City on a Remote Island | Abandoned Since World War Two | Yorke Island | Destination Adventure

This is not like other typical abandoned places. This was not a failed business venture, or condemned due to condition. This is Yorke Island, and it was abandoned after the war, but it is so remote and difficult to get too, that it has barely been seen since the day it was last occupied.
I was lucky enough to get the chance to go and see Yorke Island - and let me tell you - I was amazed. Stepping onto the island is like stepping into a time capsule. Of course the guns have been removed, and also any of the wooden buildings, but anything that was cement still remains, and is in amazing condition.
I was lucky enough to track down an expert on this location, Catherine Gilbert, and she taught me so much of its history. This was really a dream destination for me and I am so excited to share it with all of you.
I hope this starts off your year with a smile and excitement for the adventures to come this year.
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Thank you for watching and for enjoying.
Peace and love from your Canadian Bruv,
Dustin Porter
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Yorke Island is a conservancy of BC Parks.
Attention Visitors to Hənλəmdᶻi Məkola/Yorke Island Conservancy - Important Notice:
· Caution - the buildings on Yorke Island (former World War II artillery batteries and associated buildings) are dangerous and are unsafe to enter.
Please stay on the main trail, as hazards exist on Yorke Island, including razor/barbed wire in many locations.
Please do not remove, damage or disturb any artifacts or buildings at this historic site.
If you would like to learn more of Yorke Island, you can find Catherines book here: catherinegilbert.ca/index.php/...

[@TheRogerKyle]

It's so refreshing to see old abandoned places without graffiti and vandalism.

[@DMWBN3]

Rk M makes a welcome change.

[@treetraveler]

@@AR-xd8mr we should connect so that we can get you over to help with volunteer work.

[@RUESPEED1]

travelers imagine what a bit of paint. Wood. And manpower would do for this place. Tourist attraction for explorers. Not all tourist are beach goers. Many are explorers. This place would be heaven.

[@treetraveler]

@@RUESPEED1 Are you free in April or May? We are headed over there to do some work? Slave lab..... I mean.... Volunteers always welcome. Lol

[@RUESPEED1]

@@treetraveler I wish I had the time and the means. But thanks for the invite. Would be life changing.👍

[@garyllyons]

I grew up in Kelsey Bay in the 70s and 80s and my dad had a boat. We explored this Island many times. I loved visiting so much that I asked my dad to take us there for my birthday. We got to the Island ok but we got stuck in an infamous south easter and had to anchor for the night. We had to make the trip home the next day because we never brought any food. It was a really rough ride home in 15 foot swells but we did it! A trip I will never forget. I haven't been there for many years and I am amazed at how things are holding up. The building near the beach has really deteriorated though. It still had a roof when I was there last. Thanks for the memories.

[@notinservice3724]

great story, are there other areas with big swells like that

[@natalielobo]

Thanks for sharing your story!

[@cdd4248]

Thank you for sharing this interesting story

[@debrandw246]

That is so cool. What great memories. So glad you got to go there.

[@bobv642]

My Dad was stationed on York Island in the early 1940's and my Mom, Brother Gordy and I took his ashes there in July 2002 for his last resting place. Interesting enough, Mr. Bendickson took us over as he was a friend of my Brothers. It was an absolutely perfect day, weather wise. I was back in 2010 as a guest of a research group and found it to be as magical as the first time. I will be going back again, sometime in the future to reunite my Mom and Dad... This is a great video...

[@dbendickson5717]

I really appreciate this video. I first visited Yorke Island as a preschooler in the early '50s with my Dad and have been back a dozen or so times since; the last time was 1995 with my family. The Island has always had a magical/mysterious/enchanted element to it. My dad (the wedding photo at 6:01 is him & my mom) was in the Army's marine transport service during the War, and Yorke was one of his regular stops. For him, it was also close to home on Hardwicke Island.

[@cherylvoutour2021]

I love this! Thanks for sharing your story.

[@stanlyons6317]

Hi D Bdendickson could have been you that you gave us a boat trip back to Kelsey bay .Thanks

[@stanlyons6317]

I to have many trips back to York island.

[@polarbearccanuck3516]

Thank you !

[@doneown503]

thank you for the excellent sideline to this place! I'm sure u have some awesome memories of this cool little patch of ground!

