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Shahin Dashtgard
- Dec 11, 2022
- 4 min
Coal, railways and a scandal
It is hard to imagine that many of the communities in eastern Vancouver Island started as coal towns, supplying coal to the global...
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Shahin Dashtgard
- Nov 28, 2022
- 3 min
Fossils Hunting at the Goodspeed Fossil Beds
If you decide to brave the roads to San Josef Bay near Vancouver Island’s most northern point, then be sure to stop at the Goodspeed...
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Shahin Dashtgard
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Does fracking cause earthquakes in BC?
The CBC recently published an article on two large, fracking-induced earthquakes near Ft. St. John, BC. One was magnitude 4.6 and the...
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Shahin Dashtgard
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Vancouver Island’s Iron Mine: The Argonaut
The abandoned Argonaut Mine is a rockhounder’s dream. After driving through the backcountry southwest of Campbell River for 40 minutes...
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Shahin Dashtgard
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Volcanoes, Lava and Brandywine Falls
No trip to Whistler is complete without a stop at Brandywine Falls. Why? First, because in the summer the traffic jam in the parking lot...
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Shahin Dashtgard
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
Gold, Serpentinite, and a Rich Geological History in Gold Bridge B.C.
A trip to the Bralorne and Pioneer Gold Mines from Vancouver means taking either the scenic 6.5 hour route through Lillooet or the 4.5...
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Shahin Dashtgard
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
Sombrio Beach tells a tale of two lands
The west coast of Vancouver Island is awesome in so many ways, and not least of all because of it's huge variety of beaches. Picking a...
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Shahin Dashtgard
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
Myra Falls. Glacier-fed river or tropical paradise?
If you have not been to Myra Falls in Strathcona Provincial Park in the heart of Vancouver Island, BC, add it to your bucket list because...
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