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Supplies for Cape Scott Lighthouse 1975

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 In 1975 we (myself, my wife Karen and our two young children, our dog, cats, and all our furnishings) were on our way clockwise around Vancouver Island from Quatsino lighthouse to Pachena Point on board the CCGS Sir James Douglas with acting Captain Tom Hull. This was a grocery run so the trip was already pre-planned and we […]

A Trip by Workboat from Carmanah Point c. 1970s – Part 1

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– by Reg Gunn (First Mate on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir James Douglas) To see what life was like in the workboats that delivered our groceries and took us off for holidays, check out Reg Gunn’s article Life in the Canadian Coast Guard below. I was talking with Reg Gunn and he told me “I […]

A Trip by Workboat from Carmanah Point c. 1970s – Part 2

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Part 1 is available here. It was a big one with a lot of energy. To slow down would have put us at risk of being carried forward up the shore. The stern went violently up and I felt my weight double. As I looked down the length of the boat, it was easy to […]