Holberg, BC
Photographs



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  1. Radome at Operations site - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  2. Radome at Operations site - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  3. Fire Hall at Domestic site - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  4. Junior Ranks Mess - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  5. Officers Mess (left side) and Sr. NCO's Mess (right side) - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  6. Barracks in Domestic site - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  7. Captain Don Best and Ren L'Ecuyer at San Josef Bay - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  8. Whale bone memorial at Coal Harbour BC - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  9. Memorial at Coal Harbour BC - September 1989.
    Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.

  10. Ronning's front yard - August 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  11. Mr. Cody's home on the San Josef Bay trail - August 1989.
    We pulled in at 2 in the morning on one occasion. He had a great smile and put the kettle on.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  12. The trail to San Josef was far better in 1989 than in previous years - August 1989.
    There was even talk that it soon could accommodate wheel-chairs.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  13. The radar tower and the radome are just barely visible on the hill - August 1989.
    Note how logging has progressed up to the park boundary.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  14. The mouth of the San Josef river at San Josef Bay - August 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  15. A small cove in San Josef Bay that had a small fresh water stream - August 1989.
    You had to keep an eye on the tide while at this location.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  16. A group of us 6-9 thirteen year olds camped here on our own for a week in 1959 - August 1989.
    Everything went well until the first night when we each made cocoa and discovered that only one of us had brought sugar - and he didn't like sharing.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  17. Deep in thought while looking west towards Japan - August 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  18. Looking along the PMQ area - July 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  19. The end of the married quarters. Note that the Alert Siren is gone - July 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  20. PMQ #35 - July 1989.
    It wasn't unusual to see a black bear eating huckleberries on the side of the hill.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  21. The baseball field - July 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  22. The CFS Holberg sign with the water towers barely visible on the side of the hill - June 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  23. Looking up to the CO's house and the old gate. Note the contrast from the additional photo below - June 1989.
    Note the contrast from the approach to the station in 1958.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  24. The apartments and the paved roads were new additions from the 1960s - June 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  25. The front of the Rec Hall with the bowling alley on the right - June 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  26. The ME and CE sections - June 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  27. The Mess Hall (center) with barracks in the background - June 1989.
    Note the effects of logging on the opposite hille. I only climbed to the top of it once. It was flat and treeless, but offered a great view. Four hours up and 30 minutes down - luckily no one broke their leg.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  28. Grass on the playing field meant not having to pick out gravel from your face - June 1989.
    Note the "No Parking" sign.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  29. Looking west along the PMQs from the playing field - June 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  30. Aerial photo of Operations area - May 1989.
    Courtesy Bob Tucker.

  31. Aerial photo of Operations area - May 1989.
    Courtesy Bob Tucker.

  32. Looking down the Holberg inlet and the early morning mist - May 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  33. The road from Port Hardy to Holberg was considered a luxury compared to what existed in the early days of this radar station - May 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  34. The dock where Ivan Schnare tied up the Nimpkish - May 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  35. The Goosespeed river in quieter times - May 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  36. The crossing which branched off towards Cape Scott - May 1989.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.

  37. Approaching the gate which since the early 60s had been moved down to the junction of the road up the hill or to the dock - May 1989.
    There had been a trail, off to the right, which led to the old Government bridge, and the rifle range had been up on the right where there was now a hli-pad.
    Courtesy Scott Pickett.



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