THE GREAT LAKES

[Ivan Cloherty]

Was in Tahsis in 50's and 60's if I remember correctly was a sawmill there and main form of transport was seaplane apart from the log raft tugs, interesting to navigate to.

[j.sabourn]

That's the place Ivan. The mounty used to fly in once a week by ski plane. Don't know why maybe expected trouble from a ship if in. Cant even remember a pub there, though I may of been too young to drink, but I was definetley over 10. Cheers JS

[j.sabourn]

Everyone when talking refers to the carrying of Timber as Timber Ships. When in fact believe the correct term for dressed wood was Lumber. Suppose Timber ships sounds more nautical than Lumber ships. JS

[Ivan Cloherty]

Everyone when talking refers to the carrying of Timber as Timber Ships. When in fact believe the correct term for dressed wood was Lumber. Suppose Timber ships sounds more nautical than Lumber ships. JS

John, lumber(ing) and stumbl(ing) was something that happened when you rolled back from the bar. Tahsis don't think anyone ever went ashore there John, can't remember if in that era it was an anchorage port or went alongside, something keeps niggling me that it was too deep to anchor in, anyway it was a one horse place, but never saw the horse or any fillies!

[j.sabourn]

Must have had access to the shore as climbed that bit of a bluff there to put ships name on. Think along side at the saw mill. Was deep water. I wasn't one of those that walked with a western ocean roll either stood or fell over. No place for half measures. There is someone on site who lives not too far from Tahsis, don't know if he remembers from the 50"s though. Only humans saw there were the sawmill workers and they weren't full of conversation and of course the Mountie Cheers JS

[cappy]

bit like chermainus in the 50s john ......nothing but timber and bears..........ps did you get logged yesterday along with myself and others.....I think personally if we had known it was a genuine query we would have not made our statements buton the other hand this is a seamans site and if people don't like heavy weather they shouldn't go to sea.....regards cappy

[j.sabourn]

Yeah remember that one as well. New Westminster wasn't bad, although you couldn't go past Vancouver itself. Used to put a seamans dance on there some sort of mission not the flying Angel, used to put the old gramophone on and play records. No it wasn't a Brothel. Plenty of girls though. Got another warning to go before getting logged, I know my rights, sailed with some of the best sea lawyers in the Industry. Has to be a written one as well. Post is not too good I hear in UK, gone private or something. Anyhow don't think your postal service has enough boats to compete with the floods you are getting. That will teach them for doing away with the British Merchant Navy. Cheers John S. PS another bit of useless information. Vancouver had the highest suicide rate in the world in the 50"s JS

[j.sabourn]

I know that cappy because one of the girls told me in a moment of passion. Cheers John S.

[Ivan Cloherty]

PS another bit of useless information. Vancouver had the highest suicide rate in the world in the 50"s JS

May have been unintentional John, as that Capilano Suspension bridge was very unstable and you could easily tip over the side if you tripped or stumbled. Bet H & E have sorted that out now, It had a very large Totem Pole at one end and a huge wooden bear at the other and if I remember rightly was very high above the gorge.

The Vancuover girls in the Missions to Seamen in the 50's/60's were absolutely stunners and were under strict instructions not to fraternise with the seamen outside the mission. Well 'D' (we'll not use her name) and myself took a shine to each other and she had to ask the Padre if I could take her to the movies, the blessing was given (after a vetting!) and we had a great plutonic friendship which lasted the 22 months I was on that trip, running Canada, China, Australia, they were short interludes of pleasure, 2 days in Canada, two/three weeks Pacific crossing, 10/14 days China, 2/3 weeks Pacific crossing 2 days Canada, repeat again, sometimes subsituting Australia for Canada, but still on a couple of days in civilised ports, no shore leave in China at all at that time.........memories I can picture her now.......our favourite song........Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone .............on the very rare occasions we could phone each other when docked in Canada

[j.sabourn]

Was this place in an upstairs apartment block Ivan. Don't think it was the Flying Angel either unless the Padre was on long service leave. Know most suicides were off the Bridge, hope this girl wasn't insinuating about making one of these weird pacts or anything, Cappy would say I probably drove her to it if she was a candidate for the big jump. Just think it was a topic of conversation taken from a press report at the time. Funny the things one remembers. Cheers John S.