Tag Archives: history

C-FKVG

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Katherine

C-FKVG, a Grumman DH-72 Tracker at the Chilliwack Military Education Centre Renumbered from RCN 1573 to CAF 12173, this tracker operated with VU 33 at Comox, and later with 880 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron in 1983 and 1985 in Summerside. CAF … Continue reading →

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BC Parliament Buildings – Front Fountain

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Katherine

The Front Fountain on the grounds of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings was designed in Victoria by Hooper & Watkins and manufactured in New York by Joseph W. Fiske in 1905. It originally had 4 basins and stood over 5.5 … Continue reading →

Posted in art, buildings, history, summer, tourism, Victoria, video | Tagged BC Parliament Buildings, fountain, Front Fountain, history, James Bay, tourism | Leave a comment

Bye bye Bluey

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Katherine

The old Johnson Street Bridge framed by the new Johnson Street Bridge

Posted in bridges, history, not your normal view, summer, tourism, Victoria | Tagged Blue Bridge, bridges, history, Johnson Street Bridge, not your normal view, summer, Victoria | Leave a comment

The train still runs here…

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Katherine

The train still runs here – Dorman Road, Nanaimo

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The train still runs here…

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Katherine

The train still runs here, and so does the mighty Mitsubishi Delica. Dorman Road, Nanaimo

Posted in E&N, history, Nanaimo, rail, vehicles | Tagged Delica L-400, E & N Railway, history, Nanaimo, trains | Leave a comment

Bye bye Bluey

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Katherine

The old Johnson Street Bridge slowly being dismantled and fading into history

Posted in bridges, history, summer | Tagged Blue Bridge, bridges, graffiti, history, Johnson Steet Bridge, Victoria | Leave a comment

Vanishing Vancouver Island

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Katherine

Vanishing Vancouver Island – a picnic shelter

Posted in black and white, buildings, Highway 19, history, Nanoose, Vanishing Vancouver Island | Tagged black and white, buildings, cook shelter, Highway 19, history, Nanoose, vanishing Vancouver Island | Leave a comment

Not your normal view – Victoria

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Katherine

Not your normal view of McLoughlin Point and Camel Point – Victoria

Posted in not your normal view, spring, tourism, Victoria | Tagged Camel Point, Coast Guard, history, James Bay, McLoughlin Point, not your normal view, Ogden Point, Spring, Victoria | Leave a comment

Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

The well organized confusion of tracks at Wellcox yard – Nanaimo

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Nanaimo Wellcox Yard

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Katherine

Hazardous material transfer area at Wellcox yard – Nanaimo

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