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‘Lighthouse’ in Your Language

July 10, 2011Information, UncategorizedretlkprLeave a Comment

With the help of Google Translate we have the English word lighthouse translated into 56 different languages. The name Pharos, from the most famous lighthouse in history, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, built on the island of Pharos in Hellenistic Egypt, is still used as the noun for lighthouse in some languages, for example: Albanian, Catalan, and Romanian […]

Triple Island 3rd Order Lens

June 22, 2011automation, BC, British Columbia, Canada, Fresnel, heritage, lens, lighthouse, litehouse, TripleAutomation, Coast Guard, Construction, Equipment, History, Information, Lighthouses, Old WebsiteretlkprLeave a Comment

This light was first made available to mariners on January 1st, 1921 to travel to the bustling port of Prince Rupert from the north. It was originally fired by a pressurized gas vapour lamp which would have been visible for over 12 miles (19 kilometers). Electric generators installed in the late 1960s replaced this […]

In Memorium – Ed Harris (1925 – 1987)

October 8, 1987Bonilla, district manager, Ed | Harris, Edgar | Harris, In Memorium, Ivory, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes, northern district, PR, Prince | RupertAdult Memories, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Construction, Icebreakers, In Memorium, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, ShipsretlkprLeave a Comment

Edgar (Ed) Dennis Harris Born November 12th 1925 at Fulford Harbour, Salt Spring Islands, BC. A second generation Salt Spring Island Hawaiian. Ed married Margaret (Greta) Carlton in Victoria on October 19th, 1946. he had 4 daughters: Lonie Belsey, Lynne Donaldson, Lorna Carrigan and Lorie Palmer and stepdaughter Linda Varcoe. Ed lived in Victoria, […]