[@AngieDoesStuff]

I really liked the comment about your country being so much younger than the rest of the world. I mean, the US is the same way and look at what we do to OUR history! Seems like historic preservation only counts until the profit potential gets high enough, then plow it over. I love seeing these mossy, ferny, dilapidated locations that haven't been completely tagged up! Thanks for the great content!

[@001desertrat3]

@Angie -- Where is the profit potential in lying to school children that Columbus ''discovered'' America . The FIRST Europeans in America were the Vikings , 500 + years before Columbus was born .

[@aazhie]

@@001desertrat3 The profit lies in keeping people ignorant. It isn't so much that Vikings and other explorers are discredited, it's that they didn't leave a huge impact on the country as it stands now. It's irrelevant to big corps and thus, what they don't care about will be forgotten. It's not actively buried because there aren't Viking descendants using their voices and political power to prevent fracking or taking ownership of the land that someone else can turn a profit from. But it also isn't exalted because the Vikings didn't thrive where they landed. Either they died, married into the locals or simply left without making a huge profit for themselves, so Europeans can't even use it as a point in their "badass" counter to prove superiority of their genes or whatever nonsense it might be scrambled into. Maybe that shows that white folk were not "pre destined" to rule in the Americas. As a very white person, I just think it's neat, it's factual and we should all know it simply because it happened. Profit= people not actually caring about the truth, even if some parts of that truth might be cool to know and have no value otherwise. They can keep on taking stuff from whoever they want and have the comfortable majority & middle class signing off on whatever screws the vast majority of citizen in favor of the 1%

[@AngieDoesStuff]

@@001desertrat3 Well, one way is that they get to keep rewriting and selling textbooks every time someone gets upset about what's been left out. Unfortunately, I have firsthand experience with the racket that is public school textbook sales. More specifically, my comment was referring to how developers would rather raze a historical building that needs work in order to put in a strip mall.

[@MrDebauch]

@@AngieDoesStuff strip mall > strip mine

[@chevychase3103]

@@001desertrat3 Native Indians have left the chat!

[@Catmoore60]

So...it’s raining a lot, but there’s no source of fresh water. A couple of nice big cisterns would have solved that problem just with some rain gutters or catchments. One of those search light buildings would make a magnificent cabin...what a view!

[@psion01]

What did they have 200 men stationed there? I'm not sure they'd collect enough rain water for that. They might stretch it out by mixing it with seawater boiled sea water, but I doubt they could get more than 10 percent extra that way before the salinity started getting unhealthy.

[@cdd4248]

Great Minds..hahaha! Because this is exactly what I was thinking.

[@HughWoo]

@@psion01 there wouldn’t be any salinity to worry about if boiled and collected properly.

[@psion01]

@@HughWoo Boiling water doesn't reduce salinity, it concentrates it. Unless the steam produced is condensed. Then you have demineralized, distilled water. It's better than salt water, but drinking too much pure, distilled water can deplete the body of electrolytes (I have no idea what the time scale on that is).

[@MrRod4000]

Psion o

[@zigzag1a]

I've lived on Vancouver Island for 60 years, never heard about this Island before. Thanks!

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

Yorke Island is in the middle of the Desolation Sound islands, just off the coast from Sayward. Hardwicke Island is just north of The Thurlow Islands. It goes Quadra, Sonora, East Thurlow, west Thurlow, Hardwicke, Yorke is a tiny island off the north tip of Hardwicke. in the 80's as a teenager I worked for an offshore Crab boat, although Desolation Sound, Johnson Straight, Phillips Arm, Loughborough Inlet , Knight Inlet. We were in a coastal freezer boat. so 3 to 4 months out at a time.

[@DMWBN3]

Wow, this is something pretty special then?

[@westcoasttuggin]

Hey Dustin, this video is absolutely amazing. I’m glad I was able to bring you out to york, and also explore it with you. It was one thing to see it in person, but after all the background information you collected, it ties it all together into I would say the best and most in depth video you’ve made so far. I truly had a blast. Thank you!

[@paulman246]

that was clean out for the chimney, the round hole above it was where the stove would have vented out.

