Category Archives: Posts With a Gallery

White Lake Fire Department – Work and Play Together

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Mark McGillveray

When I moved to White Lake I joined the White Lake Fire Department. This was a good choice. This provides the opportunity to provide some help for the community, learn new things, (you are provided with the same training as … Continue reading →

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McGillveray Studios Goes Geothermal By The Geothermal Guys

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Mark McGillveray

McGillveray Studios new home has an old gas furnace that needs to be replaced and has no air conditioning. My neighbor mentioned geothermal as a option and so we went with it as a planet friendly option. The ground temp. … Continue reading →

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McGillveray Studios moves to Sorrento B.C. On White Lake

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Mark McGillveray

Well I retired from my steady job of 30 years working at the gas plant in Taylor B.C. Had to get back south to the shorter and not so frigid winters. Plus the 2 day drive to visit the south … Continue reading →

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High On Ice – 2010, Fort St. John, BC

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Mark McGillveray

Fort St. John held it’s 6th annual High On Ice, ice carving competition on January 15 – 17th, 2010. Things went off really well. The weather was above freezing (about 3 deg C., I think) Saturday, so the carvers had … Continue reading →

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The Roselawn Motel in Wolfville, Nova Scota – a Review

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Mark McGillveray

Every once in a while you find a place you just like. The sum of the parts is greater than the whole. Such is with the Roselawn Motel in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Wolfville is the home of Acadia University, and … Continue reading →

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Pictures Of PEI

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Mark McGillveray

Here is a few shots of PEI taken during the few wonderful days I spent there. The people were great,  fun to talk to and very friendly. I ended up with lots of shots of churches, as they used the … Continue reading →

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