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Some Canadian Lighthouses Granted Heritage Status

July 3, 2015Heritage lighthouseHeritage Lighthouse Protection Act, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Parks Canada has released a list of 74 lighthouses that have been granted heritage status.Here’s the list of lighthouses:British Columbia (21)Active Pass on Mayne Island.Boat Bluff on Sarah Island in the Kitimat-Stikine area.Cape Beale in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District.Cape Mudge on Quadra Island.Carmanah Point in the Cowichan Valley Regional District.Dryad Point on B.C.’s Central Coast.East […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Five

January 21, 2014BC, crash, gallery, Heritage lighthouse, John McCormick, lighthouse, Lighthouses, litehouse, medevac, Michigan, Ottawa, photo, photos, storm, USA, video, Wales, yachtCoast Guard, Communication, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, Humour, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, On The Job, Reprint, Search & Rescue, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. January 07, 2014 – People watch and photograph enormous waves as they break, on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, Monday Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Ben Birchall) . . . more [private] LONDON — What used to be Winter Storm Hercules has moved […]

Triple Island – Inside the Lighthouse – 2012

February 6, 2012automation, BC, Canada, Glenn | Borgens, Heritage lighthouse, inside, lighthouse, litehouse, photos, Triple IslandAutomation, Coast Guard, Communication, Construction, Equipment, Government, Groceries & Mail, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, Light, Lighthouses, On The Job, Radio, Ships & Shippingretlkpr2 Comments

In June 22, 2011 I published an article about the Triple Island 3rd order lens which has now been replaced with a flashlight (see the article). I have never spent any work time on Triple Island, but I have landed there once or twice with the Coast Guard helicopters as a passenger. I never […]