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Queen of Burnaby

Queen of Burnaby at the BC Ferries terminal in Little River

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Queen of Burnaby

The Queen of Burnaby is one of the few remaining ships that have car deck doors that swing inward – the doors were much despised during the early years as they they had a very annoying habit of refusing to … Continue reading

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The concrete hulks

A few of the concrete hulks that form the mill pond breakwater in Powell River Sometimes you need a larger version, and we have one for you!

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Tsolum River – a bit of a mystery

The purpose of this structure is a bit of a mystery – it’s along the old Comox Logging Railway grade, and  opens onto the Tsolum River upstream of Farnham Road and the old mill site, I’m thinking it was the … Continue reading

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A P Green Empire bricks

  A. P. Green Empire brick – Bevan Townsite A.P.Green Empire bricks are firebricks that were made by the A.P. Green Fire Brick Co. of Mexico, MO.

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Vanishing Vancouver Island

Just an old house – one of many buildings that are fading away and vanishing

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Vanishing Vancouver Island

Just an old house – one of many buildings that are fading away and vanishing

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St Andrews Lighthouse

St. Andrews Lighthouse, Passamaquoddy Bay Also known as the Pendlebury Lighthouse,  St. Andrews Lighthouse marked the entrance to St. Andrews harbour for 105 years. It is the oldest lighthouse on the mainland of New Brunswick. The lighthouse was built in … Continue reading

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Nanoose – the bricks on the beach

I like to know what the history of things that I’m looking at so I did some research into the Clayburn, and Kilgard bricks that are scattered on the shore of Nanoose Bay at the site where the Red Gap … Continue reading

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E&N Railway locks…

The train don’t run here anymore, but things are still locked up. The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated freight service between Courtenay, Port Alberni, and Victoria, as well as the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria. The only … Continue reading

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