Quatsino – Lighthouse Memories

The Vanlene and I

February 18, 2012Camsell, CCGS Camsell, Kains, lighthouse, litehouse, moving, pulteney, Quatsino, ships, sunken ships, Vanlene, wrecksAdult Memories, Coast Guard, History, Incidents, Lighthouses, Maps, News, Ships, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Storms, Videos, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

I received the following email the other day promoting an article on a friend’s website: The freighter Vanlene ran up on the rocks on Austin Island in the Broken Group islands on March 14, 1972. She was carrying 300 Dodge Colt automobiles while enroute to Vancouver BC from Japan. The crew was rescued and taken […]

Ocean Water Samples

February 17, 2012bottles, danger, hydrometer, Kains, lighthouse, litehouse, McInnes, Quatsino, thermometer, water samplesAdult Memories, Equipment, Fisheries and Oceans, History, Keepers, Lighthouses, On The Job, Storms, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

One of the duties of a lighthouse keeper on some stations, was to do a daily Sea Water sample. It was started very early on (see the story here), before the advent of Global warming, and the observed data has been beneficial in many ways as you will see at the bottom.. In the above-mentioned […]

The Wind Speed Indicator Episode c.1935

January 27, 2012C.E. | Carver, Kains, Kains island, lighthouse, litehouse, Quatsino, weather reports, wind, wind indicator, wind speed indicatorChildhood Memories, Equipment, Government, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Radio, Ships & Shipping, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

– Roy Carver (son of C. E. Carver on Kains Island 1933 – 1944) One of the daily duties of a light house keeper was to estimate the wind speed during each day and record it, along with other meteorological observations and measurements, which also included sea water temperature, and a sample of sea water […]

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 […]

Life on Kains Island 1933 – 1944

December 20, 2011| Carver, boats, engines, fishing, Kains, lighthouse, litehouse, operator, Quatsino, radio, repairsAdult Memories, Childhood Memories, Children, Coast Guard, Communication, Equipment, Fishing, Foghorns, Government, Groceries & Mail, History, Incidents, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Medical, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Pensions, Radio, School, Weather, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

– Roy Carver (son of C. E. Carver on Kains Island November 1933 – July 1944) Roy Carver told me he “was born at the Bancroft Nursing Home at 705 Cook Street in Victoria, BC in mid 1930s. This nursing home was set up for expectant mothers that lived in out of the way places with […]

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 […]

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