Travel Canadian homes in 1915 from Vancouver to Courtenay

VANCOUVER • HOUSE • CANADA • MOVE

One Canadian couple Ben and Jen Ford decided to buy a new home. After a long search, they found a suitable building in Vancouver, British Columbia, and decided to buy it and then carry into the city Courtenay, located on an island on the west coast of the country.

1. The unusual project implemented July 23rd. At 10 am, the building in 1915 moved the wheel and drove to the port. There he was put on a barge and on the Fraser River, and then through the Strait of Georgia was taken to a new location. This eight-hour moving cost just 1500 Canadian dollars, writes The Vancouver courier.

 2. Such transfers of homes in Canada practiced for quite some time. Specialized companies such acquire old buildings, renovate and sell them, and then transported to a new location.

 3. Transport home of Ben and Jenny Ford of Vancouver. © Ben Nelms / Reuters

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