The third part to the mysterious pipeline story involved was hiking upstream along the Browns River looking for remains of the old dam that was used as part of the early Courtenay water supply. I found it, along with the inlet to the old 12” concrete pipeline and the fish bypass system. The dam itself was decommissioned and mostly removed in 1989.
The trailhead is located on the west side of Duncan Bay Main, just to the south of the bridge over the Browns River. The trail is in good shape, but does require a bit of scrambling under or over a few fallen trees.
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the complete image set is in a Facebook album and a standalone album…