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Lighthouse History – 52 (1927-12-13 – 1929-05-19)

December 30, 20121927, deaths, East Point, Entrance, Lennard, lighthouse, litehouse, Race Rocks, Rocky Point, Saturna, SistersAdult Memories, Coast Guard, History, In Memorium, Incidents, Information, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, Newspapers, Rowboatretlkpr

The following extracts taken from early Victoria, British Columbia (BC) newspapers are credited to Leona Taylor for her excellent work in indexing the papers. Full information can be found here: ”Index of Historical Victoria Newspapers“, 2007-09. Please Note: December 20, 2012 – I am continuing this series with Lighthouse History #51 because the newspapers have now been indexed up to […]

In Memorium – Peter (Pete) Fletcher (1937 – 2009)

October 31, 2009Fletcher, lighthouse, litehouse, Pete, SaturnaAdult Memories, In Memorium, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

My dad died on Oct. 31, 2009. He was born Jan. 1, 1937. He worked at Saturna Island from 1960 to 1964, Cape Scott from 1964 to 1966, and Ballenas Island from 1966 to 1970. When he left the lighthouses, he continued to work for the Canadian Coast Guard at their base in Victoria, and […]