Campbell River's Hidden Secret (the Quinsam River) watch in HD

[@whatdavesdone2838]

Well done. Very informative. Thank you.

[@garysweet6206]

Very informative

[@bcbliss5147]

Stunning video. This is exactly what I search for when wanting to see more of our beautiful Province

[@KellyRicketts]

Hiked, Hunted and Fished the whole length from Hawkins Creek which flows into the Upper Quinsam to the Campbell River, a lot of great memories!

[@andreadubs657]

Thank you ! Grew up here and did not know about the damn and how water is diverted !!! Great video mate

[@rockobeam2706]

I live here and didn't know half of this. Very interesting. Alot of engineering went into this area. I love it here. Will have to get on the backroads more. So many amazing spots. Thanks for the video 👍

[@Goats22]

Incredible video!

[@Conan568]

It's a beautiful area. If you want to see one of the wildest views on the island, drive up to the end of Hawkins rd., past the old iron mine.

[@coledevlin3984]

I almost got swept away by the Quinsam when I was a kid, it’s got a pretty crazy current at times.

[@chriswhittlesey]

Wow I can't thank Canada enough for the king salmon the hatchery provides that grow up around Petersburg Alaska keep up the good work

[@spillresponsetrailers]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@picklep9812]

You are really positive person Dane. Thanks

[@UncleBuddy1994]

I feel like Campbell River is Canada’s best kept secret

[@markmcmyn8967]

This was the Campbell, Haig Brown wrote about in A River Never Sleeps. They dammed , and logged it ,and destroyed it's steelhead runs.

[@mtbvancouverisland666]

👍 good stuff. Would love to learn more about the different dams and their construction and river diversion during construction? There is a massive cave near one dam that has huge valve at the end like it was used for diverting ?

[@rickward3503]

Very interesting

[@weederminb7091]

Logging everywhere so nice tho

[@picklep9812]

The island is nearly stripped clean

[@purplegypsylady777]

Really? Here on the mainland we assume that the island has so much nature.. So sad to see

[@glen6945]

ace

[@juliamadison5701]

Sure looks dried out in all the clear cuts.

[@pascalenbourg]

Check out the Oyster valley, it's even worst. Total massacre all around by Mosaic Forest Management (I like the "management" part of their name). Sadly all endorsed and approved by the BC Government.

[@danbabchuk277]

Grab some popcorn, it's 21 minutes long

[@glennpritchard274]

Did..

[@ruffglass]

But worth every minute.

[@rodkeays8171]

Really very interesting, but it is hard to ignore the clearcuts. I wonder when sustainable logging will ever be the norm in BC? PS this is not sustainable logging. Great video though and very informative.

[@Conan568]

Actually, the entire area has been logged before, this is the 2nd time. My Dad was vise prez of Elk River Timber who owned and managed this timber farm when they logged the 1st growth timber. Within 5 years those clearcuts will be full of 3rd generation saplings. Within 30 years, they will be trees. That's textbook sustainability right there. Now you know.

[@KBosch-xp2ut]

@@Conan568 No one says trees don’t grow back. However, it’s not sustainable if it wrecks salmon bearing streams, which it does. Steelhead have been decimated due to habitat los from clearcut logging wrecking streams.

[@Conan568]

@@KBosch-xp2ut Having a coal mine right next to it doesn't help either.

[@pascalenbourg]

@@KBosch-xp2ut Not only salmon bearing streams are wrecked, the whole ecosystem bellow the forest canopy is destroyed for decades. It takes a very long time for the fungi and the rest of the vegetation to re-establish, if it ever does, together with all the fauna that depends on it.