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Before the Manuals – Applying for the Job c.1930s

January 25, 2012C.E. | Carver, HAM, Kains island, lighthouse, litehouse, Quatsino, radio beacon, radio operatorChildhood Memories, Children, Communication, Equipment, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, RadioretlkprLeave a Comment

– Roy Carver (son of C. E. Carver on Kains Island 1933 – 1944) The Civil Service Commission (CSC) of Canada was a very imposing body of bureaucrats who controlled the hiring and firing of government employees. It was a bit intimidating when I applied in 1969, and from the evidence on the documents […]

In Memorium – Walter Tansky (XXXX – XXXX)

July 3, 1995HAM, lighthouse, litehouse, Pulteney Point, Tansky, VE7APR, WaltAdult Memories, In Memorium, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Walter (Walt) Tansky ( – ) was my first principal […]

In Memorium – Robert H. W. Collins (1914 – 1993)

September 29, 1993Bob, Collins, HAM, In Memorium, Kains, lighthouse, litehouse, Quatsino, radio, Robert, VE7AOIAdult Memories, In Memorium, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Bob Collins (February 06, 1914 -September 29th, 1993) was Principal Keeper on Kains Island (Quatsino). He ran a HAM radio rig with the call sign VE7AOI. Bob was known far and wide as the “King of Kains”. He was a very reserved man and at times very hard to get along with, but he had […]