Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Sisters Islets ...

03/01/04 10:58 AM

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Name: Sisters Islets Light

Also known as: Sisters Rocks Light

Also known as: Sisters Light

Nearest Town or City:
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Location: Georgia Strait, Inside Passage.

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Photo: Canadian Coast Guard

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region

Description of Tower: White, cylindrical concrete tower with red lantern.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1898: Square brick tower attached to brick keeper's house.

Date Established: 1898

Date Present Tower Built: 1967

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Keepers: Ronald McNiell (1898-1901), Alfred Jeffries (1901-1902), Benjamin Blanchard (1902-1904), W. C. Ferneyhough (1904), Benjamin Blanchard (1904-1910), Walter Buss (1910-?), Charles Clark (?-1924), Joseph Pettingell (1924-1927), Jonathon Fleming (c. 1932), S. Greenwell (1944), Charles Lundgren (c. 1944), Art Tolpitt (1945-1947), R. B. Roberts (c. 1959)