A grid and series of image overlays of orthophotos for the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia. Primarily because Google Earth's coverage of our area is pitiful.
Warning: The overlays are large; depending upon your system, if you click on several overlays at once, you will likely crash Google Earth.
Unfortunately, the GE image doesn't do this stunning bridge justice. There is, however, a nice photo available on the Wikipedia site.
The Alex Fraser Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Fraser River and connects Richmond with North Delta in the Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia. The b...
Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 21 was a domestic scheduled flight from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada via Prince George, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson and Watson Lake on Thursday, July 8, 1965. The Douglas DC-6 plane crashed near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, taking the lives of all 52 aboard. An inquest determined that the explosion was the result of a bom...
BC Place Stadium is Canada's first domed stadium. It is located on the north side of False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia and home to the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the regions largest consumer shows, trade shows and special events. It is owned and operated by PavCo (BC Pavilion Corporation), a Crown Corporation of the government in the Province of British Columbia. BC P...
Is there a Black Hole on the West Coast of British Columbia? In the little community of Port Alberni, BC, Canada, there is apparently a void in time in space(?) 1.16 Sq Km of the city is not there, no trace, no ground...nothing.
Galleries on Natural History, First Nations and BC History, Provincial Archives and extensive research collections in science and material culture. Includes Imax and Thunderbird Park with Pacific Northwest longhouses and totem poles.