Tag Archives: Victoria

CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Katherine

Sir Wilfrid Laurier in Victoria CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier is a light icebreaker and Major Navaids Tender of the Canadian Coast Guard. Built in 1986 by Canadian Shipbuilding at Collingwood,Ontario, Canada, she was the last ship built there. Sir Wilfrid … Continue reading →

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The old and the new – Work Point

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Katherine

A bit of Work Point at night. Standing in front of the building #1020, the administration building # 1020, built in 1918, and across the old parade square from building #1372, the new accommodations complex, the Admiral Sir Charles E. … Continue reading →

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Pacific Scout

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Katherine

Pacific Scout at Ogden Point Pilotage Station Pacific Scout  is owned and operated by Pacific Pilotage Authority, Vancouver BC. Built: 2007,A.B.D. Enterprises Ltd., Burnaby BC. Material: Aluminum Length:19.00m Breadth: 6.06m Depth: 2.08m Gross Tonnage: 59.36 Net Tonnage: 44.52 Propulsion: 3x … Continue reading →

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Cruise ships at night

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Katherine

Three in a row at Ogden Point – Victoria Cruise Ship Terminal And viewed across the harbour from Work Point – CFB Esquimalt

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Invader

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Katherine

Invader entering Victoria harbour Built: 1999, Codecasa, Viareggio shipyard, Italy Gross Tonnage: 608 tonnes Length Overall: 49.90m Beam: 9.50m Draft (max): 3.10m Construction: Steel hull, aluminum superstructure Propulsion: Twin screw, finnscrew 5 blades s class Engine: 2x Caterpillar 3516B, 2200 … Continue reading →

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Work Point – C Battery

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Katherine

There is an amazing and ever changing view of Ogden Point and Camel Point across from Work Point, a former home of the Canadian Army, and now part of CFB Esquimalt. In 1888 the Dominion Government formed C Battery, Canadian … Continue reading →

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Work Point deer

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Katherine

I was not alone during an early morning walk at behind the old Headquarters building at Work Point – bucks, does and fawns having their breakfast in the rain.

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Victoria – West Bay

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Katherine

Although I had lived in the Victoria area for the better part of 25 years, West Bay was an area that I never took the time to explore until I was posted to NOTC at Work Point. Even then it … Continue reading →

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Victoria – Fernwood

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Katherine

You just never know what you might see in the Fernwood area…

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Victoria – the alley

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Katherine

One of the many alleys in downtown Victoria

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