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Nearest Town or City:
Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada
Location: Fitzhugh Sound, Inside Passage near Calvert Island.
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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region
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Tower Height: 20
Description of Tower: Fiberglass tower.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1914: White, cylindrical tower on roof of dwelling. c. 1968: Metal skeletal frame tower.
Date Established: 1914
Date Present Tower Built: 1998
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Accessible by boat or helicopter only.
Keepers: W.A. Guthro (1914-1918 and 1918-1921); Hugh Glass Anderson (1918); Robert Joseph Smith (1921-1922, died in service), Mrs. Edith Matilda Smith (Brydon) (1922-1928), Ernie Maynard (1928-1929, died in service), Andrew Abraham Johnston (1929-1932), William Meryl Wallace (1932-1939), Arnt Bendickson (c. 1953), T. Ray Salo (assistant, 1962-1969, head keeper c. 1969-1977), Joe B. Osborne (c. 1978), Edward J. Ashe (1978-?), Barry Shaw (1979-1996), Charles F. Ray (assistant, c. 1990-?), Tony Vincenzi (assistant 1993-?), Richard Wood (1996), Kipling Hedley (1997), Dennis Rose (1997-?), Ron Ammundsen (assistant 1998-1999), Erik Milton (assistant 1999-2000)
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