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In Memorium – Reg Gunn (1929 – 2013)

April 27, 2013Bonilla, Captain, CG, CGS, deceased, friend, In Memorium, Ivory, lighthouse, lightkepers, litehouse, McInnes, Reg | GunnIn Memorium, Keepers, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Captain Reginald (Reg) Gunn. It is with great heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of our loved one on April 27, 2013. Reg was born on June 22, 1929 in the County of Durham, England. He came to Canada in 1951, where he joined the Canadian Coast Guard. In 1961, he earned his Master […]

A Trip by Workboat from Carmanah Point c. 1970s – Part 1

October 5, 2011CCGS Douglas, lighthouse, litehouse, Reg | Gunn, transportation, workboatAdult Memories, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Equipment, Groceries & Mail, History, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Ships, Transportation, Travel, Womenretlkpr3 Comments

– by Reg Gunn (First Mate on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir James Douglas) To see what life was like in the workboats that delivered our groceries and took us off for holidays, check out Reg Gunn’s article Life in the Canadian Coast Guard below. I was talking with Reg Gunn and he told me “I […]

A Trip by Workboat from Carmanah Point c. 1970s – Part 2

October 5, 2011CCGS Douglas, lighthouse, litehouse, Reg | Gunn, transportation, workboatAdult Memories, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Equipment, History, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Ships, Transportation, Travel, Womenretlkpr1 Comment

Part 1 is available here. It was a big one with a lot of energy. To slow down would have put us at risk of being carried forward up the shore. The stern went violently up and I felt my weight double. As I looked down the length of the boat, it was easy to […]

In Memorium – Rev. Oliver Howard (1927 – 2008)

October 16, 2008Bonilla, Captain, CG, CGS, deceased, friend, In Memorium, Ivory, lighthouse, lightkepers, litehouse, McInnes, Reg | GunnIn Memorium, Keepers, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Oliver R. Howard was born in 1927, and ordained by the British Columbia Conference of the United Church in 1953. His first station was with the Prince Rupert Presbytery in Alert Bay. He subsequently served the Marine Mission in Ocean Falls, the Campbell River Pastoral Charge, the Friendship House in Prince Rupert and the Board […]

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