A great blue heron sits on some debris in Kitimat harbour, during my annual visit to the estuary for the Christmas bird count, Dec. 14, 2014. (Robin Rowland). There was more late afternoon light than last year . On the other hand, while my birdwatching colleagues did list lots of species around the area, the […]
Go for a walk on a foggy night and the Christmas lights look oh so different. A big display of Christmas lights on Lahakas Boulevard, Kitimat, seen through the fog (Robin Rowland) And here’s what the lights look close up. (Robin Rowland) My own rather modest display of Christmas lights. All images taken with my […]
The new District of Kitimat Council was sworn in at a special ceremony at the Council Chambers at Northwest Community College in Kitimat, Monday, December 1, 2014. Mario Feldhoff reads the oath of office. (Robin Rowland) Councillor Rob Goffinet with Sgt. Morgan and Staff Sgt. Harrison. Councillor Edwin Empinado celebrates being elected for a […]
Hundreds of people (including lots of kids) turned out in a chilly, wet, West Coast November downpour on Saturday for Kitimat’s Festival of Lights, officially marking the start of the holiday season. A construction truck created an arch of Christmas lights over Mountainview Square. (Robin Rowland) Puddles reflected the lights as the rain […]
For the past few days, a cold weather inversion has kept a layer of smoke over Kitimat, BC, the Kitimat harbour and Douglas Channel, and according to the Environment Canada weather alert, as far into the interior as Vanderhoof. This image from the park on Albatross Avenue looking out toward Douglas Channel on Friday, November […]
In Kitimat, as happened across the country on November 11. 2014, there was a larger turnout than usual at the Remembrance Day service, as people reflected on the recent events, the deaths of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, as well as the fact that Canadian Forces are in action against the Islamic […]
Late on an early November afternoon, the sun, low in the sky, shines through moss hanging from trees in a wooded area near my home in Kitimat, BC, November 9, 2014. (Robin Rowland) After almost two months of steady rain (from late September to early November) the jet stream has moved east, for now, bringing […]