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Nov 18, 20189 min read
The Link Between the NAHANNI and the RCAF Station in Ucluelet, BC in 1940
Researched by Lawrence Charnell, owner of the NAHANNI and Kenn Whiteman, President of the Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society in 2018...
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Aug 23, 201810 min read
The Last Voyage of the HMCS Alberni
Flower-class corvettes were one of the premier convoy escorts of WWII, boasting a wide range of useful weaponry for engaging enemy...
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Aug 20, 20183 min read
The Great Tsunami of 1964
Tsunamis have been cursing our worlds waters for the past 8,000 years but no one ever worried that one of these alarming waves would...
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Aug 15, 20184 min read
A Toast to West Coast Rum Running
Between the sea and the shore, rum- running vessels scattered the west coast of Canada in the early 1900s. They left their mark on...
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Aug 25, 20175 min read
Pedro de Alberni: The man behind the name
Port Alberni is a small town with a rich history. Situated at the tip of the Alberni Inlet within the Alberni Valley, the city of Port...
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Aug 25, 20174 min read
Chinese Immigrant Vessels: A New Home in China Creek
In the summer of 1999, four Chinese vessels crossed on to Canadian seas. These ships carried a combined total of approximately 600...
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Aug 23, 20178 min read
The Vanlene: Bamfield’s Vehicular Grave
On March 14th 1972, the 21 year-old M.V. Vanlene freighter vessel carrying 300 Dodge Colts from Japan blindly entered the Barkley Sound;...
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Aug 27, 20164 min read
The History of the Malahat and Captain Stone
The Malahat was built in 1917 by Cameron Genoa Mills Ltd, in Victoria BC. It was a 1543 ton schooner made of wood, mainly fir, which was...
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Aug 27, 20167 min read
Steam from the Lake Floor: The Restoration of the Swan
During the 19th century, many communities would not have survived without the use of boats utilizing the systems of rivers and lakes....
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