also thanks goes out to brother wettcoast for posting my new signature, thats what we used to be able to produce here in BC before we let out all our contracts to former Uboot yards! :)mrdot.
The above post refers to a drawing of the Princess Louise CP Steamship, one of the very few that CP had built in BC. Most (almost all) of the CP steamships were built in the UK.
What is the likelihood that some of the English and Scottish shipyards that we relied on to produce almost all of "our" Canadian Pacific Coast Service ships were also used to produce warships for Britain and her allies?
Your repetitive rhetoric got my attention, and when I thought about it, it really is ironic that the 'Louise was a rare "built in BC" CP ship.
Fairfield Co. which built many of the later Princesses, did build warships.
:)yes, mr.horn,aka mr.mike, you are very correct on both counts, and Louise was the only vessel that CPR built here,actully the Motor Princess was also built at Yarrows in Esguimalt, but it was never appreciated by the British controlled CPR management how economic and advanced it's design was, and indeed the Burrard built Louise was a very well built, and economicly built vessel that was always overlooked by CPR. As for my not politically correct reference to the Uboot yards, yes all shipyards in most countries were building military vessels, and I guess I need to change my thinking on that matter! Its just too bad that very few of todays generation have the BC vision that WAC had in building at home! Even if the cost were greater the benifits were still to build at home. I am afraid that vision is long gone, here and on the Clyde!mrdot
VANCOUVER ISLAND -- A 49-year-old man is dead and several boats and house boats have been destroyed after a fire at a Ladysmith marina early Thursday morning.
Ladysmith RCMP, firefighters and B.C. Ambulance paramedics rushed to the blaze at the Ladysmith Maritime Docks just after midnight Thursday.
They found a man in medical distress lying on the dock. Another area of the dock was engulfed in flames.
The man and his wife -- both Revelstoke residents mooring their boat at the marina -- were running from the fire when the man collapsed on the dock, according to Ladysmith RCMP Staff Sgt. Roger Plamondon.
“We're only assuming he may have had a heart attack,” he said, noting the man did not have any injuries as a result of the fire.
Plamondon said the couple’s boat did not catch fire but was close to the flames.
The man was taken to hospital, where he died.
Plamondon said police are awaiting an autopsy by the B.C. Coroners Service before they can confirm exactly how the man died.
Fire crews tackled the blaze but five house boats and two boats were destroyed. The house boats were not lived in, but used to store smaller boats, Plamondon said.
He said three of the boats have sunk. A damage estimate has not been determined by Plamondon said it is “extensive.”
The fire is being investigated by the Ladysmith Fire Department but right now, it is not considered suspicious, Plamondon said.
It does not appear that anyone else was staying at the marina when the fire broke out.
Located at 610 Oyster Bay Drive, the Ladysmith Maritime Docks are managed by the Ladysmith Maritime Society.
Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact the Ladysmith RCMP at 250-245-2215 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Here's a photo taken from International Space Station ALPHA of the BC coast:
And, the caption:
First WORF Image, British Columbia
A test photo of British Columbia's snow-capped west coast mountains is the first official image taken from the International Space Station’s new Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). The test photo, designated ISS EarthKAM Image Winter 2011 #9362, is of an area of British Columbia, Canada, just north of Vancouver Island.
The image was taken to test the functionality of the control computer and camera associated with EarthKAM, an educational outreach project that allows Earth bound middle school students to take pictures of our home planet from the unique perspective of the space station, 220 miles above the Earth's surface. WORF was delivered to the station on the STS-131 mission of space shuttle Discovery in April 2010.
Are we sure that photo hasn't been turned around (mirrored)? Why would the water be on the right side of the picture? So unless that's a fjord...
I wonder if Google Earth could use these images as satellite photos for G.Earth and G.Maps?
Pictures from a spacecraft, like ALPHA et al, aren't necessarily oriented north to south straight up. Video cameras are rotated and moved up and down aboard these as well. This cam may be rotatable and adjustable to whatever orientation the capture-er wishes and desire.
