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Minnie Patterson and the “Coloma” off Cape Beale 1906

May 15, 2012Cape Beale, DFO, lighthouse, lightkeeper, litehouse, Minnie | Paterson, rescue, shipwreck, wifeAnti-Automation, British Columbia, Canada, Communication, Equipment, Fisheries and Oceans, Hero/Heroine, History, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Reprint, Search & Rescue, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Storms, Weather, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

– Reprinted courtesy of The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Cape Beale, . . . a lighthouse which later came to notice in a gallant and romantic rescue resulting from the actions of Mr. and Mrs. Paterson who kept the light from 1895 to 1908. In December 1906, the United States barque Coloma left […]

New Threat to Lighthouses Illuminated

April 8, 2012Canada, CG, destroy, DFO, disposal, heritage, lighthouse, litehouse, maintenanceAnti-Automation, Automation, British Columbia, Canada, Fisheries and Oceans, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, Lighthouses, News, Newspapers, Reprintretlkpr2 Comments

Reprinted with permission from Jack Knox, Times Colonist *************************** New threat to lighthouses illuminated By Jack Knox, Times Colonist April 3, 2012 Imagine the fuss if the owner of a 152-year-old downtown heritage building just walked away from the structure, allowed it to crumble. But the Race Rocks lighthouse isn’t downtown. It’s plunked in the waters […]