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Not your normal view – CP-107 Argus

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Katherine

As early as 1952 the RCAF issued requirements for a new long-range patrol Aircraft to replace the wartime Lancaster. By 1958, less than three years from contract start, the first Argus was airborne and on 1 May 1958, CFB Greenwood … Continue reading →

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F/L Arnold Roseland Spitfire

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

Packing up TE 294, the F/L Arnold Roseland Spitfire In 1999, members of the Comox Air Force Museum on Vancouver Island, began a decade long project to construct a Supermarine Spitfire IX from the ashes of a former South African … Continue reading →

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Not your normal view – airplanes

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Katherine

The Comox Air Force Museum offers a window on history, and if you take the time, a window into history…

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Coombs – Volkswagen Type II Double Cab

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine

A Volkswagen Type II Double Cab that I saw in Coombs.

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K’ómoks First Nation

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

The K’ómoks First Nation cemetery is a hauntingly beautiful spot – it’s nestled between Comox road and the Comox estuary in the Comox Indian Reserve #1.   [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.229604223829963.1073741913.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Filberg Lodge

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

A look inside the historic Filberg Lodge. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228554183934967.1073741898.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

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Comox harbour – a winter day

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

A beautiful day enjoying the views of the Comox harbour and the Insular Range.   [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228554733934912.1073741899.123247217798998&type=1″ size=”187″]

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The dead jetties

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

Nanoose Bay has a long been home to the the Nanoose First Nation (Snaw-Naw-As), who along with 18 other tribes in the Salish Sea are Coast Salish people. It’s also been home to marinas, and aquaculture, a large lumber mill, … Continue reading →

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Whipletree Junction

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Katherine

7km south of Duncan, Whippletree Junction is a once thriving retail attraction that hosts specialty shops and restaurants within 14 restored buildings from original Chinatown buildings of Duncan. While this was a favourite stop when I was young, I drive … Continue reading →

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Parksville – an old house

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Katherine

This rather dejected house is just off Highway 19 at the north side of Parksville. It was once a nice house, and likely could be again, although it is more likely to be bulldozed for new development.  

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