Just for the fun of it, I have rotated this photo as you see below:
PRINCESS MARGUERITE, OLYMPICS, PUGET SOUND, EARLY 1970S
Are we sure that photo hasn't been turned around (mirrored)? Why would the water be on the right side of the picture? So unless that's a fjord...
I wonder if Google Earth could use these images as satellite photos for G.Earth and G.Maps?
Pictures from a spacecraft, like ALPHA et al, aren't necessarily oriented north to south straight up. Video cameras are rotated and moved up and down aboard these as well. This cam may be rotatable and adjustable to whatever orientation the capture-er wishes and desire.
Just for the fun of it, I have rotated this photo as you see below:
I'm wondering if that's the Hakai Pass area, on the upper-left side. Calvert Island on the left side.
The shots from the space station are very cool. I remember early weather shots taken from sats in the 60's and you could spot the exhausts from some ships on them. With todays "clean" stacks Im sure that is not going to happen lol. I was reading mr.dot's post of the 7th about WAC's vision of the province and its ship building industry. As a youngster I can remember wandering around the old outer wharf yards after the big push of ferry building was over and a few small boat builders had moved into the sheds there. My father was looking at buying one so we went to look over the offerings. It even then looked forlorn. I just miss how most don't know we building ships in Victoria, Vancouver and yes even in Rupert. I remember going by VMD and seeing boats almost nose to Bay st. It was a high spot of my trip to school. Its a shame to think almost all of its long gone.
This carillon was given as a gift to Victoria from their Dutch community as a centennial gift.
There is a woman up at the top of the carillon playing it. It is played like an organ, but instead of using your fingers, you pound your fists down on each key.
Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 3, 2011 20:59:58 GMT -8
RIP, Eric Nicol.
Claire Nicol's first memory of her legendary dad, Vancouver author Eric Nicol, was him coming out of his writing den at the family home to take a photo.
"I was standing on a rock in the back yard with angel wings and tinsel thinking I could fly. I remember he came out for a photo. We still have that picture," said Claire, fighting back tears. "I was five."
"The first time I realized he wasn't an ordinary dad was when the CBC came to our home with these big cameras to interview him."
Eric Nicol, a much-loved and witty Province columnist from 1951 to 1986, passed away at 9:19 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Louis Brier Home and Hospital at Oak and 41st Avenue. He was 91.
"He was doing pretty well until a few weeks ago and over the past few days he shut down," Claire said.
Nicol's three children were at his side over his last few hours of life.
"I told him how proud I was of him. I loved his humour, it was real wit, never hurtful. He wrote about the everyday, common experiences, that's why he was so well read," Claire said.
Nicol started writing at the UBC's student paper, entertained troops during the Second World War, worked for the BBC and CBC, then moved on to The Province.
In a 2008 interview, he told a Province reporter "Writers never retire, they just die."
Post by Northern Exploration on Feb 7, 2011 8:57:34 GMT -8
NOW on Sale!!! Talk about rollbacks - take that Walmart! 66% off and if you act now before its too late, an almost endless supply of firewood for heating (if the buildings don't rot first).
The development opportunity is obvious with a possible resort/community with its own near limitless hydro power. Many micro enterprises could benefit. With a green certified eco-resort. An artists colony to provide lessons for guests and products for sale. And of course various wilderness adventures, wildlife trips, and fishing. I find it very intriguing.
However, I can't help but think that the cleanup costs would be massive. Perhaps there are chemicals beyond the buildings to be taken care of? Or government regs that are extensive? I am sure the low purchase cost of the property is only the tip of the iceberg.