[@fishhuntadventure]

Millennials... (Don’t know about bricks, either, I guess)

[@blueman5924]

Wow. As a carpenter, I am once again gob smacked at the high level of craftsmanship it took to form all those concrete structures in that remote location. All done with shiplap, not today’s large format form ply and snap/cone ties. Then, you have to make all that concrete, on an island, place and finish, and I saw no signs of poorly vibrated mix. Wow. Great filming ! Such an adventure ! 👏

[@santiagopino2407]

As a cement mason Im always amazed also when ever I see places like this. I think of the workers and what was going through there minds..

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

thanks for your insights.

[@fokkerd3red618]

I was thinking about all the materials that were brought to that island. It must have been a beehive of activity going on during construction.

[@ReaganKimberley]

I can tell you worked real hard on this one, it feels like a mini documentary on the history channel and I love it! :)

[@IDK_Mr.M]

Your amazing at creating documentaries of lost and forgotten places. 1000% better then the history Channel.

[@Destination_Adventure]

This is such an amazing compliment, thank you very much.

[@fritz1990]

100% correct.

[@jamesbennett5189]

Thw history Channel 😂 realityTV garbage now.

[@jamesbennett5189]

Kamloops loves your content Dustin!

[@factsoverfiction7826]

Fewer aliens ... but equal amounts of Bigfoot.

[@kalvaxus]

Can totally imagine a soldier tossing away his apple core for it to become an apple tree 80 years later..

[@williamluck3885]

We have some wild pear trees at Kanaka Creek in Maple Ridge that probably go back 300 years. The pears taste like wood ! lol

[@treetraveler]

There are three apple trees and one pear tree most likely thrown away by men who served ;)

[@peteard5089]

Most apples thrown away become crab apples. Its a 1 in 1000 chance it was a thrown away apple core

[@philipholbrook9097]

I have never been to Canada but would love to see your beautiful country. Thank you for portraying so many things and recording the history that many have never had the pleasure to view in person. This old American hillbilly wishes you safe travels and more adventures.

[@nancybain6540]

My father was the Artillery Officer in charge of Coastal Defence at the end of the war. He toured all those locations while my Mum and i lived in what had been the officers mess in Esquimalt. I wish I had asked more questions of his experiences.

[@almorris1623]

Thanks Dustin I love your channel. I just retired and am starting out this year to explore some of the places you have introduced me to.....starting with Farwell Canyon

[@Destination_Adventure]

You’ll love it. Beautiful location

[@BlindGuyRc]

Iv been watching your videos for a while now. I was born on Vancouver Island, and I had no idea the amount of stuff we had around us. Thankfully I'm 30, and so I can spend time finding some of these places my self/and with my family. Awesome work man. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@stanlyons6317]

Stan Lyons wow this brings back so many memories my first time 1970 two friends and I. We came from Kelsey Bay in a 12ft boat with a three horse motor. We stayed too long exploring. The wind came up To rough to get back . So we went down alongside Hardwick. Very scared as we did not tell anyone we had gone. We were able to beach the boat and walk to Bendickson's that were kind enough to give us a boat ride home. Thanks for the awesome video.

[@toddtraficanti4832]

So good to be able to watch these older episodes. Great history you have captured. Love your new episodes but I have to check out the old ones again and again. Thanks

[@hyporii]

This totally feels like something you would see The Proper People explore and document as well. Planning on doing something similar myself with documenting forgotten history here in Alberta

[@brendakrieger7000]

Yes! I enjoy The Proper People!

[@jasonmackay9133]

@@brendakrieger7000 me too

[@margaretkeay97]

Sorry, in from Australia and don't know about "the proper people"that you are referring to! Could you please explain for me, thanks, from down Under! 🙂 🇦🇺🌏

[@ApachePieman]

@@margaretkeay97 Proper People is a KZbin channel dedicated to exploring old historic structures that have gone into disuse/abandonment. Really great quality videos, give em a search

[@codychickadee5095]

Wow man I think this place is even cooler than the millionaire's mansion with the hydro dam. I haven't seen or smelled a Cedar for 9 months since my last trip to Radium. I could almost smell this video! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.

[@RichRetr0]

I've just discovered this channel and I just wanna say, pat yourself on the back just for the production value of your videos alone. Great stuff man, I feel like I'm watching it right off network television.

