle and Protection Islands in the background

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Nanaimo

The Cambie – Nanaimo

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