Tag Archives: Powell River

Island Sky – temporary duty

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Katherine

Island Sky at BC Ferries Little River terminal In late October BC Ferries redeployed two vessels in the Powell River area in order to make repairs to the Queen of Burnaby and to accommodate the Queen of Nanaimo’s refit. The … Continue reading →

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Across the Strait

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Katherine

Looking across Georgia Strait toward Texada Island Texada is big, it’s the largest of the Northern Gulf Islands, and it’s home to a very large limestone quarry that is visible on it’s western side from across Georgia Strait. Looking across … Continue reading →

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Queen Of Burnaby – Westview Terminal

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Katherine

Queen of Burnaby at BC Ferries terminal Westview Terminal, in Powell River July 2015 and the skies are coloured with smoke and ash from from forest fires in Pemberton, and the much closer Old Mine forest fire in Sechelt. The … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Queen of Burnaby

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Katherine

While I’ve taken lots of pictures of the Queen of Burnaby while she is in the Little River area, I had not actually been onboard her since the late 60’s when she was just a few years old.

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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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Air Force Beach – after the storm

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine

I should in hindsight title this “between the storms” as this sunny and warm fall day was an unexpected treat between some tropical weather systems that landed on Vancouver Island. Although both were downgraded to storms, one system originated as … Continue reading →

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Twilight sailing

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Katherine

An evening sailing of M/V island Sky to Powell River from BC Ferries terminal at Little River

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Queen of Burnaby

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Katherine

The Queen of Burnaby crossing Georgia Strait from Powell River as she heads into the BC Ferries terminal at Little River, near Comox on Vancouver Island. I never tire of these beautiful ships…

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BC Ferries – Queen of Burnaby

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

The Queen of Burnaby crossing Georgia Strait en route from Powell River  to Little River

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