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- Radome at Operations site - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Radome at Operations site - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Fire Hall at Domestic site - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Junior Ranks Mess - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Officers Mess (left side) and Sr. NCO's Mess (right side) - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Barracks in Domestic site - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Captain Don Best and Ren L'Ecuyer at San Josef Bay - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Whale bone memorial at Coal Harbour BC - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Memorial at Coal Harbour BC - September 1989.
Courtesy Ren L'Ecuyer.
- Ronning's front yard - August 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The mouth of the San Josef river at San Josef Bay - August 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- 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.
- 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.
- Deep in thought while looking west towards Japan - August 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- Looking along the PMQ area - July 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- The end of the married quarters. Note that the Alert Siren is gone - July 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- PMQ #35 - July 1989.
It wasn't unusual to see a black bear eating huckleberries on the side of the hill.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- The baseball field - July 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- The CFS Holberg sign with the water towers barely visible on the side of the hill - June 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- 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.
- The apartments and the paved roads were new additions from the 1960s - June 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- The front of the Rec Hall with the bowling alley on the right - June 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- The ME and CE sections - June 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- 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.
- 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.
- Looking west along the PMQs from the playing field - June 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- Aerial photo of Operations area - May 1989.
Courtesy Bob Tucker.
- Aerial photo of Operations area - May 1989.
Courtesy Bob Tucker.
- Looking down the Holberg inlet and the early morning mist - May 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- 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.
- The dock where Ivan Schnare tied up the Nimpkish - May 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- The Goosespeed river in quieter times - May 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- The crossing which branched off towards Cape Scott - May 1989.
Courtesy Scott Pickett.
- 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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