Point Atkinson – Lighthouse Memories

Book – Lighthouses of North America – Beacons from Coast to Coast

January 12, 2014book, Brockton Point, Canada, Cape Mudge, lighthouse, litehouse, NA, North America, photos, Point Atkinson, Sylke Jackson, USAAdvertisement, Books, Books, Canada, Construction, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, Photos, USAretlkprLeave a Comment

Lighthouses of North America – Beacons from Coast to Coast The majority of lighthouses shown in this book are American, but as a friend of mine wrote: I received a lighthouse book for Christmas – from an ex -lighthouse keeper and I groaned when I opened the parcel. “Oh yes, forty photos of Portland bloody Head […]

Reprint – A Light on the Past

August 11, 2012BC, Elaine, Graham, history, lighthouse, litehouse, Point Atkinson, Pt. Atkinson, VancouverAdult Memories, Automation, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Foghorns, History, Information, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Reprint, Stories, Visitors, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

A light on the past with permission from Rosalind Duane, North Shore News, August 05, 2012 ELAINE Graham was raised in the slums of London, far from the multi-hued green of nature. “There was nothing on my street when I was growing up,” she recalls. “I had lots of play-friends, loads of kids to play with, […]

A Language Problem

December 21, 2011lighthouse, lightkeeper, litehouse, name, Point Atkinson, radio, ship, Vancouver HarbourBoats, Childhood Memories, Communication, Foreign, History, Humour, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, Radio, Ships, Ships & ShippingretlkprLeave a Comment

– story from Candy-Lea ChickiteMy grandmother loved to tell this one to me. I think she may have had the wrong name of the lighthouse keeper. She said it was her father, or maybe she said her father told her the story – I was young when I heard it but I think it may […]

Heritage Lighthouses

July 21, 2011BC, British Columbia, Canada, heritage, lighthouse, litehouse, Parks Canada, Point Atkinson, preservation, SheringhamHistory, Information, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

From Parks Canada website on Heritage Lighthouses. “In May of 2008, Canada adopted a new law that will protect heritage lighthouses, the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act . It came into force on May 29, 2010. Given its expertise in heritage conservation, Parks Canada was assigned responsibility for the implementation of the Act.” **************************************** From Heritage BC website: “Under […]

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