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

22:12 that is called Slate. Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism.

[@MissLadieCakes]

Awesome as always Dustin! Love it when you have people who are able to speak to the history of the area!

[@pemasheltri214]

You are living the dream, dude! That was fantastic - never even heard about it and that area is very special to me. Thank you!

[@Rainnchaser]

You have really stepped it up a notch with this video. The background information and historical interview add a whole new dimension to your work. I imagine this was a much more exhausting process and it's very impressive that you are doing it solo.

[@blakedurrant9399]

Love this format of video with a focus on the history. Keep up the awesome work man, we all appreciate it

[@endangeredmarmot4518]

Awesome! I've been wanting to get out and explore this island forever, now. Thanks for making this video and keeping my interest alive. Great video, D!

[@stephenrrose]

Great Job preserving History! This was a great in depth look into WWII Prep and even training! Thank you for your time and effort on such a great Historical Place!

[@DaveWhite1979]

Happy New Year Dustin. Another beautiful and informative video of our not so well known history. Thanks again, glad you back.

[@billgoeckel6344]

One of your best videos yet Dustin. So much history that I am sure many Canadians don't know. Thanks for sharing this. Happy New Year

[@fritz1990]

Thank you for keeping places that could be forgotten forever, fresh in people's memories.

[@zbw5413]

It’s so cool to see a place like this that hasn’t been filled with graffiti and wrecked by people.

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

It is not an easy place to get to, so the riffraff can't just jump on a water taxi, or a personal craft and head there.. Which means that Canadian history gets to stay alive, without being tagged or destroyed by human hands

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

The inner channel between the Mainland and Vancouver Island. holds most of the most dangerous currents in the world. It is a very unique geographical area. North of Malcolm Island & South of Campbell River are subjected to fierce winds in the winter every other day (like today). I love the eastside of Vancouver Island. Growing up on Vancouver Island, and travelling all around Desolation Sound by boat. I have been to Yorke Island, although not in a lot of years; and Artillery Island, that barren chunk of rock, was supposedly to have been for Target practise by the Canadian Navy in the late 1940's to late 1950's (or at least that is what I have been told). I grew up near the Nanoose Bay Submarine base, and always saw subs leaving the base, and heading up Georgia Straight towards Desolation Sound and ???? A lot of the time they were on the surface, a couple of klicks past Nanoose point, between Southey and Maude Islands before they would dive.

[@treetraveler]

Regretfully, Arillery Islets may have been used for target practice but not by the guns up at the fort. They did not traverse enough in that direction. Possibly for the machineguns tasked to the island.... that would make sense.

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

@@treetraveler they are called Artillery Islets (Islands) for a reason.. I have family history in the military; and the stories are, the two Islets were used as target practice by the 2 6 inch guns stationed at Yorke Island. Hence the name.

[@treetraveler]

I have photos of and copies of the travers degrees of the guns up at the fort and all anti-aircraft emplacements, Observation posts, and machine gun nests on Yorke Island. I was hoping to have a dialog..... But if it about me being wrong and you being right.... Well thats a whole different chat isn't it? :)

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

@@treetraveler You have your stories, which may or may not be true, and I have my stories, which may or may not be true.. I'm only posting what my uncle & great uncle told me before they died..

[@treetraveler]

@Krazy Mitchell Once again: publicly available records show that neither the Number 2 position 4.7" gun or the 6 inch gun were able to travers to that bearing. The six inch gun in the Number Two pit also has a block still there that shows this to layman visiting the island. It simply could trun enough to the left to target, it couldn't point down at the islands. Aka, they were not able to point down at that elevation and were 200ft above. This would also include the 40mm Bofor, positioned on the BOP, AND the 6lb Hotchkiss, positioned between the Number 1 and 2 gun positions. Records, not stories. Guns were fired at Vancouver Island, known as mowing the lawn. These anecdotes are proven by entries from the War Diary as well as pieces of lead found by a shake blocker who now works on a vessel that regularly visits the island. Gun crews practiced also in partnership with a target barge towed by a target tug that serviced all batteries from Vancouver to Victoria and Prince Rupert and all batteries in between. Anecdotes there as told by the skipper and also verified by numerous records, War Diaries, and Vessel records. If you would like to connect so we can better research your anecdotes, happy to be of assistance to work on including them in the overall history of the island. One of the authors is working on a second edition of their book.... There is also a larger responsibility to determine the types of ordinance fired at Yorke Island by passing Navy vessels after the War and during the decommissioning which continued until 1957 due to concerns of unexploded ordinance with it now being a BCPark visited by kayaker, boaters, etc. Thanks for the heads up, more research pending.

