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Weather Reporting at Boat Bluff c. 2004

April 25, 2012automated, automatic, Boat Bluff, Central Coast, Inside Passage, Internet, lighthouse, litehouse, Mike | Higgins, weather reports, WXAutomation, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Communication, Equipment, Government, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, Radio, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

The Lightkeeper – many years ago he had no contact with anyone – now the whole world can communicate with him and through him! Around 2004 the Canadian government decided to limit the weather report information put out by the lighthouse keepers to a very restricted set of criteria. Wind detecting devices (anemometers) were removed, pressure […]

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 […]