#comoxvalley — Public Fediverse posts
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#Job opportunity in #ComoxValley - #nonprofit #FoodSecurity organization. You must be between 15-30 years old & a Canadian citizen to apply.
LUSH Valley Food Action Society is a Comox Valley based non-profit organization. We envision a region where healthy, local food is at the heart of community wellbeing. We support the Comox Valley community to gain food-systems tools, engage in just and resilient local food systems and receive equitable access to nourishing food.
When you work with LUSH Valley, you work with an energetic and passionate team making positive change in the Comox Valley.
ROLE SUMMARY
LUSH Valley is looking for three Program Assistants to support the Good Food Box, Fruit Tree & Farm Gleaning programs. Primary tasks in this role include managing volunteers, sorting and packing produce, supporting harvest events and driving as required.
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Meet me at the Heart of the Valley Market in Courtenay on April 11 and 12, from 11 to 4. I'll have these new prints and many more plus my photo book Wild Vancouver Island.
#photography #nature #wildlife #Courtenay #ComoxValley #VancouverIsland #VancouverIslandWildlife #markets
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Comox Valley state of emergency lifted
A local state of emergency and evacuation order in the Comox Valley have been lifted after Friday's flooding forced people out of their homes, with some now having to start over after the damage. People living in the Maple Pool Campground and RV Park in Courtenay are cleaning up after Friday's flood. #CTVVancouverIsland #vancouverislandnews #comoxvalley ** Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos:
https://fllics.com/en/video/comox-valley-state-of-emergency-lifted/
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Last Holiday Market of the year! 🎁
Meet me at the Florence Filberg Centre in Courtenay, Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 10 to 3.
Over 60 vendors, concessions with seafood chowder and bannock, photo booth, take-home workshops and more!
Kindly consider bringing a non-perishable food item or making a donation at the door for the Queneesh Indigenous Community Society Food Security Pantry benefiting Elders and families in need.
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Crown Isle Christmas Market in Courtenay, BC, is tomorrow! Lots of talented local artists and artisans will be there from 10 am to 5 pm.
I'll have 24x36'' framed prints (see photos below), 12x18'' framed prints, 8x12'' matted prints, and copies of my photo book Wild Vancouver Island, which I'll be happy to sign with the name of the giftee.
See you there! 🎁 🎄 💝
#ComoxValley #VancouverIsland #ChristmasMarket #BuyLocal #photography
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Charlie gives a shout-out to the Comox Valley in his reply to a letter from the US Ambassador
#ComoxValley @canada @usa @ElbowsUp #cdnpoli -
★ If you’re on Vancouver Island please boost!
My mother is donating a copy of her memoir, Coming Home, to the Comox Valley hospice fundraiser.
FMI about the fundraiser please see https://comoxhospice.com/barn-dance
FMI about my mother’s book please see https://laughingoysterbooks.com/item/f2bR0qjGAPqmJf72j-NKlQ
#comoxvalley #vancouverisland #hospice #fundraiser
#family #mymother #writing #books #booksofmastodon #writersofmastodon #memoir #womenshistory #pioneer #boost -
Vancouver Island Asshat Alert! Please BOOST
“Pickup driver suspected of damaging rainbow crosswalk in Courtenay”
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"The key words of violent economics are urbanization, industrialization, centralization, efficiency, quantity, speed." - Ernst Schumacher
#UrbanEx #ComoxValley #VancouverIsland #AbandonedPlaces #graffiti #economics #Degrowth #Industrialization #Antifa #AntiCapitalism #BCForestryReform #BCpoli #AbandonedMill #InTheForest #CreepyPlaces #InTheWoods #Abandoned #ruins #infrastructure #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #ExploreMore #photography #adventures #sepia #monochrome #AlmostHalloween
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For #WaterfallWednesday this is a recent photo of Nymphs Falls in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island.
Beautiful falls to visit if you are in the area. Also a popular spot for experienced kayakers.
#nature #photography #LandscapePhotography #ComoxValley #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia
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Update on the cougar sightings. Since it moved on, I can now disclose its location: it was right outside my apartment building. 😮 I live in a city near a wooded area with a creek and trails so it's perfect for a cougar on the move. We see black bears, otters, black-tailed deer and many birds but a cougar? That was a first. Unfortunately I never saw it myself.
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I have been offering photo tours to locals and tourists in the Comox Valley and on Vancouver Island since 2018.
For some obscure reasons, my well-established business has never been featured in the Comox Valley Vacation Guide. I have been trying to get answers from the Comox Valley Tourism Office for 2 weeks now. Still waiting...