[@alexandreboisvert5990]

Love this video with all the history behind! Great great 26 minutes!

[@jasonmawle2457]

Great island history! Born and raised on the island, thanks for the great watch! Keep up the great vids buddy!

[@cherylsibson8457]

I've lived in and around all of my 60 years, and I hadn't known about York Island I'll pass it along. Wow, just wow watching gave me shivers. And yes, the way history is being decimated now by younger generations is horrible. During confederation in 1867 British Columbia told Ottawa that we wanted a railway system so that if we were to be invaded by the US so we could defend ourselves, that station you were standing on proves that was always true. British Columbians weren't just scared, we were defending Canada.

[@Chilliwack56]

Check the BC Parks website, they have limited information as it is under their jurisdiction

[@jason0870]

interesting documentary on york island. I have learned about something new today. Thank you.

[@SVMaiatlaII]

Great stories! Thanks so much! 😁 And thanks for taking us with you!

[@michelleking8960]

Awesome freaking research done on this location. Love your videos, but this one is exceptional. Keep up the great work.

[@gillwyatt8103]

That was a really interesting explore backed up with historical facts. What a pretty island with great views too. Better tell those neices of yours that there ARE still places to explore out there!!! Look forward to the next video. Gill 🇬🇧

[@cyndicunanan400]

So glad you’re back. Really interesting historical site. I’m reading “111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not Miss” and they talk about the artillery search lights at Tower Beach.

[@Geolog66]

Amazing exploration! I appreciate the documentation you put in, very interesting to learn about the history of those forgotten places. Keep up with the good work and have a great 2021 year!

[@theadventureexplorers9488]

We love your videos so much, they really inspire us to get out and explore more. Keep up the great work!!

[@Original50]

That apple tree probably grew from an apple-core discarded by a serviceman back in the day...

[@treetraveler]

Three apples trees and one pear tree(now at end of life) as of last bio-survey.

[@TractorWrangler01]

Is fun to think that but that apple tree was only about 10 years old at best.

[@treetraveler]

@@TractorWrangler01 Ive been going there for over 16 yrs . . . we have photos from 30 years ago. Its been there for over 30 years.

[@jlt131]

@@TractorWrangler01 trees don't grow at normal rates in locations like that. i know of a tree that's less than 3 feet tall and is at least 30 years old. if they can't get the water or nutrients they need they put all their energy into just surviving, not adding growth.

[@numchaps20]

Holy smokes Destination Adventure is going upscale in terms of video production and interviews! Cool to see the progression Dustin!

[@hostanib]

Thank you, beautifully filmed. Informative and presented with respect.

[@drue6360]

Holy cow! This is the best video I’ve seen on your channel. Well edited, chock FULL of info. I live this!!!!!

[@Jbennyho]

Wonderful beautiful place. Looks like a military installation that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Very interesting video. Who owns York Island now? Just subscribed.

[@cliftonsnider1520]

What I find most amazing, being in construction all my life, is thinking of all the work they went to to form all that concrete and mix the concrete and pour and finish it all and where did all the materials come from. It boggles the mind.

[@justchillinout2002]

Had similar thoughts. Wondering if they brought over a portable batch plant and then ferried over the raw materials.

[@treetraveler]

All materials were sourced either from Yorke Island, the beaches of Hardwicke Island, or brought in by Union Steamships.

[@wjaphoto1937]

Wanted to visit this place for years. Thanks Dustin keep these great videos coming. Cheers

[@brita.126]

Dustin Porter, you've done it again! Another historical video that's informative, interesting, and well made. 👏

[@halmcclain3322]

Very interesting! Thank you for sharing. I believe that what you thought was a tiny fireplace was actually a clean-out for the chimney. They most likely had a free-standing iron stove with a stove pipe attached to the round hole much higher up on the chimney.

