McInnes Island – Lighthouse Memories

What a Nice Christmas Present

December 25, 2013Colin | Toner, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes Island, videoAdult Memories, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Environment, Equipment, Helicopters, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, On The Job, Storms, Travel, Videos, Videos, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

What a nice surprise! Today on Facebook the lighthouse keeper, Colin Toner, who is residing at my old workplace at McInnes Island posted a fantastic video of the lighthouse. Please watch in full screen to get the full effect. Watch as the MBB105 helicopter approaches the island in the rain. You can see the rain […]

Oops! What Happened to the Water?

August 5, 2012fisheries, herring, herring spawn, kelp, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes Island, reporting, roe, spawnAdult Memories, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Communication, Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Lighthouses, On The Job, Radio, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

A few days ago I posted an article on the lightkeepers being the eyes and ears of the BC coast. While writing it an incident was brought to my mind of my early days in 1977 on McInnes Island. We arrived on McInnes in August 1977 so this had to have happened in Spring 1978. Every […]

The Storm of October 1984

April 5, 20121984, BC, extreme, lighthouse, litehouse, MCI, McInnes, McInnes Island, Ogden, storms, tropical storm, weatherAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Communication, Keepers, Lighthouses, News, Old Website, On The Job, Radio, Recreation, Ships & Shipping, Storms, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

The article I posted earlier about the storm at Cape Scott brought to mind a story I had written for the old website. This story (below) brought to the attention of the government one of the important attributes of BC lighthouse keepers – they are on-site! ************************* On Thursday October 12, 1984 Roger Mogg (my […]

The Wise Raven

February 13, 2012birds, feeding, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes Island, morning, raven, weather, wildlifeAdult Memories, First Nations, Lighthouses, Weather, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

The following video came in an email today and it brought back memories of the ravens that lived near my old lighthouse at McInnes Island. Ravens are very intelligent! I was on the early morning shift for most of my time there. I loved it! Every morning very early (about 03:00) I walked from […]

Groceries and Mail on a Lighthouse

February 5, 2012BC, Canada, groceries, helicopters, lighthouse, litehouse, mail, McInnes Island, post, Post office, shipsAdult Memories, Coast Guard, Fishing, Groceries & Mail, Helicopters, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, ShipsretlkprLeave a Comment

Some of you may wonder why the number of stories about re-supplying the lighthouses exceeds the others on this site by a large margin (lots more coming!). Next to the family and job, the arrival of the mail and groceries was the most important event in the life of the lightkeeping family. Imagine no telephone, […]

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