Tag Archives: lighthouse

Margaretsville Lighthouse

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Katherine

The Margaretsville Lighthouse was built in 1859 as the town was an important transportation hub, being connected to Saint John by steamship and to various parts of Nova Scotia by rail. The lighthouse, a square wooden tower with sloping sides, … Continue reading →

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Entrance Island Lighthouse

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Katherine

Entrance Island Lighthouse viewed from on Orlebar Point on Gabriola Island

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Gallows Point Light

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Katherine

Gallows Point Light – Protection Island Gallows Point (originally Execution Point) takes its name from the fact that two native murderers were hanged there in 1853. Sixty years later, just offshore in the same immediate area, the dynamite carrier S.S. … Continue reading →

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Fisgard Light

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Katherine

Fisgard Light National Historic Site and HMC Dockyard Esquimalt

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Arbutus Bay

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Katherine

A Baynes Sound view of Denman Island and the Chrome Island Lighthouse

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Port Alberni lighthouse

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Katherine

The lighthouse in Port Alberni sure looks like a lighthouse, and arguably it is a lighthouse, but it only illuminates it’s lamp during the daytime as it would annoy local homeowners at night. This may sound rather odd, but the … Continue reading →

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Pulteney Point

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Katherine

Pulteney Point on Malcolm Island – Queen Charlotte Strait

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Pulteney Point Lighthouse

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Katherine

Pulteney Point, a barren sand spit on the southwest corner of Malcolm Island, marks the separation of Broughton and Queen Charlotte Straits. Built in 1943, the current Pulteney Point Lighthouse replaced a combination lighthouse-dwelling that was established in 1905. The … Continue reading →

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Georgina Point light

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Katherine

Georgina Point Light

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Georgina Point light

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Katherine

Georgina Point Light, Mayne Island

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