[@Maybe1Someday]

Your production level or the way you portray a place is on par with a good Tv show

[@terenceclark7011]

I very much appreciate your videography, editing, and content.

[@josephinetijerino]

What a treasure your channel is. I'm a new subscriber and am so happy to be here. Thank you so much for your care and time in making these videos!

[@tarafaulkner8659]

A truly exceptional video! Once again you capture not only the historical significance of a place, but also the human factor of what life must have been like; and that is a real talent. I found the photo overlays of past and present buildings (especially the one with the young men 'hanging out') especially impressive, almost haunting, because it really (Really) drove home the reality of how this quiet, abandoned pace was once alive with young men who called it home (for four months at a time), and it would have rung with the sound of their voices and footsteps and laughter and grumbling - thanks for making it real. You do excellent work and can't wait for the next one - stay safe till then!

[@jewelcopeland3374]

This place was absolutely amazing. I was totally mesmerize every step of the way. I love the way you narate , you make our history come alive , as if we were that fly on the wall looking in. Wonderful , absolutely wonderful !!

[@nporter6909]

Thanks Dustin! Looking forward to your 2021 Adventures.

[@NTromb]

❤️❤️❤️❤️💯Loved this video along with all of your other videos man keep up the good work and all the best to you in 2021 and beyond

[@RobertHorovitzND]

Such a fantastic video man. I really appreciate how you integrated some interviews in there to really give us a sense of the history. As a Canadian, it's meaningful for sure. Really awesome. Keep it up. Easy subscription.

[@RogersMgmtGroup]

I’ve lived in BC my whole life and traveled all over it. Never heard of Yorke Is before and only stumbled on this from another of your videos. Fascinating! The lack of water is evidently why no one else has really used the site and it survives because of it.

[@sioframay]

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK! I was worried and also really missed your videos.

[@motoman22atgmail]

Oh gawd I hope this place is well documented soon... such a gem!

[@EverydayGuy]

I hate that alot of our historic locations in Canada are left to disintegrate and disappear. It's a shame. This was awesome thanks and keep up the good work.

[@treetraveler]

We are working to restore the island! Work projects always happening.

[@ecta9604]

@tree traveller: That’s really cool! Are you with a restoration project or organization that we can learn more about?

[@treetraveler]

We are a volunteer group called the 85VICS. We are working with Parks and the 15th Field Regiment Association to restore and work on various projects on Yorke Island. I saw a comment about how clean it is: We are out there multiple times per years to recover the old roads, trails, and sweep and scrape the Fort itself.

[@jandtlivinglife3130]

I live not too far from there. I've been there and I'm glad nature is reclaiming this beautiful place. I think we have enough monuments to war.

[@NecronautDrummer]

This is a welcome change of pace from a pretty disappointing 24 hours from our leadership in Alberta...

[@debbiebynum8086]

Another beautiful. You not only provide fantastic videos but so much information as well. Nothing is boring about your work.

[@colinredburn6574]

Hi Ya, Thanks so much for posting this video, i really enjoyed it !!! i like in South England GB, we have many old bunkers and deep shelters which are great to explore but they are all abandoned and rusting and falling down/apart never in such good condition as this one in your video, thank you for preserving this history in such a good manner for people to see all this Stay well and keep up all your good work its much appreciated.

[@seanworkman431]

That was so cool, the build quality excellent even the graffiti from 50 years ago was legible, obviously someone turns up with a chainsaw from time to time to keep the paths open. It is amazing how nature will happily take it all back. I,m surprised no one offered to buy the island.

[@JR-playlists]

14:32 That's not the fireplace, it's where you clean out the soot and ashes.

[@jacquesschaerer323]

Amazing man. Glad your out there. Love it. Stay safe!

[@markymark8125]

By far this is the best video I've viewed from you. It is top quality, and professional

[@spellchanger1169]

The most Canadian explanation for the Japanese in WW2 "because the Japanese were being aggressive..." haha Great video, amazing actually. Probably your best yet.

[@CanadianMason85]

7:43 guy on the right looks like he could be a Ryan Reynolds relative lol

[@justchillinout2002]

Holy crap!! I think Ryan Reynolds is a time traveler!!

[@johnbacon1854]

Amazing place, and a fab video. Love the historical interludes you edit in to these videos. I think you are one of the best You Tube creators I have seen in a while, that not only visits a place, but spends time learning about it, and getting some cool interviews too.

