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September 12, 2014database, help, lighthouse, litehouse, unknownAdult Memories, British Columbia, Canada, History, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old WebsiteretlkprLeave a Comment

As most of you know, and I keep reminding people, this lighthouse website began as a simple list of lighthouse keepers after I retired from 32 years of lighthouse keeping in 2001. I created the first website for historical and genealogical purposes. After a few years, and much help from the public, it developed into this second […]

Church Mission Boats on the British Columbia Coast

May 7, 2013church, doctor, fishermen, help, hospital, keepers, library, lighthouse, litehouse, loggers, mission, missions, nurse, rescueLighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

I have mentioned a few of these boats before on this site – the Thomas Crosby V (here and here), the Columbia III, and the William H. Pierce. This article should finish the series once and for all. I never knew there were so many church mission boats on the British Columbia (BC) coast. In the early 1900s […]

Visiting the BC Coast Lighthouses

November 4, 2012accomodation, advice, BC, British Columbia, help, lighthouse, litehouse, photos, restaurants, tours, travel, visitsAdvertisement, Beachcombing, Bed & Breakfast, Canada, Fishing, Foghorns, History, Information, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, On The Job, Recreation, Restaurant, Shipwrecks, Souvenirs, Travel, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

Do you want to visit some of British Columbia lighthouses? A lot of them are isolated, but there are a few that tourists can easily see. Some of these are manned; some are automated. One of the best websites for finding the location of the lighthouses is Ron Ammundsen’s Lighthouses of British Columbia website. On […]

Aiding and Abetting* at Pulteney Point c. 1970

May 26, 2012assistance, boat, diesel, fuel, gas, help, lighthouse, litehouse, Pulteney Point, RCMP, stolenAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Incidents, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

* see Wikipedia for a definition One of our responsibilities as a lighthouse keeper was to assist mariners in distress. This was not a written rule. The written rule was to maintain the light and foghorn. There was one stipulation in our Rule Book where we could assist a mariner who ran out of gas […]

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