By Sue Clark on Sep 8, 2009 in Updates | 0 Comments
The Green Island Light Station being de-staffed is the one in Newfoundland. The Green Island in BC is due for the cuts in the second round. An open letter from the President of the BC Lightkeepers Local 20232 PSAC follows:
OPEN LETTER TO CANADIAN CITIZENS FROM LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS
Once again, government bureaucrats are attempting to remove the services of Lightkeepers from the Canadian people. They are working quickly to implement a plan to de-staff the remaining 27staffed lightstations on the west coast and the remaining 9 on the shores of Newfoundland and Labrador.
By Sue Clark on Sep 6, 2009 in Featured | 13 Comments
Four or Five To Be De-Staffed Immediately
From both coasts, comes the news that the Canadian Coast Guard is de-staffing their automated lighthouses with a vengeance. Five are on tap to lose their keepers in the very near future, in a so-called cost saving effort. The others will (as of this writing) be de-staffed through attrition, that is, retirements, different assignments, etc. Canada is the only Western country that still has Coast Guard personnel at some (but not all) automated lighthouses, in a lighthouse keeper capacity.
By Sue Clark on Sep 3, 2009 in News | 0 Comments
Closed For Two Days
The National Park Service is closing Point Cabrillo Lighhtouse in California for two days next week to fumigate for termites. Also closed will be the adjacent assistant lighthouse keeper’s quarters. A routine building inspection in June turned up evidence of the infestation. At least termites are a bit easier to deal with and control than marine shipworms, which have plagued a few lighthouses, including Cockspur Island and Morris Island Lighthouses.
The lighthouse and assistant keeper’s quarters, built in 2004 to house the “Lighthouses of Point Loma” exhibit, will be covered in large tents for the fumigation planned for September 8 and 9. The buildings will have to be inspected again afterward to be sure the termites have been eradicated.
By Sue Clark on Aug 30, 2009 in News | 0 Comments
Ghostly Statue to Be Built
If you have a haunted lighthouse, you might want to follow the lead of the owners of the lighthouse at Talacre, in Wales, and honor the ghost by building a statue to him. That’s exactly what the Talacre Beach Leisure Group, who owns the lighthouse and beach surrounding it plan to do. Their ghost, a former lighthouse keeper, will be honored with a stainless steel statue statue to be placed on the lighthouse.
By Sue Clark on Aug 30, 2009 in Updates | 0 Comments
The list of lighthouses available to non-profits and municipalities has been updated to reflect one addition, Race Rock Light in New York, Also added the notices of availability and fact sheets (if online). Please visit the original post for the information and to download the documents.
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