[@leahsiemens1424]

Thank you so much for exploring these forgotten places. I love seeing your adventures.

[@es1263]

Hey Dustin This video is amazing about what was built on the coast of BC for the war!! It is sad that the government doesn't restore this place, I think This place DEFANITLY needs to be restored like Cole Island. The Island gave you a heart for documenting it, the rusted out old jug gave you a heart @24:55. Another GREAT peace of war history!!!!

[@johnstevenson9956]

The less well known a place is, the less chance there is of vandals coming to ruin it.

[@randybooth9192]

Thank you once again for this amazing look into our province and country's history 🤘

[@kpmac2971]

Your best video yet! Awesome. A great way to start 2021. Thanks.

[@ABigNumberJuan]

If you ever want real information on Yorke Island, contact my father. The man who's single-handedly worked for years keeping the island upkept. He's also the "experienced person" that Catherine is speaking about.

[@ABigNumberJuan]

If you're wondering why it looks so clean in all the buildings it's because we go multiple times a year to sweep and clean up

[@ABigNumberJuan]

Also, you kept trying doors in the number one and number two guns but didn't try to open or close the one with the "dead person" inside. Myself and others spent many hours getting those doors to open and close again.

[@ABigNumberJuan]

Sad to see that you missed so much on the island because you weren't able to speak to the right person

[@donhinchey9148]

Awesome video Dustin , Thank You !!

[@ontheroadwithyode390]

Nicely put together Dustin. Enjoyable to watch. Looking foreward to your 2021 content.

[@TheJeremieProject]

looks like an amazing place with beautiful views, quite the history too.

[@nicholasdickson3891]

This is my favourite video of yours. Imagine the effort that went into building this place! Well done and happy new year.

[@Betty.H4]

Wow such an amazing forgotten place, I have lived on Vancouver Island almost 30 years and didnt know Yorke Island even exsisted..... Thank you so much for taking us there... Happy New Year, & Stay Safe!

[@shelbeeray]

Your videos are amazing. So very professional. One thing I love most is that unlike many explorers you delve into the history. I’ve learned so very much. Thank you! I’m really surprised they didn’t have sisters set up to catch rain water. Am I the only one looking at these ruins and picturing how some areas could be fixed up amd lived in…like during an apocalypse? Seafood…water cisterns…sturdy shelters…

[@gizmonicman9879]

Dustin, you always do an excellent job on your subject matter and your video production. Much appreciated!

[@CanadianSledDog]

Your videos just keep getting better, the history is really cool. Here's to a better new year.

[@maljcross4634]

Congrats on a well presented video. Your style of presentation is second to none. Your interview with a local historian paints a picture before your self guided tour is just superb. You were so right when you said there is a lot on offer on your channel....thanks for allowing us to see this place inbCanadian history.

[@frankosauto]

Great video and thank you for sharing with us!

[@placesbenwillgo157]

This is one of your best videos yet. Love the history

[@overland.viking]

Well this video was worth the wait. You have really outdone yourself. Very interesting area. Thank you for bringing it too us.

[@SunshineSkys]

I love seeing n hearing about these forgotten abandoned places, so interesting n intriguing. Thank u for sharing n documenting the places that have been left behind.

[@billyproctor9714]

Thank you again Dustin for sharing your adventures with us. All the best in 2021 to you and yours. Cheers, Billy in Ladysmith

[@doughilton5869]

Hey Dustin, thanks for sharing your adventures with us.

[@nickbergstedt9110]

Great history of Yorke island! Never knew this existed before your video. As a location scout for film and television, I'm always intrigued in scouting old locations and the history that surrounds them. I would have loved to have checked this site out a couple years back while scouting on Vancouver Island. Great to learn about these little gems our Province has to offer. Thanks for posting!

[@shannonsmith2672]

Thanks Dustin for adventuring and taking us along. These ones that show our history in the World War and awesome - we don’t hear enough about how right here in our back yard stuff was happening!!

[@deboralapham6133]

What an amazing historical place.

[@youngatheart1839]

Greetings from Denmark. Happy newyear. Nice to have you back. Jeg love your channel. Keep up the great work.