Category: Kitimat

First flares from LNG Canada

First flaring from the LNG Canada tower, afternoon of Sept. 1, 2024. Three in colour with one converted to black and white.  Later evening shots and a morning shot from Sept. 2 LNG Canada describes this as “low level” flaring as part of its “safe startup” program and will continue for several weeks.     […]

August skies

  August was a good month for sky shooting.  We had a couple of nights when the sky was clear enuogh for shooting the aurora borealis or nothern lights as the sun is at high activity at the moment.  These are all shot from my back deck, which is not an ideal location with city […]

New electric tug Haisea Wamis arrives in Kitimat

  The first of three new style electric tugboats, the Haisea Wamis, arrived in Kitimat, BC, on the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, on the afternoon of July 29, 2024. HaiSea Marine is a joint venture majority owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan. HaiSea Marine has a major contract with LNG […]

First quarter moon at sunset over Douglas Channel

I have a great view of Douglas Channel from my bedroom window.  I usually take the images with my Galaxy S23 (base model) with the high resolution Export Raw app. They are then processed with Afinity Photo.

Haisla Artists exhibit opening, May 10, 2024

The Kitimat Museum and Archives opened the Haisla Artists Indigenous Art Exhibition with a ceremony at the City Centre Mall in Kitimat on the evening of Friday, May 10, 2024. It is the first group show that features Haisla artists (there have been indvidual shows in the past). The opening at the mall featured photographs […]

The first Rufous Hummingbird of spring 2024

I put out a hummingbird feeder on my backdeck each spring. I do get hummingbirds but for some reason they are often few and far between at my house. Today, April 26, a hummingbird arrived just 10 minutes after I put up the feeder.