If I win the lotto and buy Butedale, I promise to hold all future Forum Annual Meetings for free (as long as a building is standing, and no liability from falling beams). And once development starts a waterfront Clubhouse Forum for members, complete with a tri-note shipshorn to say hello to any passing Nor's and other ships of interest. And finally a dock for the Queen of Richmond to retire gracefully and become a floating restaurant. Restored of course to full launching glory (not that anyone could prove what that was due to the lack of photos).
** Late breaking news. If I win Lotto Max I will buy Namu that is also for sale but without built in Hydro and not yet on discount. So not necessarily such a deal. Maybe I will wait and see if it reaches Tex and Edna Boil's Discount Emporium before putting in an offer.
That would be cool, build a resort at Butedale. The tourism opportunity could be massive. I doubt BCF or the government would even consider extending route 40 up there though, unless huge traffic demands were for some reason produced. Might be able to suck them into dropping off supplies though.
Namu does have the benefit of being along the route 40 run. I'm sure if you had a good business case, along with traffic demand, BCF would jump at the opportunity to help offset their expenditures on route 40.
Although If I were to win the lotto, I'd buy the Sidney or the QPR and actually go ahead with a restoration project. But we would be talking 100 million plus most likely to take on a project like that.
Cheers,
Think before you drink, because once you have had a few drinks, we know you don’t think that well. - Barry Penner, Attorney General, British Columbia -
Note to self, don't move to Nunavut! ;D I don't eat Cheez Whiz, it's disgusting...
I always knew prices were higher there, but heck, not like that! I remember that when I went to Haida Gwaii in 2009, apples were something like $6.00 per pound in the grocery in Sandspit.
Here's my own little addition to this thread:
Last Edit: Feb 13, 2011 13:01:50 GMT -8 by lmtengs
Here's a cropped photo I took at the Northern House during the Olympics last year showing the prices of things up north in comparison to Vancouver.
This situation also has quite a few parallels with the topic of subsidies for ferries. For the north, I imagine, it's an even bigger issue.
PS. Has anyone followed the tv show Ice Pilots? I've seen a few and it's pretty interesting seeing how the transportation of goods works up north. The vintage planes are also fun to watch.
:)BC ferry nominclature over the years has been all over the map, as we have had the Queen's of many geograqphical locations ranging from Oak Bay to Cumberland, but some curious omissions such as Richmond, and with new private direction we now are focused on the rennaisance and other hi- end travel themes! I am not sure this is the rite thread for these thots, but the long suffering bosin got me thinking on this vein! :)happy birthday to all the Febuary celebrants! :)mrdot.
Here's a public note from Facebook (it pops up on everyone's facebook page if they're a "fan" of BC Ferries Vacations):
BC Ferries Vacations ý@fisherareo Sorry 2 hear that u r having issues with our website. We r currently in the process of upgrading our site. cdm
I changed the name of the person they were responding to. I just wonder what people think of a corporation using that kind of spelling/grammar in response to an enquiry or complaint? Seems a bit unprofessional to me, although in the context of Facebook or Twitter, I suppose it passes as norm. To me, it sounds like a teenager talking to his/her friends.
The upper part of the mast on the destroyer Gravely broke off Feb. 13 while the warship was underway off the northern Florida coast, the U.S. Navy has confirmed.
A video production crew from Discovery Channel Canada and Exploration Productions in Toronto was on board the Gravely at the time of the incident, working on an upcoming episode of the Mighty Ships series.
Christy Clark has been named Premier of British Columbia and leader of the BC Liberals. She won by about 400 points. Second place was Kevin Falcon, third George Abbott, and coming in last, Mike De Jong.
Ballot 3 Results:
Candidate:
Christy Clark
Kevin Falcon
Weighed Points:
28,411
26,119
Percent of Vote:
52.1%
47.9%
Last Edit: Feb 26, 2011 19:08:58 GMT -8 by lmtengs
Christy Clark has been named Premier of British Columbia and leader of the BC Liberals. She won by about 400 votes. Second place was Kevin Falcon, third George Abbott, and coming in last, Mike De Jong.