By the way, the guide features other tour operators, including some that are NOT located in our regional district.
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Trumpeter swans about to land in a muddy estuary in the Comox Valley. You can see a little bit of snow in the background and it was snowing at the time.
#birds #BirdsOfMastodon #photography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #ComoxValley
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The gray jay is happy to report that the Comox Valley received its first snowfall of the season. Yay!
#BirdsOfMastodon #birds #snow #winter #nature #photography #ComoxValley #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #NaturePhotography
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Last week, I asked REMAX in the Comox Valley if I could present my photo book at their weekly meeting because I think that it would make a nice housewarming gift for their clients. Their answer: it's a tradition that guest speakers bring donuts. When I asked how many people will attend, the answer was 40. Today, I asked the same to another local realtor Engel&Völkers. They said yes and I don't need to feed them.
If I ever have the means to buy a house, guess who I'll call.
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A full day yesterday. We delivered some pickled salmon to an elder at #Stzuminus, checked in on my 88 y/o mom in #QualicumBeach, went up to Mt Washington in #ComoxValley to play in the snow then had lunch at the #FannyBay Inn on the way home. Best fries on #VancouverIsland and the hazy IPA reminds me of the Hanalei IPA from #Kona Brewing Co. Heck of a day. #pnw #VancouverIsland
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#MountainMonday - This glacier is called Queneesh (White Whale) and is on the unceded traditional territory of the K'ómoks First Nation. We can see it from anywhere in the Comox Valley. The valley is nestled between a mountain range and the Salish Sea. You can learn more about the K'ómoks First Nation here: https://komoks.ca/
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The only #ruins left at #abandoned No.8 coal mine in #Cumberland. There used to be a huge building here but it was demolished in the 90s. Before it was torn down, it was a popular party place for local #ComoxValley teenagers. All the old mine shafts have been blocked off for public safety. There is still a large abandoned building that was part of this former large coal mine site but it's really deep into the forest & you need to bushwhack your way there. We had very limited time on this past road trip so I stuck to showing my friends the 2 easiest accesses to cool #AbandonedPlaces.
Eight mines used to operate at Comox, named No. 1 Mine through to No. 8 Mine. The workings consisted of boreholes, air shafts, mine entries, & underground network of tunnels. A rail network was also developed to link the ore piles with the town & Union Bay. Old rail bed remain in place today as public trails. A series of survey monuments also remains on the surface today. These have been tracked down, beginning with a concrete monument located slightly below ground in the vicinity of Cumberland Park & recorded to match the maps of the underground workings with the surface-level features today.
The mines at #Comox were technically advanced for their time, with partial mechanization & electrification well before 1900. The first documented use of electricity underground was in the No. 4 Mine in 1891, when four electrically-driven coal-cutters were installed.
Canadian Collieries (owned by #Dunsmuir family) Ltd. operated coal mines on Vancouver Island, including the Wellington Mines near Nanaimo & Comox Mines at Cumberland. Comox Mines had earlier been operated by Union #Colliery Company, the first of the mines being opened in 1888. The last of the Comox Mines, the No.8 Mine, was closed in 1953.
#BCMiningHistory #AbandonedMines #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #BChistory #VancouverIslandHistory #photography #graffiti #InTheForest #No8Mine #CoalMiningHistory
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I first went to this old timber mill ruins in #Merville in the early 90s - years before it was included as part of the present #HeadquartersTownsite Park. It's one of the easiest accessible #AbandonedPlaces you can visit in the #ComoxValley on #VancouverIsland. I've done many past photoshoots with models here & assisted in shooting some music videos & short films here many years ago.
Some folks built skateboard ramps & rail jumps inside the unroofed building ruins in the late 90s.The mill was built between 1912-1913 for the Canadian Western Logging Company. There was an entire small mill town at this location with post office, schools, medical clinic & more. The Headquarters townsite survived until the late 1950’s when the school & houses were sold for $1 each with the proviso that they be moved off company property. #Ruins of the mill can be seen at Headquarters Townsite Park. The park is stewarded by local community citizens.
The old concrete building at the entrance to Headquarters Townsite Park from Farnham Road was built as a rough timber mill in 1912-1913. Despite being fully equipped, the mill was never used for reasons that remain unclear. Some say the mill was only built so that the company could gain certain concessions from the BC government. The recession of 1913 may have led the company to abandon it. Parts from the mill were later used to build a new mill in Courtenay.
#BCTimberHistory #BCLoggingHistory #BCHistory #VancouverIslandHistory #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #graffiti #Urbex #ExploreVanIsle #photography #AdventuresInTrespassing #NatureReclaiming