Well, well. Apparently this lighthouse de-staffing thing has been put on hold. The Canadian Press explains: Fisheries Minister Gail Shea has ordered a review of Coast Guard plans to automate lighthouses in British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Shea says safety concerns have been raised by a number of parties over the gradual de-staffing of [...]
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The lighthouse keepers have left the building… and the light, and Entrance Island. This according to our well-informed source, that is. Apparently there are petitions in various shops around Gabriola, so you can go find one and sign it if you’d like our lighthouse to be staffed. Previous posts on this topic: Island lighthouse will [...]
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Gabriola looks out on the Entrance Island lighthouse. After reading the other day that this lighthouse will lose its keeper, I started reading up on what that might mean to boaters and others. Here’s what the
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