Echoes of An Industrial Past
shadowy reminders of the once thriving industries on Vancouver Island
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Last Days of the Crofton Mill, closed December 2025

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An old steam donkey

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Section of the Morden Colliery

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Rock Crusher

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The Morden Colliery

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Cement Works, Nanaimo

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French Creek Fishery

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Evaporating Pool

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Skein Boat

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Biggs Industrial Park

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Mulch & More

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Crofton Mill shuttering

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Giant Spools, Cowichan Bay

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Crofton Mill

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Feed station along the E&N Line

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Closed for the Weekend

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Duke Point

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In the Cool of the Early Morning

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Herring Run, French Creek

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Skein Boat